HEALTH
Novel Agent First to Slow Disability in nrSPMS
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A new investigational drug has become the first agent to slow disability in patients with nonrelapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (nrSPMS). The Phase 3 HERCULES trial showed tolebrutinib, an oral Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, delayed the time to onset of 6-month confirmed disability progression by 31% compared with placebo. …