Nail Benallegue, Fabien Rollot, Sandrine Wiertlewski, Romain Casey, Marc Debouverie, Anne Kerbrat, Jérôme De Seze, Jonathan Ciron, Aurelie Ruet, Pierre Labauge, Elisabeth Maillart, Helene Zephir, Caroline Papeix, Gilles Defer, Christine Lebrun-Frenay, Thibault Moreau, Eric Berger, Bruno Stankoff, Pierre Clavelou, Olivier Heinzlef, Jean Pelletier, Eric Thouvenot, Abdullatif Al Khedr, Bertrand Bourre, Olivier Casez, Philippe Cabre, Abir Wahab, Laurent Magy, Sandra Vukusic, David-Axel Laplaud
IMPORTANCE: Moderately effective therapies (METs) have been the main treatment in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) for years. Despite the expanding use of highly effective therapies (HETs), treatment strategies for POMS still lack consensus. OBJECTIVE: To assess the real-world association of HET as an index treatment compared with MET with disease activity. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This was a retrospective cohort study conducted from January 1, 2010, to December 8, 2022, until the last recorded visit...
February 12, 2024: JAMA Neurology