
ECTRIMS 2022

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European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis 26–28 October 2022 Amsterdam, the Netherlands
CONTENTS
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Diagnosis and Prediction of Disease Course
A case for including optic nerve lesions in the McDonald criteria

Cerebrospinal fluid kappa-free light chains for MS diagnosis

Early, non-disabling relapses increase disability accumulation
Physical impairment is present before perceived MS onset
Chronic active MS lesions respond poorly to anti-CD20 antibodies
Treatment: Trials & Strategies
Dimethyl fumarate reduces the risk of a first clinical event in RIS
How and when to make a timely switch to high-efficacy DMT

Comparing real-world effectiveness of DMTs
Study fails to show non-inferiority of rituximab to ocrelizumab
Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation versus DMTs
Progressive MS

Stem cell transplantation not superior to natalizumab in progressive MS
Efficacy of DMTs fades away in secondary progressive MS
Smartphone tapping can help detect progressive MS
Paediatric MS
Early treatment with DMT effective in paediatric-onset MS

Fingolimod in paediatric MS: results of up to 6 years

Switching treatment after initial platform injectable DMT: real-world data
Pregnancy
Pregnancy and infant outcomes in women receiving ocrelizumab
New safety data of anti-CD20 mAbs around pregnancy

MS activity and pregnancy outcomes after long-term use of natalizumab
NMOSD
Ravulizumab significantly reduced relapses in AQP4+ NMOSD
NMOSD patients are cognitively impaired regardless of serostatus
Evidence-based consensus on pregnancy in NMOSD
COVID-19
COVID-19 and MS: lessons learned thus far
