Skip to main content Accessibility help

We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.

Close cookie message
×
Hostname: page-component-cd9895bd7-q99xh Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-12-28T03:35:29.785Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Chapter 10 - Disease-modifying therapy and response to first-line treatment in pediatric multiple sclerosis

from Section 2 - Pediatric MS Course and Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2011

By
E. Ann Yeh  and
Moses Rodriguez
Edited by
Dorothée Chabas  and
Emmanuelle L. Waubant
Dorothée Chabas
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco
Emmanuelle L. Waubant
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco
Get access

Summary

This chapter presents the literature review on disease-modifying therapies (DMT) for children with multiple sclerosis (MS). Four first-line DMTs have been approved for treatment of relapsing-remitting (RR) MS in the adult population. They include glatiramer acetate, interferon beta (IFNB)-1a IM, IFNB-1a SC, and IFNB-1b SC. Large phase III studies showed that chronic administration of recombinant IFNB reduced the number of relapses and slowed progression of physical disability in adult patients with RR MS. Abnormalities in liver function tests (LFTs) may be pronounced in younger children taking interferon. The glatiramer acetate is designed to mimic human myelin basic protein and is postulated to induce the myelin-specific response of suppressor T-lymphocytes and to inhibit specific effector T-lymphocytes. Breakthrough disease is a concern in the pediatric MS population. Proposed consensus criteria for breakthrough disease in adults include increase in relapse number, new or recurrent MRI lesions, and worsening of cognitive or motor disability.

Keywords

epidemiological dataEpstein-Barr virusHerpesviridae familyvirus infectionseroepidemiologic evidencemultiple sclerosispathologic evidence
Type
Chapter
Information
Demyelinating Disorders of the Central Nervous System in Childhood , pp. 96 - 100
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure no-reply@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

Available formats
×