The 8th Joint ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Meeting, the largest international conference focused on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research, was held in a virtual format from September 11-13, 2020, with a special encore session featuring Late-Breaking News and a COVID-19 Session on September 26.
At this virtual conference – MSVirtual2020 – world class scientists, neurologists, clinicians and researchers from around the world presented the latest research, clinical trial outcomes and technology and diagnostic advances in multiple sclerosis (MS).
Key topics included:
Cutting-edge research into the cause of MS, ranging from epigenetics and genetic factors, to defining the intricate immunological and pathological pathways that inform drug discovery and therapeutic interventions.
Radiological advances and machine learning approaches and how these techniques can help us better understand MS.
Biomarkers of disease activity and response to therapy, which is critical for the future of personalized medicine in MS.
The outcomes of recent clinical trials of new agents and interventions, innovations in symptomatic and rehabilitative therapy, and current research on MS and COVID-19.
Sessions included:
BD01 - DMTs prevent-slow down cognitive impairment in MS
BD02 - DMTs should be trialed in individuals with PPMS and SPMS with or without recent disease activity
BD03 - Microglia are protective in MS
CS01 - European Charcot Foundation Symposium; How to enhance remyelination in MS
FC01 - Free Communication 1
FC02 - Free Communication 2
FC03 - Free Communication 3
FC04 - Free Communication 4
HT01 - Hot Topic 1- Strategies to promote remyelination
HT02 - Hot Topic 2- Aging and MS
HT03 - Hot Topic 3- Developments in pediatric MS
HT04 - Hot Topic 4- Grey matter pathology
HT05 - Hot Topic 5- Lymphoid follicles and meningeal involvement in MS
HT06 - Hot Topic 6- Global perspectives on NMOSD
HT07 - Hot Topic 7- MOG mediated disease
LB01 - Late Breaking News
MTE01 - CNS in disorders in children
MTE02 - Neuro-ophthalmology of MS
MTE03 - B-cell-directed therapy in MS
MTE04 - Choosing the right MS disease therapy for individual patients