Novartis’ Gilenya proves superiority over glatiramer acetate in relapsing remitting MS

Novartis today announced the full data of the ASSESS study, which evaluated the efficacy of oral, once-daily Gilenya (fingolimod) at 0.5mg and 0.25mg versus once-daily subcutaneous injections of glatiramer acetate 20mg in reducing disease activity over 12 months in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).