Applying Real-World Evidence in MS: Reviewing the State of the Art
Key MS Registry Studies in Europe, North America, and Globally
Comparison of RCTs vs RWE
Comparison of RCTs vs RWE: Advantages and Limitations
NARCOMS: Patient-Centered Data
Missing Features of RWE
Increase in Published RWE
What Is Driving the Increased Demand for RWE?
Ten Golden Rules for Identifying High-Quality RWE Studies
MSBase: Real-Time Data Capture
Methodologies for Collecting RWE and Examples of Their Application to MS
BigMS
MSDS3D as Interdisciplinary Platform to Manage MS Patients
Eliminating Bias in MS Data
Treatment Switch After Relapse
Baseline Characteristics: Indication Bias
Condense Differences Into a Number: the Probability of Switch to Treatment A or B
Propensity Score Matching in Patients With MS
Examples of Recently Published Real-World Data in MS
Natalizumab vs Fingolimod: Comparative Studies Showing Different Results
MSBase: Treatment Change to Fingolimod or IFN/GA in Patients With Active RRMS
Treatment Change to Fingolimod or IFN/GA in Patients With Active RRMS: Results
MSBase: Comparative Analysis of MS Outcomes
Comparison of 5-Year Treatment Outcomes: Alemtuzumab, Natalizumab, Fingolimod, and IFNβ
PANGAEA: An Evolving Fingolimod Dataset
Survey of Risk Tolerance to MS Therapies
Combining Individual Treatment and Big Data RWE
Predictors of Long-Term Disability Accrual in Relapse-Onset MS
RWE and TOFINGO: Switching From Natalizumab to Fingolimod
Conclusions
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