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9th Joint European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis-Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS-ACTRIMS) 2023
October 11 - 13, 2023; Milan, Italy
October 11 - 13, 2023Milan, Italy
ECTRIMS-ACTRIMS 2023Ocrelizumab Benefit Confirmed in Older Patients With MSThe relapse benefit of ocrelizumab in multiple sclerosis is confirmed for the first time in patients 60 and older starting therapy, say researchers in findings they hope will inform choices.
Medscape Medical News, October 12, 2023
ECTRIMS-ACTRIMS 2023AI Tool Reveals MS Drug Interactions, Offers Safer OptionsClinicians prescribing a drug for patients with multiple sclerosis who are on multiple treatments may in future use AI to identify potential interactions and suggest safer options, new data suggest.
Can MS Be Stopped Early in its Tracks?The first randomized trial of a disease-modifying therapy in radiological isolated syndrome, the earliest pre-clinical phase
of MS, suggests dimethyl fumarate reduced the risk of a first clinical event by 80%.
MRI a Viable Alternative to Lumbar Puncture for MS Diagnosis?The central vein sign is an emerging neuroimaging biomarker for multiple sclerosis that may reduce the need for lumbar puncture
to detect oligoclonal bands in CSF, a pilot study shows.