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Assessing Limitations, Costs, Mobility and Cognition in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Heidi Crayton, MD, and Maria Lopes, MD, discuss the limitations of using relapse rates as a critical endpoint in trials for patients with non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis experiencing disease progression without relapse, explore methods to assess therapeutic benefit in this population, examine the relationship between cost of care and disease severity, and highlight the impact of decreased mobility and cognition on MS patients along with strategies for improvement.
EP: 1.Teaser: Examining the Role of a Novel Class of Medications for the Management of Multiple Sclerosis
EP: 2.Multiple Sclerosis: Impact, Types, Pathophysiology, and Progression
EP: 3.Assessing Limitations, Costs, Mobility and Cognition in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
EP: 4.Examining Key Unmet Needs in Multiple Sclerosis
EP: 5.Patient Satisfaction: Opportunity for Better Multiple Sclerosis Therapies
EP: 6.MS Treatment Guidelines: Expert Insights on Updates and Decision-Making
EP: 7.Incorporating a Subcutaneous Novel Therapy into Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
EP: 8.Examining Challenges with Drug Switching and Step Therapy in MS Treatment
EP: 9.Typical Payer Coverage Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis Therapies
EP: 10.BTK Inhibitors' Rationale and Potential Role in Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
EP: 11.Updates in Recent Clinical Trials in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
EP: 12.Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Landscape: Emerging Therapies
EP: 13.Multiple Sclerosis: Looking Toward the Future
- Relapse rates have traditionally been viewed as a critical endpoint for previous MS trials, which are not applicable in patients with non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis with disease progression without relapse. How do you determine whether a patient is benefitting from therapy in this patient population?
- What is the relationship of costs of care and disease severity in patients with MS, and how do payers view the current costs of care for patients with MS?
- What is the impact of decreased mobility and cognition on patients with MS, and what are some strategies to help improve it?
Abortion in 2025: Access, Fertility, and Infant Mortality Updates
February 20th 2025While Republican state-led efforts aim to increase restrictions to abortion care and access to mifepristone and misoprostol in 2025, JAMA authors join the conversation with their published research and commentary.
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Ovarian Cancer Outcomes Linked to Preoperative Immunonutritional Status
February 18th 2025In patients with early-stage ovarian cancer, a high prognostic nutritional index improved survival, while a high systemic immune-inflammation index worsened it. In advanced stages, both affected overall survival but not progression-free survival.
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