Interferon beta-1a in relapsing multiple sclerosis: four-year extension of the European IFNbeta-1a Dose-Comparison Study
| Autor: | Clanet, M., Kappos, L., Hartung, H.P., Hohlfeld, R., Kristoferitsch, W., Schrieber, A., Schlederer, A., Seeldrayers, P., Piette, A., Papacostas, S., Kyriallis, K., Pantzaris, A., Brochet, B., Gayou, A., Rouanet, M., Rouant, F., Confavreux, C., Riche, G., Blanc, S., Achiti, J., Magnier, C., Aubertin, P., Mekies, C., Brassat, D., Thalamas, C., Vuilleman, C., Senard, A., Lau, G., Cesaro, P., Degos, F., Defer, G., Schaeffer, S., Edan, G., de Marco, A., Cahagne, V., Belliard, S., Lyon-Caen, O., Stankoff, B., Lubetzki, C., Arnulf, I., Damier, P., Pelletier, J., Tamman, D., Suchet, L., Dalecky, A., Rumbach, L., Moulin, A., Berger, E., Roullet, E., Pez, D., Heinzlef, O., Lecanuet, P., Vermersch, P., Engles, A., Dengler, R., Heidenreich, F., Lindert, A., Koehler, A., Windhagen, A., Steiner, A., Zschenderlein, R., Luenemann, J., Gelderblom, H., Kassim, N., Storch-Hagenlocher, B., Koerner, A., Vogt-Schaden, A., Stingle, A., Storch-Hagenlocher, A., Sailer, 27449, Matzke, A., Dose, A., Weiler, C., Kunze, K., Heesen, C., Bamborschke, P., Petereit, H., Liu, A., Nolden, A., Grunwald, F., Menck, A., Grupe, A., Rieckmann, P., Weilbach, A., Flachenecker, A., Chan, A., Maurer, A., de Keyser, Jacques, Zwanniken, G., Zorgdrager, A., Montalban, X., Nos, A., Fernandez, O., Tamayo, J.A., Romero, F., Arbizu, T., Martinez-Yelamos, A., Martin, A, Casado, A. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Injections Intramuscular Central nervous system disease 03 medical and health sciences Disability Evaluation 0302 clinical medicine Multiple Sclerosis Relapsing-Remitting Adjuvants Immunologic Internal medicine Epidemiology Clinical endpoint medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Clinical efficacy business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Multiple sclerosis Interferon beta-1a Interferon-beta medicine.disease Surgery Europe Interferon β 1a Treatment Outcome Neurology Disease Progression Female Neurology (clinical) business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery medicine.drug Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Multiple Sclerosis, 10(2), 139-144. SAGE Publications Inc. |
| ISSN: | 1352-4585 |
| Popis: | Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease requiring long-term monitoring of treatment. Objective: To assess the four-year clinical efficacy of intramuscular (IM) IFNb-1a in patients with relapsing MS from the European IFNb-1a Dose-C omparison Study. Methods: Patients who completed 36 months of treatment (Part 1) of the European IFNb-1a Dose-C omparison Study were given the option to continue double-blind treatment with IFNb-1a 30 mcg or 60 mcg IM once weekly (Part 2). Analyses of 48-month data were performed on sustained disability progression, relapses, and neutralizing antibody (NA b) formation. Results: O f 608/802 subjects who completed 36 months of treatment, 493 subjects continued treatment and 446 completed 48 months of treatment and follow-up. IFNb-1a 30 mcg and 60 mcg IM once weekly were equally effective for up to 48 months. There were no significant differences between doses over 48 months on any of the clinical endpoints, including rate of disability progression, cumulative percentage of patients who progressed (48% and 43%, respectively), and annual relapse rates; relapses tended to decrease over 48 months. The incidence of patients who were positive for NAbs at any time during the study was low in both treatment groups. Conclusion: C ompared with 60-mcg IM IFNb-1a once weekly, a dose of 30 mcg IM IFNb-1a once weekly maintains the same clinical efficacy over four years. |
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