tysabri vs fingolimod

in the seven parts of this video, Dr [Alasdair] Coles gives an overview on four current or emerging therapies for persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). These are Tysabri, Cladribine, Fingolimod and Alemtuzumab." http://www.mssociety.org.uk/support_and_services/audio_and_video/video/awareness_talks/current_and_emerging_therapies/current_and_emer.

and that they feel this is not likely to be an isolated incident. I also did not know that fingolimod stayed in the system for much longer than Tysabri. I wonder how this will impact trying to treat PML in these cases?

As you've probably heard, they're fast-tracking fingolimod to possibly be ready by this fall. http://www.medpagetoday.

My sister, who has MS, is having the Tysabri infusions. I believe she said that her medicine and infusions costs are $7,000 a month. This medicine is quite expensive, and is usually not the first drug of treatment when diagnosed with MS. Typically, the other disease modifying drugs have not worked before this one is prescribed. As far as taking shots for the rest of my life, I really doubt it. What I understand is that a new oral medicine, Fingolimod, will be available next year.

Janine, Wishing you well with the new oral med. Like Daisy girl, I was given the options for Tysabri and Gilenya. I will be doing Tysabri, for 1 year. If not doing what it "should" be doing, I will then most likely start Gilenya.

After more than seven years on Avonex I tried Gilenya about a year ago, hoping to put a life of needles behind me. After 19 days I stopped (and later resumed Avonex) because the side effects were dangerous for me. However, I would not discourage anyone else from taking it. Just be cautious if you have any kind of heart condition, even if it is a seemingly trivial condition. I don't think many folks reading this forum are Gilenya users.

m still OK Tysabri wise speaking. My neuro likes to reevaluate Tysabri use at 24 months. I had infusion # 18 last week. He thinks I would be an excellent candidate for Tecfidera. He said that if DMD'd were ranked from 1-100, in terms of 'power' Tysabri would be 100 and Tecfidera would be 75/80. As my MS seems to be pretty well under control. I may have needed Tysabri to get it under control. but Tecfidera should be able to keep it under control.

Thanks for the welcome! Copaxone is indeed one of my options (others being Rebif, Avonex, and Betaferon). Fingolimod doesn't yet have European approval (a likelihood in summer or spring). I'm not indicated for Tysabri at this facility as they reserve that treatment (in light of certain risks) for those who don't seem to respond to the interferons.

We are going with Tysabri. YAY NO MORE SHOTS!!! We discussed the dangers, but he said that the DMD pill should be avail by Dec and that we can do Tysabri for a year with no concerns. If we have to go long term we will discuss that later. He is running a battery of tests (7 vials of blood) including sjrogen's syndrome, celiac disease, and recheck of my ACE for sarcoid (which he says I do not have Thank goodness) vit d, B12 and a few other typical tests.

Hello! I'm in the trial for fingolimod in sweden (stage 4 trial), I've been taking fingolimod for a month, and so far I've not been experiencing any side effects apart from a bit slower heart rate.

(I read some arcticles, and posts and I find now the better choice the natalizumab (if you hav JC-), or fingolimod, but this drugs have only the second line, if the drugs of the first line not enough effective.) So what would you recommend us?? Have nice day! Take care!

I'm starting a clinical trial for FTY720 (Fingolimod) on Wednesday. Fingolimod is an oral pill that is a "novel immunosuppressant" that apparently works by preventing lymphocytes from leaving the lymph nodes and going to the central nervous system to cause damage, but may also have some direct effects on the central nervous system. Anyway, wish me luck that I get the real med, that it works, and that nothing dangerous happens.

It involves only one patient so far, and that patient is still alive. Despite ahving not used tysabri, they had used an interferon just before Gilenya, and steroids both before and during the Gilenya treatme t. Worth keeping an eye on this story, for sure.

In second line (if the first line treatment ineffective) she may chose tysabri (natalizumab) or gilenya (fingolimod). Fortunately RRMS'ers nowadays have a lot of effective treatments to fight against this desease. What is your current treatment, and what experienced? Good healt for you!

Hi everyone- My fiancé lives in Germany (German citizen) and I live in the US (US citizen). He has received monthly Tysabri infusions for two years. We really want to see if it’s feasible for him to move here vs. me moving there for a multitude of reasons. However, I am nervous that he would somehow end up with a doctor here that wouldn’t extend his monthly Tysabri...I’ve read multiple accounts of people getting 6 infusions or so, but he is indefinitely on Tysabri for RRMS.

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