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Lawrence Steinman EAN, 2021: Results from the Phase 3 ULTIMATE I and II Trials

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Published Online: Jun 23rd 2021

It was a pleasure to meet with Lawrence Steinman (Zimmermann Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, and Pediatrics, Beckman Center for Molecular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA), to discuss the results from the Phase 3 ULTIMATE I and II trials, investigating ublituximab versus teriflunomide in relapsing multiple sclerosis.

The abstract entitled: ‘Ublituximab versus teriflunomide in relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS): Results of the Phase 3 ULTIMATE I and II trials’ was presented at the 7th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology – Virtual 2021, 18-22 June 2021.

Questions:

  1. What are the potential advantages of ublituximab compared with other anti-CD20 antibodies used in the management of relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS)? (0:25)
  2. How well were the primary and secondary efficacy and safety endpoints met in the ULTIMATE-I and ULTIMATE-II studies? (2:45)
  3. What will be the next step in the clinical development of ublituximab? (4:46)
  4. Where do you envisage ublituximab sitting in the treatment paradigm for MS? (5:15)

Disclosures: Lawrence Steinman is a consultant for TGTx.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Katey Gabrysch

Filmed as a highlight of the EAN Congress, Virtual 2021.

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