A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Oral Fingolimod in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
Author(s) -
Ludwig Kappos,
ErnstWilhelm Radue,
Paul O’Connor,
Chris H. Polman,
Reinhard Hohlfeld,
Peter A. Calabresi,
Krzysztof Selmaj,
Catherine Agoropoulou,
Małgorzata Leyk,
Lixin Zhang-Auberson,
P Burtin
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0909494
Subject(s) - fingolimod , medicine , multiple sclerosis , placebo , magnetic resonance imaging , interferon beta 1a , oral administration , pharmacology , oncology , immunology , pathology , radiology , interferon beta , alternative medicine
Oral fingolimod, a sphingosine-1-phosphate-receptor modulator that prevents the egress of lymphocytes from lymph nodes, significantly improved relapse rates and end points measured on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as compared with either placebo or intramuscular interferon beta-1a, in phase 2 and 3 studies of multiple sclerosis.
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