Trattamento con interferone beta 1b (IFN Beta 1b) e azatioprina nella sclerosi multipla relapsing remitting. Valutazione clinica e di qualita di vita

Roberto Palumbo; Andrea Salmaggi; Loredana L A Mantia; Alessandra Solari; Clara Milanese

Trattamento con interferone beta 1b (IFN Beta 1b) e azatioprina nella sclerosi multipla relapsing remitting. Valutazione clinica e di qualita di vita

Translated title of the contribution: Treatment with Interferon beta 1b and Azathioprine in the relapsing- remitting MS. Clinical and quality of life evaluation

Roberto Palumbo, Andrea Salmaggi, Loredana L A Mantia, Alessandra Solari, Clara Milanese

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We prospectively evaluated relapse frequency and quality of life as assessed by the MS-QOL-54 questionnaire in 2 groups of relapsing-remitting MS patients with similar pre-treatment relapse rate and treated either with azathioprine or with beta IFN1b for one year. A marked reduction in relapse frequency occurred in both groups; no significant shifts occurred in the quality of life measurement. The results suggest further randomized studies of azathioprine and IFN beta in the therapy of relapsing-remitting MS.

Original language	Italian
Pages (from-to)	519-521
Number of pages	3
Journal	Rivista di Neurobiologia
Volume	45
Issue number	5-6
Publication status	Published - 1999

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Palumbo, R., Salmaggi, A., Mantia, L. L. A., Solari, A., & Milanese, C. (1999). Trattamento con interferone beta 1b (IFN Beta 1b) e azatioprina nella sclerosi multipla relapsing remitting. Valutazione clinica e di qualita di vita. Rivista di Neurobiologia, 45(5-6), 519-521.

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