Anyone else see this? another MS Med..
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhLbvVZovco

maybe i am a bit behind the times.. but figured i should post it anyway..

What the heck was the name of the drug? They never mentioned the name. (at least not that I ever heard)

Alemtuzumab is the name of the drug (uttered quickly in the clip and I had to look through my emails to find the name lol).

I was actually contacted regarding this trial. I'd LOVE to participate, but without a car and my nearest center in Montreal, I can't see it being possible :(.

I am going to call anyways. I'm an excellent candidate for the trial which is probably why I was called (newly diagnosed, living with MS for approx. 5 years etc).

The woman who called me said she was from Campath however. So I guess that's the name of the trial or group? I don't really know how these things run :)

Yes I have heard of this one, as there's been much discussion and many trials of the drug happening here in Oz.

I believe that Alemtuzumab's trade name Campath came from the place that they formulated this drug. (Cambridge Pathology)

Alemtuzumab (marketed as Campath, MabCampath or Campath-1H) is a monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and T-cell lymphoma..............Alemtuzumab is also used in some conditioning regimens for bone marrow transplantation and kidney transplantation. It is also used under clinical trial protocols for treatment of some autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, in which it shows promise. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alemtuzumab

There's a heap of info about it on Campath's home page : http://www.campath.com/

Campath is not without nasty side effects, and you'll find some information about them on the above site, and on this one as well.
http://www.rxlist.com/campath-drug.htm#

Many trials for Campath are being held here in Australia at the moment, and even my own Neurologist is involved in the trials in my state. (No I'm not on it)