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CAMPATH: NEWS MS DRUG WITH GREAT POTENTIAL
Phase III MS study planned ...The companies are also pressing on with plans to start a Phase III study of Campath for the treatment of relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis, although this strategy has run into difficulties of late. They were forced to halt dosing in a Phase II trial of Campath for MS after a patient died of a serious bleeding disorder. However, the drug's efficacy was seen to be excellent, cutting the relapse rate in patients by 75% compared to the comparator drug, Serono's blockbuster Rebif (interferon beta-1a). Furthermore, Campath is given just once a year, while Rebif is administered three times a week, providing another significant treatment advantage.CLICK FOR FULL STORY |
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