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Even With No Disease Activity, Recurrence Risk Near 50% When Stopping DMTs for MS


 

Key clinical point: A small cohort of patients with CIS meeting MS diagnostic criteria stopped DMT after 5 years of no disease activity, and just under half had MS recurrence.

Major finding: Of the cohort of 46 patients, 23 had disease recurrence, with recurrence more likely among younger patients.

Study details: Cohort study of 46 patients with initial clinical episode of MS, meeting Barkhof criteria for MS on magnetic resonance imaging.

Disclosures: The authors reported no conflicts of interest. No external sources of funding were reported.

Citation: Monschein T et al. ECTRIMS 2019. Abstract P654.

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