(DIR) Return Create A Forum - Home --------------------------------------------------------- MS Speaks (HTM) https://msspeaks.createaforum.com --------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************** (DIR) Return to: OCREVUS (ocrelizumab) ***************************************************** #Post#: 4089-------------------------------------------------- Phase III trial: Ocrevus twice yearly w/10-minute subcutaneous injection By: agate Date: July 13, 2023, 1:52 pm --------------------------------------------------------- Maybe Ocrevus will be available as a twice-yearly 10-minute subcutaneous injection. It's not clear whether the injection can be self-administered but my guess is that the person with MS would need to go to a medical facility for the injection. From Business Wire (July 13, 2023)--"Positive Phase III results for Genetech's Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) twice a year, 10-minute subcutaneous injection in patients with multiple sclerosis": (HTM) https://bit.ly/3DcjV7T #Post#: 4092-------------------------------------------------- Positive results found for new Ocrevus subcutaneous formulation By: agate Date: July 15, 2023, 1:45 am --------------------------------------------------------- This article makes it clear that the 10-minute subcutaneous version of Ocrevus isn't meant to be self-administered. The patient would go to an MS center for the injections, presumably. From Multiple Sclerosis News Today (July 14, 2023)--"Positive results found for new Ocrevus under-the-skin formulation": (HTM) https://multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com/news-posts/2023/07/14/under-skin-ocrevus-formulation-ms-comparable-approved-therapy/ #Post#: 4161-------------------------------------------------- Subcutaneous Ocrevus similar to IV treatment for patients w/PPMS or RMS By: agate Date: September 20, 2023, 1:22 am --------------------------------------------------------- From Practical Neurology (July 23, 2023)--"Subcutaneous Ocrevus Similar to IV Treatment for Patients with PPMS or RMS": (HTM) https://tinyurl.com/3mrw4hb5 #Post#: 4185-------------------------------------------------- (ECTRIMS) New under-the-skin Ocrevus found effective in MS By: agate Date: October 12, 2023, 8:35 pm --------------------------------------------------------- From Multiple Sclerosis News Today (October 12, 2023)--"ECTRIMS 2023: New under-the-skin Ocrevus found effective in MS": (HTM) https://bit.ly/3ZVf5Xb *****************************************************