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Newer Drugs Provide Superior Disease Activity Control in Pediatric MS

Key clinical point: Newer oral and intravenous drugs for multiple schlerosis provide significantly better disease activity control than the older injectables as initial disease-modifying therapy in children.

Major finding: The number needed to treat with a newer disease-modifying drug rather than an injectable agent to prevent one relapse was 3.7.

Study details: A prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study including 741 pediatric patients with MS followed while on their first-time disease-modifying therapy.

Disclosures: The study was sponsored by the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Dr. Kysko reported having no financial conflicts in regard to the study.

Citation: Krysko KM. ECTRIMS 2019, abstract 249.

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Key clinical point: Newer oral and intravenous drugs for multiple schlerosis provide significantly better disease activity control than the older injectables as initial disease-modifying therapy in children.

Major finding: The number needed to treat with a newer disease-modifying drug rather than an injectable agent to prevent one relapse was 3.7.

Study details: A prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study including 741 pediatric patients with MS followed while on their first-time disease-modifying therapy.

Disclosures: The study was sponsored by the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Dr. Kysko reported having no financial conflicts in regard to the study.

Citation: Krysko KM. ECTRIMS 2019, abstract 249.

Key clinical point: Newer oral and intravenous drugs for multiple schlerosis provide significantly better disease activity control than the older injectables as initial disease-modifying therapy in children.

Major finding: The number needed to treat with a newer disease-modifying drug rather than an injectable agent to prevent one relapse was 3.7.

Study details: A prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study including 741 pediatric patients with MS followed while on their first-time disease-modifying therapy.

Disclosures: The study was sponsored by the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Dr. Kysko reported having no financial conflicts in regard to the study.

Citation: Krysko KM. ECTRIMS 2019, abstract 249.

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