Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for Multiple Sclerosis

Rady Children's Hospital Successfully Pioneers Portal Vein Thrombosis Procedure Opening Up New Possibilities in Pediatric Care

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Dr. Henri Justino , interventional cardiologist at Rady Children's Hospital, developed a hands-on approach to treatment with a technique called portal vein recanalization.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Henri Justino , interventional cardiologist at Rady Children's Hospital, developed a hands-on approach to treatment with a technique called portal vein recanalization.
  • The minimally invasive procedure involves advancing a small wire and then a balloon-tipped catheter to the portal vein to dig through the blockage.
  • "Portal vein recanalization is yet another innovative way that we at Rady Children's can provide children a better quality of life.
  • Two centers – the Dickinson Center at Rady Children's and a Texas institution – are currently using portal vein recanalization to treat pediatric portal vein thrombosis.

EQS-News: Immunic to Participate in Investor and Scientific Conferences in November and December

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Friday, November 11, 2022

Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing a link for online participation or a telephone number for dial in access.

Key Points: 
  • Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing a link for online participation or a telephone number for dial in access.
  • An archived replay of the webcast will be available on the Events and Presentations section of Immunics website at: ir.imux.com/events-and-presentations .
  • Examples of such statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to management's and employee's participation in investor and scientific conferences.
  • Immunic expressly disclaims all liability in respect to actions taken or not taken based on any or all the contents of this press release.

Immunic to Participate in Investor and Scientific Conferences in November and December

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing a link for online participation or a telephone number for dial in access.

Key Points: 
  • Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing a link for online participation or a telephone number for dial in access.
  • An archived replay of the webcast will be available on the "Events and Presentations" section of Immunic's website at: ir.imux.com/events-and-presentations .
  • Daniel Vitt, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and President of Immunic, will participate in a fireside chat at this conference in New York on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 12:30 pm ET.
  • Examples of such statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to management's and employee's participation in investor and scientific conferences.

New Safety Data on treatment with COPAXONE® (glatiramer acetate) of Breastfeeding Mothers who Live with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis: COBRA study presented at the 7th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN)

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

The COBRA study used data from the National German Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy Registry from 2011 to 2020.

Key Points: 
  • The COBRA study used data from the National German Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy Registry from 2011 to 2020.
  • Patients were eligible for the study if they were diagnosed with relapsing MS (RMS), gave a live birth, were breastfeeding under GA treatment (Copaxone 20 or 40 mg/mL) or breastfeeding under no DMT treatment.
  • Real-world safety of Copaxone in Offspring of Breastfeeding and Treated Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS) pAtients (COBRA study) was retrospective data analysis using the national German Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy Registry.
  • Al, Safety analysis of offspring breastfed by mothers on glatiramer acetate therapy for relapsing multiple sclerosis; presented at EAN 2021.

Hadassah Medical Center and Neurogenesis Announce Groundbreaking Results from a Phase 2 Study in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis treated with NG-01 Autologous Cells Therapy

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

"The treatment was well tolerated and the trial met all of its primary endpoints," said Professor Dimitrios Karussis, lead principle investigator and Director of MS Center at Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem.

Key Points: 
  • "The treatment was well tolerated and the trial met all of its primary endpoints," said Professor Dimitrios Karussis, lead principle investigator and Director of MS Center at Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem.
  • "Progressive MS is a chronic, debilitating disease with no satisfactory treatment to improve or reverse established disability," said Tal Gilat, CEO of NeuroGenesis.
  • The Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial assessed the safety, tolerability and efficacy of transplantation of NG-01 in people with progressive MS.
  • The Company's lead product is NG-01 for the treatment of progressive Multiple Sclerosis, (in which a placebo-controlled Phase 2 study has been completed and recently published).

InnoCare Announces Clearance by the US FDA of Phase II Clinical Trial Using orelabrutinib for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

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Monday, November 2, 2020

This will be a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled and multi-center phase II Study in Relapsing-Remitting multiple sclerosis patients (RRMS), which will be conducted in the US and several European countries.

Key Points: 
  • This will be a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled and multi-center phase II Study in Relapsing-Remitting multiple sclerosis patients (RRMS), which will be conducted in the US and several European countries.
  • According to the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF), more than 2.8 million people around the world are affected by MS today1.
  • I am very delighted to learn the swift IND clearance by the US FDA, and we are initiating the phase II clinical trial immediately, said Dr. Jasmine Cui, the co-founder, chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of InnoCare.
  • Currently, multi-center, multi-indication clinical trials are underway in the US and China with orelabrutinib as monotherapy or in combination therapies.

Bristol Myers Squibb Announces Interim Results from Long-Term Study Reinforcing Efficacy and Safety Profile of Zeposia (ozanimod) in Patients with Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which the immune system attacks the protective myelin sheath that covers the nerves.

Key Points: 
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which the immune system attacks the protective myelin sheath that covers the nerves.
  • Approximately 85% of patients are initially diagnosed with RMS, compared with 10-15% with progressive forms of the disease.
  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zeposia for the treatment of adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS) in March 2020.
  • These risks, assumptions, uncertainties and other factors include, among others, that future study results will be consistent with the results to date.

 Atara Biotherapeutics Announces First Patient Enrolled in Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study of Allogeneic T-cell Therapy ATA188 in Progressive Forms of Multiple Sclerosis

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

The Phase 1b study ( NCT03283826 ) is a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of ATA188.

Key Points: 
  • The Phase 1b study ( NCT03283826 ) is a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of ATA188.
  • We are thrilled at the investigator and patient interest in our randomized placebo-controlled Phase 1b study assessing the efficacy and safety of ATA188, said AJ Joshi, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Atara Biotherapeutics.
  • All subjects will have the opportunity to enter into a three-year open-label extension after the first two years of treatment.
  • Atara is advancing a Phase 1 ATA188 clinical study in patients with progressive MS across clinical sites in the U.S. and Australia.

DGAP-News: Immunic, Inc. Announces First Patients Dosed in its Phase 2, CALVID-1 Clinical Trial of IMU-838 in COVID-19

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Monday, June 15, 2020

Announces First Patients Dosed in its Phase 2, CALVID-1 Clinical Trial of IMU-838 in COVID-19

Key Points: 
  • Announces First Patients Dosed in its Phase 2, CALVID-1 Clinical Trial of IMU-838 in COVID-19
    The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
  • Patients will be enrolled at 10 to 35 centers in Germany, the United States and a half dozen European countries.
  • It is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial in patients with moderate COVID-19, designed to evaluate efficacy, safety and tolerability of IMU-838.
  • IMU-838 is in phase 2 clinical development for COVID-19, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and ulcerative colitis, with an additional phase 2 trial considered in Crohn's disease.

NeurologyLive® and the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Partner to Host Virtual Annual Meeting

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

The CMSC Annual Meeting brings together multiple sclerosis (MS) thought leaders to learn about cutting-edge research findings, clinical advances and emerging care issues.

Key Points: 
  • The CMSC Annual Meeting brings together multiple sclerosis (MS) thought leaders to learn about cutting-edge research findings, clinical advances and emerging care issues.
  • Throughout the four-day meeting, expert faculty will virtually deliver educational sessions and presentations addressing topics including management of MS, pharmacotherapeutics, hot topics in MS and comprehensive care.
  • Attendees can earn up to 18 contact hours of continuing education over the course of the meeting.
  • The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) is the largest North American multidisciplinary membership organization dedicated to defining and advancing the standard of care of MS patients.