title: Postmarketing evidence of disease-modifying drugs in multiple sclerosis.
abstract: There is growing interest in the use of observational data to estimate treatment effects in chronic diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). The main results derived from postmarketing evaluations, in the last 2 years, of short-and long-term disease modifying drugs (DMDs) effectiveness will be reported in this Review. Moreover, some of the methodological improvements that may be useful to enhance the quality of observational studies will also be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. mtrojano@neurol.uniba.it
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trojano
authors.forename: Damiano
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paolicelli
authors.forename: Aurora
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fuiani
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Iaffaldano
authors.forename: Vita
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Direnzo
authors.forename: Mariangela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Onghia
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004351:Drug Resistance / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing; D013995:Time; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007155:Immunologic Factors