How long should I take Glatopa?

Here is My Question:
Hello , I have been taking Glatopa injection for about three years. How long do I need this and what will be next if I have no new inflammation. What stage of MS would I be in.If I may rephrase your question, you are asking what does it mean if you have been on Glatopa for 3 years and stable with no inflammatory disease activity (i.e. no relapses or new MRI lesions).

Answer:
There are several possibilities that depend on your individual disease characteristics before starting glatopa. These possibilities include the following:

1. The absence of inflammatory activity during the past 3 year of treatment could simply reflect what was to be expected based on the characteristic of the individual. A good example would be the expected outcome in person who doesn't actually have MS who is placed on Glatopa. In this situation you would not expect any disease activity. Another example could be an older individual (let's say over 50) with no disease activity in the year prior to starting Glatopa. This person would have a lower likelihood of experiencing any disease activity in the subsequent 3 years  than a younger individual (let's say under 35) regardless of treatment.
2. The absence of inflammatory activity during the 3 years of treatment could mean the Glatopa is doing what was intended; effectively treating your MS. This is more likely to be the case if your disease was active in the year prior to starting Glatopa and you were younger when you started glatopa

This response tells us nothing about your disease course or disease type except to say that you are stable and your stability may or may no be a result of the treatment your received.

Revere P (Rip) Kinkel, MDProfessor of Clinical Neurosciences
Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Program
Clinical Neurosciences Director
University of California San Diego