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ReviewPatient related outcome measures2018

Long-term safety and real-world effectiveness of fingolimod in relapsing multiple sclerosis.

Charlotte Druart, Souraya El Sankari, Vincent van Pesch

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Review in Patient related outcome measures, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Charlotte DruartNeurology Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Souraya El SankariNeurology Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Vincent van PeschNeurology Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With a growing number of disease-modifying therapies becoming available for relapsing multiple sclerosis, there is an important need to gather real-world evidence data regarding long-term treatment effectiveness and safety in unselected patient populations. Although not providing as high a level of evidence as randomized controlled trials, and prone to bias, real-world studies from observational studies or registries nevertheless provide crucial information on real-world outcomes of a given therapy. In addition, evaluation of treatment satisfaction and impact on quality of life are increasingly regarded as complementary outcome measures. Fingolimod was the first oral disease-modifying therapy approved for relapsing multiple sclerosis. This review aims to summarize current knowledge on the long-term effectiveness and safety outcomes of multiple sclerosis patients on fingolimod. Impact on treatment satisfaction and quality of life will be discussed according to available data.

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effectivenessfingolimodlong-termmultiple sclerosispatient-reported outcomesquality of lifereal-world evidencesafety

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PMID29317850
PMCPMC5743180

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