Oral fingolimod or intramuscular interferon for relapsing multiple sclerosis.

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Published in N Engl J Med on January 20, 2010

Authors

Jeffrey A Cohen1, Frederik Barkhof, Giancarlo Comi, Hans-Peter Hartung, Bhupendra O Khatri, Xavier Montalban, Jean Pelletier, Ruggero Capra, Paolo Gallo, Guillermo Izquierdo, Klaus Tiel-Wilck, Ana de Vera, James Jin, Tracy Stites, Stacy Wu, Shreeram Aradhye, Ludwig Kappos, TRANSFORMS Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Mellen Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. cohenj@ccf.org

Associated clinical trials:

Efficacy and Safety of Fingolimod in Patients With Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis With Optional Extension Phase (TRANSFORMS) | NCT00340834

Fingolimod Versus Dimethyl-fumarate in Multiple Sclerosis (PRAG-MS) | NCT03345940

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