Roche to present new data in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder at MSVirtual2020

Basel, 3 September 2020 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that new multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) data will be presented at MSVirtual2020, the 8th Joint Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) - European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) Meeting from 11-13 September 2020.“While conditions of the nervous system are some of the most complex to understand and treat, we are committed to following the science to reduce relapses in NMOSD and slow and eventually stop disease progression in MS,” said Levi Garraway, M.D., Ph.D., Roche ' s Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development. “From the success of our first-in-class B-cell MS therapy OCREVUS, we are poised to continue advancing the science in MS with our new investigational BTK inhibitor fenebrutinib, and in NMOSD with the recent FDA approval of ENSPRYNG.”Multiple Sclerosis (MS) New analyses from the two-year open-label Phase IIIb CASTING study will show patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) who experienced a prior suboptimal response to one or more disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) achieved a high rate of no evidence of disease activity (NEDA) after switching to OCREVUS. Other data to be presented will show high treatment persistence and strong adherence for patients treated with OCREVUS compared to other DMTs in real-world settings. Additionally, new longer-term...
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