Multiple sclerosis
Home - About Antigenics - Disease Areas - Multiple sclerosis What is multiple sclerosis? Approximately 330,000 people in the United States are afflicted with multiple sclerosis and about 200 new cases are diagnosed each week. The pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis involves an autoimmune attack on the myelin sheath that surrounds and insulates nerves, resulting in areas of...
Should I have disease-modifying therapy for multiple sclerosis? - Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library
Should I have disease-modifying therapy for multiple sclerosis? Consider the following when making your decision: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society and most neurologists recommend starting treatment with either interferon beta or glatiramer acetate as soon as MS is diagnosed.Interferon beta or glatiramer acetate can reduce the frequency and...
Interferon beta for multiple sclerosis - [Medication] - Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library
Interferon beta for multiple sclerosis Examples Brand Name Chemical Name Avonex, Rebif, Betaseron interferon beta How It Works The interferon beta medications resemble the natural interferon the body produces during a response by the immune system to disease. Topic Contents - Examples - How It Works - Why It Is Used - How Well It...
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Multiple Sclerosis 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The Different Categories of MS 5.2.1 Benign MS 5.2.2 Relapse-remitting MS 5.2.3 Primary progressive MS 5.2.4 Secondary progressive 5.2.5 Progressive relapsing MS 5.3 Symptoms and Differential Diagnosis 5.3.1 Primary symptoms 5.3.2 Secondary symptoms 5.3.3 Tertiary symptoms Table 5.1 Breakdown of MS Symptoms 5.3.4 Diagnosis 5.4 The Risk factors...
Avonex Is Not an Orphan Any More
Serono's (NYSE: SRA) Rebif and Biogen's (NASDAQ: BGEN) Avonex are similar drugs; both are recombinant forms of interferon beta -1a that treat relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). The FDA granted approval to Rebif because it generated better treatment results than Avonex in a head-to-head trial, at least superficially. Serono will launch ...
Rebif Beats Avonex In Head-To-Head Trial
- - - - BioNews BioWeb Companies Products BioReports - - - - - Rebif Beats Avonex In Head-To-Head Trial Tuesday, Serono (NYSE: SRA) released 48-week data from its head-to-head trial of Rebif against Biogen's (NASDAQ: BGEN) Avonex in the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Both drugs are injectible recombinant interferon beta -1a ...
Avonex Loses Again
Betaseron is an interferon beta -1b formulation while Avonex and Rebif are interferon beta -1a formulations. The trial did not study an interferon beta -1a product with the dosing characteristics of Rebif. Crucial findings: · Beta -1b recipients were 24% less likely to experience a relapse than beta -1a ...
Campath for Multiple Sclerosis
- - - - BioNews BioWeb Companies Products BioReports - - - - - - Biotech Tracker News - Campath for Multiple Sclerosis April 03, 2003. This investigation compares the safety and efficacy profiles of Campath to those of Seronos Rebif (interferon beta -1a), with primary attention to the prevention of sustained accumulative disability in...
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Home - Newsroom Current News Archived News Newsroom July 23, 2002 ECRIas Evidence-Based Analysis Verifies the Effectiveness of Interferon Beta -1a and -1b Treatments for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis PLYMOUTH MEETING, PAMultiple sclerosis (MS) affects more than 300,000 people in the United States and more than one million people worldwide...
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
4 combination regimen - Pivanex Pivanex / cell differentiating agent Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Titan Pharmaceuticals South San Francisco, CA Phase II - Prothecan none / PED-camptothecin Gastric (stomach) cancer Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Small-Cell Lung Cancer Enzon Bridgewater, NJ Phase II - pyrazine diaohydroxide none / pyrazine diaohydroxide Lung Cancer Non...
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- Peripheral Demyelinating Disorder Complete a new search Drug Name (Proprietary name/Generic name) Indications Addressed Click on indication to see all drugs for that indication Company Click a company to see all drugs for that company Development Status Notes Rebif Rebif / human interferon beta -1a Central Demyelinating Disorder Chronic Hepatitis C...
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- Chronic Hepatitis C Complete a new search Drug Name (Proprietary name/Generic name) Indications Addressed Click on indication to see all drugs for that indication Company Click a company to see all drugs for that company Development Status Notes Albuferon Albuferon / none Chronic Hepatitis C Human Genome Sciences Rockville, MD Phase I - Alferon N Injection¨ Alferon N Injection...
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- Central Demyelinating Disorder Complete a new search Drug Name (Proprietary name/Generic name) Indications Addressed Click on indication to see all drugs for that indication Company Click a company to see all drugs for that company Development Status Notes Rebif Rebif / human interferon beta -1a Central Demyelinating Disorder Chronic Hepatitis C Crohn's...
BIO 2003: Teri Garr, Actor and Multiple Sclerosis Activist
Home Page Schedule of Events Program Content Sponsor Information Exhibit Information Business Forum International Delegations Media Information About BIO - Other BIO Events 2004 & Beyond BIO 2002 Teri Garr, Actor and Multiple Sclerosis Activist Wednesday, June 25, Plenary Luncheon Video (Real) Teri Garr, one of Hollywood's most versatile, energetic and well-recognized actresses, has...
CBER Approval Letter, Interferon beta-1a, Rebif, Serono, Inc
FDA Home Page | CDER Home Page | CDER Site Info | Contact CDER | What's New @ CDER - Search - -Product Approval Information - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration 1401 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-1448 May 2, 2003 Our STN: BL 103780/5010 Pamela Williamson Joyce Serono, Incorporated One Technology Place Rockland, MA 02370...
CBER - Interferon beta-1a, Rebif, Serono, Inc
Interferon beta -1a is indicated for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis to decrease the frequency of clinical exacerbations and delay the accumulation of physical disability In accordance with approved labeling, your product will bear the proprietary name Rebif, and will be marketed in 0.5 mL pre-filled, single-use syringes...
News Along the Pike, November-October 2002
Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Search - CDER News Along the Pike December 31, 2002 Volume 8, Issue 5 Center for Drug Evaluation and Research PDF version for printouts Index 20,000 pharmacies use Center's public education ads By Cindi Fitzpatrick CBER official highlights biologics review science By...
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