Effect of laquinimod on MRI-monitored disease activity in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase IIb study.

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Published in Lancet on June 21, 2008

Authors

G Comi1, A Pulizzi, M Rovaris, O Abramsky, T Arbizu, A Boiko, R Gold, E Havrdova, S Komoly, Kw Selmaj, B Sharrack, M Filippi, LAQ/5062 Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurology, University Vita-Salute, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. g.comi@hsr.it

Associated clinical trials:

A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness, Tolerability and Safety of Laquinimod | NCT00349193

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