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View Article  MS Therapies - Rebif
Interferon beta-1a belongs to the group of medications known as immunomodulators. Interferon is a substance that is naturally made by our body's cells to fight infections and tumours. Many diseases such as multiple sclerosis and   more »
View Article  Rash from interferon beta 1-a (Rebif or Betaseron)
We describe a 41-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis, who presented with redness of the skin; several discoloured areas; along with inflammatory small,   more »
View Article  Merck Serono Launches New Formulation Of Interferon Beta-1a
Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, has announced that Rebif® New Formulation (interferon beta-1a) will be available in the UK. In a recent two-year (96 week) Phase IIIb study, 260 patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis treated with the new formulation experienced a near three-fold   more »
View Article  Predictive markers for response to interferon therapy in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Prolonged therapy with interferon beta (IFNbeta) often leads to the development of anti-IFNbeta binding antibodies (BAbs). A subset of the BAbs is of a neutralizing nature (neutralizing antibodies, NAbs) and   more »
View Article  Rebif & Influenza Vaccine

"Immune Response to Influenza Vaccine is Maintained in MS Patients Treated With Rebif (interferon beta-1a)"

 

November 10, 2005 –

 

Data presented at:

XVIIIth World Congress of Neurology in ...   more »

View Article  New natural history of interferon-beta-treated RRMS

New natural history of interferon-beta-treated relapsing multiple sclerosis.

Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences,

University of Bari,

Bari, Italy.

OBJECTIVE:

 

To investigate the impact ...   more »

View Article  New Rebif® Formulation Submitted In USA And Europe
Serono (virt-x:SEO and NYSE: SRA) announced today the submission of a supplemental Biologics Licence Application (sBLA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and of a variation to the current Marketing Authorization to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for a new formulation of Rebif® (interferon beta-1a) as a treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). Data from a Phase III clinical trial in patients with   more »
View Article  Rebif (Interferon beta-1a)

Rebif (Interferon beta-1a)

Rebif (Interferon beta-1a) is a genetically modified beta interferon produced in mammalian cells.  Along with Avonex (Interferon beta-1a) , Avonex (approved 2002 U.S FDA) is one ...   more »