Rebif® Versus Copaxone® in the Treatment of Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Summary

The primary objective of the study is to assess the clinical efficacy of Rebif® 44 microgram (mcg) three times per week compared with Copaxone® 20 milligram (mg) daily in subjects with relapsing Multiple Sclerosis.

Timeline

Start

2004-02-16

Primary completion

2006-11-28

Completion

2006-11-28

Publications

• Results Mikol DD, Barkhof F, Chang P, Coyle PK, Jeffery DR, Schwid SR, Stubinski B, Uitdehaag B; REGARD study group. Comparison of subcutaneous interferon beta-1a with glatiramer acetate in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (the REbif vs Glatiramer Acetate in Relapsing MS Disease [REGARD] study): a multicentre, randomised, parallel, open-label trial. Lancet Neurol. 2008 Oct;7(10):903-14. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70200-X. Epub 2008 Sep 11.

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