Fingolimod (FTY720), an immunomodulator that acts on sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors, is the first oral disease-modifying agent to be approved by the US FDA for the treatment of relapsing forms ...
Sphingosine is a membrane component in all cells and constitutes 25% of the lipid in the myelin sheath. Sphingosine is phosphorylated by ubiquitously expressed sphingosine kinases. S1P regulates ...
Still in the game, but just barely, is Basel–based Novartis' S1P1 modulator FTY720 (fingolimod), which has run into serious safety issues in pivotal testing. Table 1 Selected MS therapies in ...
PONVORY rose to the first choice position both in the 200 U.S. neurology study and the 400 multiple sclerosis patients study. The prescribers preferred ponesimod over siponimod, fingolimod and ...
The UK's National Institute for Clinical and Health Excellence has issued final draft guidance recommending the NHS to use Sanofi's Aubagio (teriflunomide) for adult patients with relapsing ...