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FOCUS ON RESEARCH Previous Volume 358:664-665 February 14, 2008 Number 7 Next

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A phase 2 clinical trial of rituximab in the treatment of multiple sclerosis reported by Hauser et al. in this issue of the Journal (pages 676–688) provides important insights into the biology of the disease. The study showed that rituximab reduces disease activity in patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis; patients treated with rituximab had a substantial reduction in the number of clinical relapses and the number of contrast-enhancing lesions detected on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

It is generally accepted that the MRI equivalent of an acute relapse is the disruption of the blood–brain barrier evidenced by increased signal after the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. McFarland is a senior investigator in the Neuroimmunology Branch of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD.

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