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Fingolimod reduces disease activity and slows brain atrophy in children with multiple sclerosis (MS)
MS is a common disease in young adults but rare in children. More than a dozen treatments have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treating MS in adults, and several of these treatments are prescribed in children. However, high-quality targeted evidence for children has been lacking. A recent phase III double-blind randomised controlled trial of fingolimod (PARADIGMS) versus interferon beta-1a was the first to show that fingolimod significantly reduced the relapse rate by 82% and the appearance of new or enlarging lesions on T2-weighted MRI by 53%. These benefits came at the cost of more serious adverse events in children with …
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Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests I have received funding for travel from the US National Multiple Sclerosis Society, speaker’s honorarium (paid to my institution) from Biogen and At The Limits educational programme.
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