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Lemtrada and Aubagio trials to report at ECTRIMS/ACTRIMS congress
Genzyme/Sanofi will report more than 20 abstracts at ECTRIMS/ACTRIMS congress. Data will include Phase III results of Lemtrada(alemutuzumab) and Aubagio ( oral teriflunomide) in relapsing remitting Multiple Sclerosis (MS) including CARE-MS 1 study comparing Lemtrada and Rebif (interferon beta 1-a) in relapsing remitting MS and five year extension of TEMSO study of oral Aubagio (Poster 924) and efficacy of Aubagio (Poster 438) and long term results for Lemtrada CARE-MS Phase II trial (Poster 928) and four year efficacy of Lemtrada in MS (Poster 931). Lemtrada is being developed by Genzyme/Sanofi in the USA and Bayer HealthCare in the EU.