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is their anything new for secondary progressive?

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August 2
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A MyMSTeam Member

Coming from the pharmaceutical industry? Who cares? It is garbage primarily designed to profit from sickness not restore health.

August 4
A MyMSTeam Member

It mostly adds up to garbage treatments primarily designed for profit. What financial incentive does Big Pharma have for finding a cure, so you won't need them anymore? Now you understand why there hasn't been any cures for any major diseases for how long? Nor will there ever be. Until the sickcare system is completely dissolved. No more "health" insurance to deny people care and no more private corporations to profit off of people's sickness, as a primary concern.

August 2
A MyMSTeam Member

About spms you've Cenrifki but in Europe, it'll be available soon in the USA

August 2
A MyMSTeam Member

Well in some cases when the economy begins to take a major hit, think Covid19, a miracle cure will spill out but until such a precedent should occur.

August 2
MyMSTeam

There's actually some real reason for hope with secondary progressive MS (SPMS)! Researchers and doctors are putting a lot more energy and focus into progressive MS than ever before, and the treatment pipeline is growing.

There are several FDA-approved disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) specifically for SPMS, particularly Show Full Answer

There's actually some real reason for hope with secondary progressive MS (SPMS)! Researchers and doctors are putting a lot more energy and focus into progressive MS than ever before, and the treatment pipeline is growing.

There are several FDA-approved disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) specifically for SPMS, particularly active SPMS (where there are still signs of inflammation or relapses). These include:

- Mayzent (siponimod) – shown to reduce disability worsening by 21% and relapses by 55%
- Zeposia (ozanimod) – helps prevent immune cells from entering the brain and spinal cord
- Mavenclad (cladribine) – targets specific immune cells to reduce inflammation
- Rebif (interferon beta) – reduces inflammation to help prevent further nerve damage
- Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) – helps stop immune cells from attacking myelin It's worth having a conversation with your neurologist about whether your SPMS is considered "active" or "nonrelapsing," as this can significantly affect which treatment options are available to you. Each medication comes with its own side effect profile, so that's an important part of the discussion too.

The good news is that the focus on progressive MS is stronger than it's been in a long time — so the options are only growing!

August 2

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