The first large-scale "CombiRX" clinical trial testing the combined use of FDA-approved interferon beta-1a (Avonex®) and glatiramer acetate (Copaxone®) to treat relapsing-remitting MS has just received a $19-million renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health. This is the largest MS trial ever supported by the NIH, with a cumulative investment of more than $44 million. The long-term trial is led by principal investigator Fred Lublin, MD, (Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Multiple Sclerosis Center at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY).

The study is now fully enrolled, with more than 1,000 participants at 67 medical centers across the United States and Canada. Dr. Lublin is a member of the National Board of Directors of the National MS Society and the Society's National Clinical Advisory Board and the New York City Chapter Clinical Advisory Committee. ....full report in Medical News Today

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