Research Reflections: Siponimod Trial Results MStranslate November 21, 2019 Clinical Trials, Research, Treatments 1 Comment In April 2018, we published the below video to our Facebook page, exploring and discussing the results of the Phase III trial of Mayzent (siponimod). With this therapy recently approved for the treatment of...
Treatment With Gut Bacteria Shows Benefits In New Study MStranslate May 2, 2019 Research, Treatments 1 Comment Research Summary: Prevotella histicola, A Human Gut Commensal, Is as Potent as COPAXONE® in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis Many people living with multiple sclerosis say they have experienced...
FDA Approves Second Drug For Active SPMS MStranslate April 1, 2019 Research, Treatments Late last week, it was announced that Mavenclad (cladribine) received US FDA approval for the treatment of adults living with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). Importantly, this also includes people living...
New Treatment Approved for Active SPMS MStranslate March 27, 2019 Research, Treatments 1 Comment It was announced earlier today that Mayzent (siponimod) has received US FDA approval for the treatment of adults living with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). Importantly, this also includes people living...
Does a Cocoa a Day Keep MS Fatigue Away? MStranslate March 19, 2019 Fatigue, Research, Symptoms, Treatments 1 Comment Research Summary: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled feasibility trial of flavonoid-rich cocoa for fatigue in people with relapsing and remitting multiple sclerosis Fatigue is one of the most...
HSCT Trial Shows Positive Results for RRMS MStranslate February 19, 2019 Research, Stem Cells, Treatments 2 Comments Research Summary: Effect of Nonmyeloablative Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation vs Continued Disease-Modifying Therapy on Disease Progression in Patients With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A...
MS Treatments Delay Progressive Disease MStranslate February 12, 2019 Progressive MS, Research, Treatments Research Summary: Association of Initial Disease-Modifying With Later Conversion to Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis In mid-January, we had the good fortune of getting to break some major multiple...
What influences the choice of treatment in MS? MStranslate November 28, 2018 Research, Treatments, Uncategorized Research Summary: Understanding treatment decisions from the perspective of people with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis: A critical interpretive synthesis The past decade has seen a number of new...
EBV-Specific T Cell Therapy for Progressive MS MStranslate November 20, 2018 Epstein-Barr virus, Infection, Progressive MS, Research, Treatments Research Summary: Epstein-Barr virus-specific T cell therapy for progressive multiple sclerosis Last week, during our Facebook Live Q&A, we discussed the potential role of Epstein-Barr Virus or EBV in...
Ocrevus and PPMS: Where to from here? MStranslate September 10, 2018 Ocrelizumab, Opinion, Treatments The following is an opinion piece written by MStranslate co-founder, Brett Drummond. Let’s rewind to last March last year…there is worldwide excitement as ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) becomes the first treatment...