2022
Dimethyl Fumarate Reduces Inflammation in Chronic Active Multiple Sclerosis Lesions
Zinger N, Ponath G, Sweeney E, Nguyen TD, Lo CH, Diaz I, Dimov A, Teng L, Zexter L, Comunale J, Wang Y, Pitt D, Gauthier SA. Dimethyl Fumarate Reduces Inflammation in Chronic Active Multiple Sclerosis Lesions. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 2022, 9: e1138. PMID: 35046083, PMCID: PMC8771666, DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000001138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic active lesionsGlatiramer acetateRim lesionsHuman microgliaDimethyl fumarateMultiple sclerosisActive lesionsChronic active multiple sclerosis lesionsEffects of DMFActive multiple sclerosis lesionsClass III evidenceMarkers of inflammationRelapsing-remitting MSRetrospective observational studyQuantitative susceptibility mappingMultiple sclerosis lesionsActivation stateTreatment-induced changesMRI quantitative susceptibility mappingMicroglial activityGlial activityInflammatory activationMicroglial cellsObservational studyMS lesions
2012
New and Emerging Disease-Modifying Therapies for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: What is New and What is to Come
Nicholas J, Morgan-Followell B, Pitt D, Racke MK, Boster A. New and Emerging Disease-Modifying Therapies for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: What is New and What is to Come. Journal Of Central Nervous System Disease 2012, 4: jcnsd.s6692. PMID: 23650470, PMCID: PMC3619700, DOI: 10.4137/jcnsd.s6692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple sclerosisRelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisKey clinical trialsDisease-Modifying TherapiesMonoclonal antibody therapyIFN β-1aIFN-β-1bMS includingAvailable efficacyOral agentsGlatiramer acetateTreatment algorithmAntibody therapyClinical trialsPromising therapySafety dataNew therapiesTherapyNew FDATherapeutic landscapeActive investigationNatalizumabFingolimodSclerosisFDA
2011
Efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of glatiramer acetate in the treatment of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis
Boster A, Bartoszek MP, O’Connell C, Pitt D, Racke M. Efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of glatiramer acetate in the treatment of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis. Therapeutic Advances In Neurological Disorders 2011, 4: 319-332. PMID: 22010043, PMCID: PMC3187678, DOI: 10.1177/1756285611422108.Peer-Reviewed Original Research