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- Title
Safety of Newer Disease Modifying Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis.
- Authors
Jalkh, Georges; Abi Nahed, Rachelle; Macaron, Gabrielle; Rensel, Mary
- Abstract
In the past decade, the therapeutic arsenal for multiple sclerosis has expanded greatly. Newer more potent disease modifying therapies (DMTs) with varying mechanisms of actions are increasingly used early in the disease course. These newer DMTs include oral therapies (teriflunomide, dimethyl fumarate, fingolimod, siponimod, ozanimod, and cladribine) and infusion therapies (natalizumab, alemtuzumab, and ocrelizumab), and are associated with better control of disease activity and long-term outcomes in patients with MS compared to older injectable therapies (interferon beta and glatiramer acetate). However, they are associated with safety concerns and subsequent monitoring requirements. Adverse events are initially observed in phase 2 and 3 clinical trials, and further long-term data are collected in phase 3 extension studies, case series, and post-marketing reports, which highlight the need to periodically re-evaluate and adjust monitoring strategies to optimize treatment safety in an individualized approach.
- Subjects
MULTIPLE sclerosis; GLATIRAMER acetate; INFUSION therapy; DIMETHYL fumarate; DISEASES; JOHN Cunningham virus
- Publication
Vaccines, 2021, Vol 9, Issue 1, p12
- ISSN
2076-393X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/vaccines9010012