De-escalating and discontinuing disease-modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis - Takeaways - MDSpire

De-escalating and discontinuing disease-modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis

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  • Géraldine Androdias

  • Jan D Lünemann

  • Elisabeth Maillart

  • Maria Pia Amato

  • Bertrand Audoin

  • Arlette L Bruijstens

  • Gabriel Bsteh

  • Helmut Butzkueven

  • Olga Ciccarelli

  • Alvaro Cobo-Calvo

  • Tobias Derfuss

  • Franziska Di Pauli

  • Gilles Edan

  • Christian Enzinger

  • Ruth Geraldes

  • Cristina Granziera

  • Yael Hacohen

  • Hans-Peter Hartung

  • Sinéad Hynes

  • Matilde Inglese

  • Ludwig Kappos

  • Hanna Kuusisto

  • Annette Langer-Gould

  • Melinda Magyari

  • Romain Marignier

  • Xavier Montalban

  • Marcin P Mycko

  • Bardia Nourbakhsh

  • Jiwon Oh

  • Celia Oreja-Guevara

  • Fredrik Piehl

  • Luca Prosperini

  • Jaume Sastre-Garriga

  • Finn Sellebjerg

  • Krzysztof Selmaj

  • Aksel Siva

  • Emma Tallantyre

  • Vincent van Pesch

  • Sandra Vukusic

  • Bianca Weinstock-Guttman

  • Frauke Zipp

  • Mar Tintoré

  • Ellen Iacobaeus

  • Bruno Stankoff

  • December 21, 2024

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    Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for multiple sclerosis (MS) have evolved significantly, improving long-term patient outcomes.

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    Early initiation of DMTs after MS onset is linked to better prognosis, emphasizing the importance of timely treatment.

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    De-escalation strategies for DMTs are necessary to reassess treatment plans based on changing benefit-risk ratios.

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    The 2023 ECTRIMS workshop aimed to establish evidence-based guidelines for de-escalating and discontinuing DMTs in MS.

  • 5

    Immunosenescence and inflammaging significantly impact treatment effectiveness and risks in older MS patients.

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