New hope for MS patients when standard drugs stop working

NCT ID NCT04353492

Summary

This study tested whether switching to the drug ofatumumab could better control multiple sclerosis in patients whose current treatments were no longer working effectively. It followed 562 adults with relapsing MS for 96 weeks after they switched from specific older medications. The main goal was to see if the new treatment reduced the frequency of MS flare-ups (relapses) and to monitor side effects.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ascension St Francis Center

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215, United States

  • Atlanta Neuroscience Institute

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30327, United States

  • Axiom Clinical Research of Florida

    Tampa, Florida, 33609, United States

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • CU Anschutz Med Campus

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • Christiana Care Health Services

    Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Columbus Neuroscience

    Westerville, Ohio, 43082, United States

  • Five Towns Neuroscience Research

    Woodmere, New York, 11598, United States

  • Fullerton Neuro and Headache Ctr

    Fullerton, California, 92835, United States

  • Georgia Neurology and Sleep Medicine Assoc

    Suwanee, Georgia, 30024, United States

  • Homestead Assoc In Research Inc

    Homestead, Florida, 33033, United States

  • INOVA Medical Group

    Fairfax, Virginia, 22030, United States

  • Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • Memorial Healthcare System

    Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States

  • Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence of OMRF

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

  • Negroski Neurology

    Sarasota, Florida, 34233, United States

  • Neurology Associates PA

    Maitland, Florida, 32751, United States

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Rosario, Santa Fe Province, S2000BZL, Argentina

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Rosario, Santa Fe Province, S2000DSW, Argentina

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Buenos Aires, C1424BYD, Argentina

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    San Miguel de Tucumán, 4000, Argentina

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, 2305, Australia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Linz, Upper Austria, A 4020, Austria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Vienna, Vienna, 1010, Austria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Linz, 4020, Austria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Vienna, 1090, Austria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Bruges, 8000, Belgium

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Brussels, 1200, Belgium

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Edegem, 2650, Belgium

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Pleven, Bulgaria, 5800, Bulgaria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Sofia, Bulgaria, 1431, Bulgaria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Pleven, 5800, Bulgaria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Brno, 602 00, Czechia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Havířov, 736 01, Czechia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czechia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Prague, 128 08, Czechia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Teplice, 415 29, Czechia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Tallinn, 11315, Estonia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Tartu, 50406, Estonia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Munich, Bavaria, 81377, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Cottbus, Brandenburg, 03048, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, 49076, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50935, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Bielefeld, 33647, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Heidelberg, 69120, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Leipzig, 04275, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Potsdam, 14471, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Siegen, 57076, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Ulm, 89073, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Ulm, 89081, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Westerstede Olden, 26655, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Larissa, 411 10, Greece

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Thessaloniki, 53246, Greece

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Thessaloniki, GR 54636, Greece

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Budapest, HUN, 1135, Hungary

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Budapest, 1138, Hungary

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Budapest, 1204, Hungary

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Pécs, 7623, Hungary

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Florence, FI, 50134, Italy

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Pavia, PV, 27100, Italy

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Roma, RM, 00152, Italy

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Verona, VR, 37134, Italy

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Riga, LV, LV-1005, Latvia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Riga, LV 1002, Latvia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Beirut, 113-0236, Lebanon

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Beirut, 166830, Lebanon

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Beirut, 8610, Lebanon

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Mexico City, Mexico City, 03100, Mexico

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Mexico City, Mexico City, 06700, Mexico

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Morelia, Michoacán, 58260, Mexico

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Oslo, NO-0407, Norway

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Bydgoszcz, Woj Kujawsko Pomorskie, 85-796, Poland

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Katowice, 40-571, Poland

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Kielce, 25 726, Poland

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Lodz, 90-153, Poland

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Wroclaw, 51-685, Poland

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Braga, 4710243, Portugal

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Lisbon, 1349-019, Portugal

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Loures, 2674-514, Portugal

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Porto, 4099-001, Portugal

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Moscow, 115516, Russia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Moscow, 127015, Russia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Saint Petersburg, 190000, Russia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Riyadh, SAU, 11525, Saudi Arabia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Jeddah, 21499, Saudi Arabia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, 975 17, Slovakia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Bratislava, Slovakia, 813 69, Slovakia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Bratislava, Slovakia, 826 06, Slovakia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Bratislava, Slovakia, 833 05, Slovakia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Košice, Slovakia, 041 90, Slovakia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Nitra, Slovakia, 950 01, Slovakia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Trnava, Slovakia, 917 02, Slovakia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Maribor, Slovenia, 2000, Slovenia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia

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    Seville, Andalusia, 41009, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    El Palmar, Murcia, 30120, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 38009, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Barakaldo, Vizcaya, 48903, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Barcelona, 08041, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Madrid, 28040, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Valencia, 46010, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Valencia, 46026, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Basel, 4031, Switzerland

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Samsun, Atakum, 55200, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Istanbul, Fatih, 34098, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Trabzon, Ortahisar, 61080, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Istanbul, Sancaktepe, 34785, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Cardiff, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Swansea, SA2 8QA, United Kingdom

  • Premiere Research Institute

    West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States

  • Saturn Research Solutions LLC

    Plano, Texas, 75024, United States

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107-5098, United States

  • UM Department Of Neurology

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

  • University Of South Florida

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

  • University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131-0001, United States

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