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Paola Perini

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Real world experience with teriflunomide in multiple sclerosis: the TER-Italy study.

2021

Objective: To identify baseline factors associated with disease activity in patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) under teriflunomide treatment. Methods: This was an independent, multi-centre, retrospective post-marketing study. We analysed data of 1,507 patients who started teriflunomide since October 2014 and were regularly followed in 28 Centres in Italy. We reported the proportions of patients who discontinued treatment (after excluding 32 lost to follow-up) and who experienced clinical disease activity, i.e., relapse(s) and/or confirmed disability worsening, as assessed by the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). Decision tree-based analysis was performed to i…

medicine.medical_specialtyNeurologyMultiple SclerosisToluidinesHydroxybutyratesOral drugsDiseaseRelapsing-RemittingSettore MED/26Pregnancy planning03 medical and health scienceschemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicineMultiple Sclerosis Relapsing-RemittingInternal medicineTeriflunomideTeriflunomideNitrilesmedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineAdverse effectRetrospective StudiesExpanded Disability Status Scalebusiness.industryMultiple sclerosismedicine.diseaseSettore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIANeurologychemistryTolerabilityItalyMultiple sclerosis; Oral drugs; Teriflunomide; Crotonates; Humans; Hydroxybutyrates; Italy; Nitriles; Retrospective Studies; Toluidines; Multiple Sclerosis; Multiple Sclerosis Relapsing-RemittingCrotonatesNeurology (clinical)business030217 neurology & neurosurgeryJournal of neurology
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Subcutaneous interferon β-1a may protect against cognitive impairment in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: 5-year follow-up of th…

2013

ObjectiveTo assess the effects of subcutaneous (sc) interferon (IFN) -1a on cognition over 5 years in mildly disabled patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).MethodsPatients aged 18-50 years with RRMS (Expanded Disability Status Scale score ≤4.0) who had completed the 3-year COGIMUS study underwent standardized magnetic resonance imaging, neurological examination, and neuropsychological testing at years 4 and 5. Predictors of cognitive impairment at year 5 were identified using multivariate analysis.ResultsOf 331 patients who completed the 3-year COGIMUS study, 265 participated in the 2-year extension study, 201 of whom (75.8%; sc IFN β-1a three times weekly: 44 µg, n = …

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Cyclophosphamide Pulse Therapy after Natalizumab Discontinuation for Multiple Sclerosis: a multicenter study.

2015

Importance: Natalizumab discontinuation induces the recurrence of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) disease activity: Currently no therapeutic approach has been found able to abolish disease reactivation. Objective: To collect data from patients with MS switching from natalizumab to cyclophosphamide. Design: Retrospective multicentre study. Setting: Nine Multiple Sclerosis Centers in Italy. Participants: A total of 47 patients with clinically definite RR-MS switched to cyclophosphamide after natalizumab discontinuation. Two patients were excluded from the analysis because received less than 12 natalizumab infusions. The remaining 45 patients were subdivided into two main groups: Early Treatment (peri…

medicine.medical_specialtyExpanded Disability Status ScaleCyclophosphamidebusiness.industryMultiple sclerosismedicine.diseaseOmicsDiscontinuationMultiple sclerosis; Natalizumab discontinuation; Disease reactivation; Cyclophosphamide; ReboundNatalizumabInternal medicineImmunologymedicineBrain magnetic resonance imagingbusinessAdverse effectmedicine.drug
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