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This study aims to evaluate treatment outcomes in relapsing LOMS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective electronic medical record study at Northwestern University analyzed patients with LOMS presenting between 2004 and 2021. Demographic, clinical, DMT, and MRI data were extracted. Statistical analyses evaluated progression based on DMT efficacy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Overall, 63 patients (63% female, 76% white, median onset 55 years) were followed for a median of 7.6 years. Most patients (73%) were started on low\/moderate efficacy DMTs (LET\/MET). Increasing baseline EDSS was associated with an increased risk of reaching EDSS 6 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u2009.001), but increasing age at diagnosis\/treatment was not associated with increasing disability attainment (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.527). Patients on LET\/MET had no difference in progression to EDSS 6.0 compared to no DMT (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.354) or change in Age-Related Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score (ARMSS) from the start of treatment\/diagnosis to last follow-up (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.477).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The effect of LET\/MET DMTs is less pronounced in older adults and may not significantly impact long-term disability outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/20552173251360357","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,29]],"date-time":"2025-07-29T08:59:41Z","timestamp":1753779581000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Response to therapy in a cohort of patients with late-onset multiple sclerosis"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-0656-2572","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sophie","family":"Ahmad","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV"},{"name":"Department of Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6862-5531","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Edith L","family":"Graham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4809-1960","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nicola","family":"Lancki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5265-3404","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Natalia Gonzalez","family":"Caldito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8798-3753","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gina","family":"Perez-Giraldo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-9544-8147","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bruce A","family":"Cohen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1590\/0004-282x20170070"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3121\/cmr.1.1.57"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMra1401483"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1212\/WNL.0000000000007035"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1212\/WNL.0000000000005612"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fneur.2022.829331"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1212\/WNL.42.10.1907"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00415-024-12286-4"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_10_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/jnnp-2022-329049"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_11_2","first-page":"1082","article-title":"Late onset multiple sclerosis","volume":"158","author":"Delalande S","year":"2002","unstructured":"Delalande S, De Seze J, Ferriby D, et al. 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