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Positive results for BG-12?


In February, Biogen Idec announced that its multi-center clinical trial showed that BG BG - Brigadier General
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-12 (oral fumarate fumarate /fu·ma·rate/ (fu´mah-rat) a salt of fumaric acid.) reduced the number of active brain lesions as seen on MRI after six months of treatment, compared with inactive placebo. The details have not yet been made public--so experts in MS research have not

The National MS Society supports early treatment. Details at: nationalmssociety.org/ Sourcebook-Early.asp. analyzed or reviewed the data. The phase 2 trial involved about 250 people with relapsing-remitting MS in 10 European countries. A more definitive statement about BG-12 will be posted on the Society's Web site, national mssociety.org, when data have been reviewed.
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Title Annotation:MS pills show promise
Publication:Inside MS
Date:Oct 1, 2006
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