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Novantrone increases risk of heart problems

As reported in Neurology, we have this Reuters Health artcile at Lifeclinic that announces there is evidence of heart problems with extended use of mitoxantrone. I had thought we already knew this, but it's good to see these things still get reporte ...

Story - art - 2002-09-30 06:18 - 0 comments

Oral Inosine found to reduce relapse rate and EDSS progression

... was afflicted for ten years. The ABC drugs did nothing. Novantrone zilch. I was so heat sensitive, I had to leave the factory early. ...

Story - RhosT - 2007-02-21 07:03 - 16 comments

Stockholders Sue Biogen, Elan

... this uproar, I'm curious why there wasn't an uproar for Novantrone, in which *8* deaths occurred (read the label) during the trial (and ... in reaction. Difference in reaction Tysbari & Novantrone Maybe the difference comes from the hopes raised for Tysbari as ...

Story - art - 2005-03-10 08:12 - 1 comment

Cortical atrophy evident even at early stages of MS

... of 2001 when we launched ACP. Not counting Rebif and Novantrone (rebrandning of existing drugs) we have Tysabri on the market (yes, ...

Story - hollie - 2007-03-29 06:46 - 13 comments

NYTimes article on Hope

... answer (maybe) According to almighty Google, she's on Novantrone. Which, of course, isn't a pill, and is already approved here, so ...

Story - katepolcari - 2006-01-02 09:21 - 7 comments

Leukemia risk seen with MS drug mitoxantrone

Mitoxantrone, known by the brand name Novantrone or DHAD, is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the ...

Story - art - 2009-05-11 08:25 - 0 comments

Combo of Mitoxantrone and Copaxone halts progression?

... this really new news to somebody? At least here in Finland novantrone is widely used in RRMS-patients whose disease is active despite using an ABCR-therapy. After couple of doses of Novantrone they continue using one of the ABCRs (usually Copaxone, because at ...

Story - Scott - 2006-07-24 06:39 - 3 comments

Abnormalities in normal appearing tissues in PPMS

... my symptoms seem to progress in the weeks just following Novantrone treatments without subsequent recovery. (I don't take that poison ...

Story - art - 2006-01-05 06:52 - 5 comments

Remyelination Drug

... cell infiltration. It seems it is similar to Novantrone, but with fewer negative side-effects. Oops My comment is that we are in a real quandry. I hadn't wanted to try Novantrone since I am /was stable with Betaseron but I worry about my future as ...

Story - art - 2006-02-24 08:09 - 3 comments

EAE Defense

... creation - just its use in MS. Similarly for mitoxantrone (Novantrone), which was originally developed for cancer. Natalizumab (Tysabri) ...

Story - art - 2006-07-18 04:57 - 2 comments