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| (Abst.) Aubagio in treatment of relapsing forms of MS... | |
| By: agate Date: September 23, 2017, 8:24 pm | |
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| From Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders, September | |
| 21, 2017: | |
| [quote]Oral teriflunomide in the treatment of relapsing forms of | |
| multiple sclerosis: clinical evidence and long-term experience | |
| Aaron E. Miller (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, | |
| Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for Multiple Sclerosis) | |
| Key objectives in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) | |
| include prevention of relapses, a reduction in the accumulation | |
| of disability and slowing of the brain volume loss that occurs | |
| from the earliest stages of the disease. | |
| Teriflunomide, a once-daily, oral immunomodulatory therapy, has | |
| demonstrated efficacy across multiple measures of disease | |
| activity and worsening in patients with relapsing forms of MS | |
| and in those with a first clinical episode suggestive of MS. | |
| In this review, the latest evidence relating to the proposed | |
| mechanism of action of teriflunomide in MS is explored, | |
| including novel insights provided from the recently completed | |
| Teri-DYNAMIC study. Key clinical and magnetic resonance imaging | |
| data from the completed long-term extensions of the phase II and | |
| III (TEMSO, TOWER and TOPIC) studies are highlighted, and the | |
| long-term safety profile of teriflunomide, as evidenced by data | |
| from these extension studies, is presented. | |
| Although randomized clinical trials represent the highest level | |
| of evidence to support the use of therapeutic interventions, it | |
| is also important to understand the performance of a particular | |
| treatment in the real-world setting. In this regard, the results | |
| of the recently completed, global, phase IV Teri-PRO study are | |
| of particular interest and provide further insights into the | |
| benefits of teriflunomide treatment from the patient | |
| perspective. | |
| Collectively, the data presented in this review demonstrate a | |
| favorable benefit�risk profile for teriflunomide, thereby | |
| supporting its long-term use for the treatment of patients with | |
| relapsing forms of MS.[/quote] | |
| The abstract can be seen here | |
| http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1756285617722500. | |
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