High-Efficacy Therapies for Treatment-Naïve Individuals with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.
High-Efficacy Therapies for Treatment-Naïve Individuals with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.
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There are > 18 distinct disease-modifying therapy (DMT) options covering 10 mechanisms of action currently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Given the multitude of available treatment options, and recent international consensus guidelines offering differing recommendations, there is broad heterogeneity in how the DMTs are used in clinical practice. Choosing a DMT for newly diagnosed patients with MS is currently a topic of significant debate in MS care. Historically, an escalation approach to DMT was used for newly diagnosed patients with RRMS. However, the evidence for clinical benefits of early treatment with high-efficacy therapies (HETs) in this population is emerging. In this review, we provide an overview of the DMT options and MS treatment strategies, and discuss the clinical benefits of HETs (including ofatumumab, ocrelizumab, natalizumab, alemtuzumab, and cladribine) in the early stages of MS, along with safety concerns associated with these DMTs. By minimizing the accumulation of neurological damage early in the disease course, early treatment with HETs may enhance long-term clinical outcomes over the lifetime of the patient. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40263-022-00965-7. Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) can help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) by changing the way that their MS develops over time. Some people with MS have relapses when their symptoms get worse, followed by recovery when their MS is remitting. This is called relapsing–remitting MS (RRMS). DMTs can reduce both the number and the severity of relapses. They can also delay the nerve damage that relapses cause. A range of DMTs are approved for treating people with RRMS. These treatments work in different ways, and international treatment guidelines vary on their recommendations for using DMTs in the clinic. Selecting DMTs for people with newly diagnosed RRMS is still a topic of discussion. Previously, people with RRMS only received the more effective high-efficacy therapies (HETs) if their first treatment was not effective. HETs include ofatumumab, ocrelizumab, natalizumab, alemtuzumab, and cladribine. Recently, using HETs at an earlier stage has shown promising results. In this review article, we provide an overview of the clinical strategies and the DMT options that are available for people with MS. Additionally, we discuss the benefits of using HETs for people with newly diagnosed MS and consider the safety issues related to DMTs. We summarize that using HETs to reduce the buildup of nerve damage during the early stages of MS may lead to improved long-term clinical outcomes over a person’s lifetime. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40263-022-00965-7.
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29
作者:
Bjornevik, Kjetil;Munger, Kassandra L.;Ascherio, Alberto
通讯作者:
Ascherio, Alberto
影响因子:
120.7
作者:
Brown, J. William L.;Coles, Alasdair;Zwanikken, Cees
通讯作者:
Zwanikken, Cees
影响因子:
5.9
作者:
Coles AJ;Arnold DL;Bass AD;Boster AL;Compston DAS;Fernández Ó;Havrdová EK;Nakamura K;Traboulsee A;Ziemssen T;Jacobs A;Margolin DH;Huang X;Daizadeh N;Chirieac MC;Selmaj KW
通讯作者:
Selmaj KW
影响因子:
9.9
作者:
Coles AJ;Cohen JA;Fox EJ;Giovannoni G;Hartung HP;Havrdova E;Schippling S;Selmaj KW;Traboulsee A;Compston DAS;Margolin DH;Thangavelu K;Chirieac MC;Jody D;Xenopoulos P;Hogan RJ;Panzara MA;Arnold DL;CARE-MS II and CAMMS03409 Investigators
通讯作者:
CARE-MS II and CAMMS03409 Investigators
影响因子:
168.9
作者:
Coles, Alasdair J.;Twyman, Cary L.;Compston, D. Alastair S.
通讯作者:
Compston, D. Alastair S.