In a recent press release, Biogen Idec reported that their oral MS disease-modifier, BG-12, significantly reduced the number of people with MS who had relapses during a two-year study of more than 1,200 people with MS. At the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in April, Teva Pharmaceuticals reported that their oral MS therapy, laquinimod, reduced the relapse rate in those taking the drug in a study of 1,106 people with MS. Both companies are awaiting the results of other phase III trials involving these therapies before submitting applications to the FDA.
More on BG-12
Laquinimod at AAN
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May 3: Study of oral teriflunomide and interferon beta recruiting people with relapsing forms of MS worldwide
April 26: Recent mouse studies may provide new targets to stop MS
Read more about these and other recent reports
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This communication is partially sponsored through the generous support of Biogen Idec; EMD Serono and Pfizer, Inc; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; and Teva Neuroscience, Inc.
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