Rituximab is noninferior to ocrelizumab in suppressing disease activity in newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis, with a similar incidence of adverse events, a new trial shows.

Many recovering drug addicts (myself included) have a recurring nightmare: You wake up one morning and suddenly all of the work you have put into staying sober is gone. Maybe you’re returning to ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Ocrevus Zunovo (ocrelizumab and hyaluronidase-ocsq) as the first and only twice-a-year, 10-minute subcutaneous injection for people with relapsing ...

Rituximab and ocrelizumab go head to head in randomized trial ...

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is traditionally considered a benign precursor plasma cell disorder with minimal risk of progression to multiple myeloma or ...

Symptoms and frequency of relapses vary widely from person to person with the most common form of multiple sclerosis — and doctors aren’t entirely sure why. But, what exactly does a relapse look like?

Up to 85% of the people who receive a diagnosis of the neurodegenerative disorder multiple sclerosis (MS) have the relapsing-remitting (RR) disease course. This means that people have relapses -- also ...

MS is due to the body’s defence system, or immune system, attacking the insulating cover of myelin that protects the nerves. This damages the nerves and impairs their ability to pass on electric ...

One monoclonal antibody, rituximab, can work wonders for the treatment of children with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome or steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome. However, what about patients ...

Malaria and the Borrelia infection relapsing fever are diseases with similar symptoms that can occur simultaneously. In such cases, the malaria is moderated while the relapsing fever becomes more ...

For patients with newly diagnosed relapsing multiple sclerosis and recent disease activity, rituximab is noninferior to ...

Multiple sclerosis is a disorder of the immune system, where the myelin coating the nerve cells is damaged by antibodies formed by the defence system of the body. This affects the functioning of the ...