| Fingolimod compassionate use program : Case study on the concept of a therapy option for multiple sclerosis prior to marketing approval. | |
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PMID: 23203160 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: In order to meet the needs of therapy of multiple sclerosis (MS) new immune therapies with a user-friendly application and better effectiveness together with good tolerability are necessary. COMPASSIONATE USE: With respect to its potential to improve MS therapy, patients with a high medical need were given access to Fingolimod even before marketing approval. Therefore, a compassionate use program unique in the field of MS was initiated. In total 137 centers participated (75 % outpatient neurologists and 25 % hospitals). Within 19 weeks 135 patients were enrolled to receive Fingolimod. The patients in the compassionate use program can be representatively described as showing hardly controllable disease activity and progression with currently available, often poorly tolerated therapy. The compassionate use program for these patients offered better control of the disease with Fingolimod. The adverse events were as expected. CONCLUSIONS: The Fingolimod compassionate use program demonstrated the need for this new therapeutic option. Patients who were not yet sufficiently treated were provided with an effective therapy with a good safety profile and a user-friendly administration form. |
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J Haas; R A Linker; H P Hartung; M Meergans; S Ortler; F Tracik |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-12-2 |
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Title: Der Nervenarzt Volume: - ISSN: 1433-0407 ISO Abbreviation: Nervenarzt Publication Date: 2012 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-12-3 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400773 Medline TA: Nervenarzt Country: - |
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Languages: GER Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Klinik für Neurologie, Jüdisches Krankenhaus, Heinz-Galinski-Str. 1, 13347, Berlin, Deutschland, Judith.Haas@jkb-online.de. |
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Fingolimod-Compassionate-use-Programm : Fallstudie zum Konzept einer Therapieoption bei Multipler Sklerose vor Zulassung und Markteinführung. |
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