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posted 09/26/2008, comments (4)

Tysabri - New Efficacy Report and Need for Vigilance

Sustained improvement revealed by post-hoc analysis In addition to updates on the two European patients who developed PML, Biogen and Elan announced that “Tysabri demonstrates sustained improvement in functional outcomes in multiple sclerosis patient according to new post-hoc analysis.” These findings were derived from a... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/23/2008, comments (13)

Tysabri - Update on PML Risk and Recovery

Held in Montreal last week was the largest single gathering of MS clinicians and researchers at the World Congress on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, the first ever joint meeting of ACTRIMS, ECTRIMS, and LACTRIMS.I was interested to reading updates on the use of TYSABRI (natalizumab), especially for the two male MS patients in Europe... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/19/2008, comment (1)

Tysabri - to do it or not?

I was sorry to read about the new cases of PML in those using Tysabri. I hope the plasmaphoresis does them well. With respect to my choice of Tysabri, my reaction was initially one of dismay. Then I went back to the question I posed when first deciding whether I would go on the drug or not. Was I willing to risk taking... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/08/2008, comments (0)

The Present and Future of Tysabri

Our thoughts are with the patients and families in Europe who recently developed PML (Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy) on Natalizumab (Tysabri®). When Tysabri® was being developed a few years ago, there was a lot of hope in the MS Community about the idea of a non injectable disease modifying agent for the... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/04/2008, comments (0)

Tysabri: It Comes Down to Choices

An article in the August 1 edition of The Wall Street Journal reports that two patients treated with Tysabri have contracted progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) a potentially deadly brain infection. Neither patient has died.Tysabri was recalled in 2005 because of similar incidents, much to the dismay of many MS patients. At last,... Read more Chevron

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