MediciNova's Ibudilast Shows Potential In Progressive MS

The only approved treatment for primary progressive MS is Roche's Ocrevus but there is a possible competitor on the horizon following promising Phase II data which showed that ibudilast slowed brain shrinkage by nearly half.

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MediciNova therapy slows brain shrinkage • Source: Shutterstock

The multiple sclerosis community has reacted enthusiastically to mid-stage data on MediciNova Inc.'s ibudilast which suggests that the drug could be a potential new therapy for people living with progressive forms of the disease for whom there are very limited treatment options.

Full data from the SPRINT-MS Phase II study have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, having been...

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