Key clinical point: Newer oral and intravenous drugs for multiple schlerosis provide significantly better disease activity control than the older injectables as initial disease-modifying therapy in children.
Major finding: The number needed to treat with a newer disease-modifying drug rather than an injectable agent to prevent one relapse was 3.7.
Study details: A prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study including 741 pediatric patients with MS followed while on their first-time disease-modifying therapy.
Disclosures: The study was sponsored by the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Dr. Kysko reported having no financial conflicts in regard to the study.
Citation: Krysko KM. ECTRIMS 2019, abstract 249.