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Multiple sclerosis symptoms reversed? - Kyng - 04-15-2022

https://www.sciencealert.com/experimental-therapy-targeting-epstein-barr-infections-shows-promise-as-ms-treatment

A treatment designed to attack a common virus that hides in our bodies could ease the decline caused by multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new trial results. Excitingly, it may even reverse some of the symptoms.

A phase 1 clinical trial by the California-based immunotherapy company Atara Biotherapeutics confirms latent Epstein-Barr (EBV) infections are viable targets for treating MS in at least some patients, reinforcing a curious link between the virus and a deadly illness that affects millions around the world.

Out of the trial's 24 volunteers, 20 showed signs of either improvement or at least a halt in their health's steady decline. Importantly, there were no signs of serious side effects.

Promising as these results might seem, the study hasn't yet been peer reviewed. What's more, the path from small clinical trials to approved medicine is a rocky one. Years of research based on larger, ever more diverse groups of volunteers are needed to reveal hidden risks or demonstrate the worth of the treatment.

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Well, there is the obvious caveat that this hasn't yet been peer-reviewed - but, even so, it does sound promising !

Hopefully, this treatment survives the rest of its clinical trials, and it can enter widespread use sooner rather than later.

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