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Key clinical point: Disease-modifying treatments (DMT) do not influence the risk for neoplasms in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), indicating either a low carcinogenic potential of DMTs or neoplasia latencies exceeding the typical trial observation periods.

Major finding: The pooled analysis of trials conducted between 1991 and 2020 showed no increased risk for neoplasm between active-DMT treated vs. placebo arms (incidence rate ratio 1.0797; P = .5711).

Study details: This was a meta-analysis of 42 randomized controlled trials of DMTs published between 1991 and 2020, involving 16,360 active-DMT treated and 10,638 placebo-treated patients with MS.

Disclosures: This study received no external funding. D Papadopoulos, DD Mitsikostas, and R Nicholas reported receiving speaker/consultancy fees and travel grants from various sources.

Source: Papadopoulos D et al. J Neurol. 2022 (Jan 23). Doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10932-9

 

 

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Key clinical point: Disease-modifying treatments (DMT) do not influence the risk for neoplasms in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), indicating either a low carcinogenic potential of DMTs or neoplasia latencies exceeding the typical trial observation periods.

Major finding: The pooled analysis of trials conducted between 1991 and 2020 showed no increased risk for neoplasm between active-DMT treated vs. placebo arms (incidence rate ratio 1.0797; P = .5711).

Study details: This was a meta-analysis of 42 randomized controlled trials of DMTs published between 1991 and 2020, involving 16,360 active-DMT treated and 10,638 placebo-treated patients with MS.

Disclosures: This study received no external funding. D Papadopoulos, DD Mitsikostas, and R Nicholas reported receiving speaker/consultancy fees and travel grants from various sources.

Source: Papadopoulos D et al. J Neurol. 2022 (Jan 23). Doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10932-9

 

 

Key clinical point: Disease-modifying treatments (DMT) do not influence the risk for neoplasms in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), indicating either a low carcinogenic potential of DMTs or neoplasia latencies exceeding the typical trial observation periods.

Major finding: The pooled analysis of trials conducted between 1991 and 2020 showed no increased risk for neoplasm between active-DMT treated vs. placebo arms (incidence rate ratio 1.0797; P = .5711).

Study details: This was a meta-analysis of 42 randomized controlled trials of DMTs published between 1991 and 2020, involving 16,360 active-DMT treated and 10,638 placebo-treated patients with MS.

Disclosures: This study received no external funding. D Papadopoulos, DD Mitsikostas, and R Nicholas reported receiving speaker/consultancy fees and travel grants from various sources.

Source: Papadopoulos D et al. J Neurol. 2022 (Jan 23). Doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10932-9

 

 

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