Ocrelizumab is a drug given by Intravenous Infusion. It is used to treat active relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or early primary progressive MS. It works
How is primary-progressive MS treated? Several medicines are available to treat relapsing forms of MS. But the FDA hasn't approved any medicines to treat primary-progressive MS.
Potential drug treatment options throughout the course of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). Primary and secondary progressive MS are not shown because there is no treatment available for primary progressive MS, and interferon -1b is the only drug approved for the treatment of secondary progressive MS. MRI = magnetic resonance
Relapsing MS and Primary Progressive MS Treatment
infusion of ocrelizumab in 236 adults with relapsing MS or primary progressive MS. MS to spend less time in treatment for this disease.
With primary progressive MS, there is no good treatment to stop or reverse the progression of disease. The disability progressively worsens
Disease-modifying treatments Medications Clinically isolated syndrome Relapsing-remitting MS Secondary progressive MS and progressive relapsing MS Primary
Primary progressive MS (PPMS) is one of several types of MS. In PPMS symptoms come on slowly and steadily worsen over time. There are typically no relapses or remissions. The rate of progression can differ from person to person. Even in the same person, the rate of progression can change. 1,2. Diagnosing primary progressive MS
How is primary progressive MS treated? Ocrelizumab (ocrevus) is currently the only medicine approved to treat primary progressive MS. Your healthcare provider
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