Is there a new drug for motor neurone disease?

Tofersen is an experimental drug which has been designed specifically for people living with MND with an SOD1 mutation. The results showed that Tofersen was found to slow the progression for these people over a period of 12 months. You can find out more about Tofersen here and read about the results of the study here.

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What is the new treatment for MND 2023?

A new drug, called Amantadine Hydrochloride, was added to the trial in April 2023. New drugs will be selected for investigation in MND-SMART based on continuous review of constantly updated scientific evidence as well as findings from state-of-the-art human stem cell based drug discovery platforms.

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How close are we to a cure for MND?

There is no cure as of yet, but there are treatments to help reduce the impact it has on someone's day-to-day life. Some people can live with the condition for many years but it can also be fatal.

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What are the latest drugs for MND?

Riluzole. Riluzole is the only drug currently licensed for the treatment of MND in the UK and approved for use by the NHS.

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Is riluzole available in Australia?

What is Riluzole? Riluzole is a medicine sold under the names Rilutek™ and APO-Riluzole. In Australia, Riluzole is made available by the government at a more affordable price for eligible people through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

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How much does riluzole prolong life?

Riluzole is the only drug to prolong survival for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and, at a dose of 100 mg, was associated with a 35% reduction in mortality in a clinical trial.

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What is the best medication for MND?

The only medication licensed for the treatment of MND is riluzole. Other medication may be prescribed to help relieve various symptoms associated with MND, and physiotherapy may also help (see 'Physical therapy and exercise').

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Can you go into remission with MND?

Spontaneous remission of non-symptomatic MND is extremely rare.

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Can you live for 20 years with MND?

Motor neurone disease (MND) is an uncommon condition that affects the brain and nerves. It causes weakness that gets worse over time. There's no cure for MND, but there are treatments to help reduce the impact it has on a person's daily life. Some people live with the condition for many years.

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Can you live 10 years with MND?

Life expectancy after diagnosis is one to five years, with 10 per cent of people with MND living 10 years or more. The needs of people with MND are complex and vary from person to person.

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How quickly do people deteriorate with MND?

A person with MND will usually die between two to three years after diagnosis, but this can vary from person to person. Some people live many years after their diagnosis.

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What brings on motor neurone disease?

Generally, MND is believed to be caused because of a combination of environmental, lifestyle and genetic factors. Most cases of MND develop without an obvious cause. Around 1 in 10 cases are 'familial', meaning the condition is inherited. This is due to a genetic mutation, or an error in the gene.

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Who is the longest living person with motor neurone disease?

Public awareness of the disease gained prominence upon the diagnosis of baseball player Lou Gehrig, whose name would become an alternative title for the disease. Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, whose ALS was diagnosed in 1963, had the disease for 55 years, the longest recorded time one had the disease.

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Why is MND becoming more common?

Nutrients. There is some evidence that motor neurones become more likely to develop MND because of a lack of nutrients. One form of such nutrients is a group of chemicals called 'neurotrophic factors' (meaning 'nerve nourishing factors').

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What is the advanced stage of MND?

As MND progresses to its final phase, you might experience: increasing body paralysis, which means you'll need help with most daily activities. significant shortness of breath.

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Can stem cells cure MND?

Although the use of stem cells as a treatment for MND may eventually be possible, the general perception among scientists and clinicians is that research in this area is not yet sufficiently well advanced.

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What is the most common cause of death in MND?

The usual cause of death is respiratory failure, often associated with infection. There are now two drugs licensed for MND – riluzole, which has been shown to slow the progression in some patients,3 and edaravone, which has been shown to help certain patient groups and is licensed in the United States.

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Is MND classed as a terminal illness?

Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a rare, incurable and invariably fatal condition. Many would consider it worse than cancer.

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Do people with MND sleep a lot?

Tiredness and MND

Fatigue is common with MND. Factors that may lead to fatigue include immobility, overexertion, sleep disruption, pain, weakened breathing, stress, anxiety, smoking, alcohol and some medications.

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Who is genetically vulnerable to MND?

Inherited MND affects up to 1 in 10 people with MND and means they probably have a family history of the disease. Where this is the case, it is impossible to predict when or if a family history means MND will happen. Other triggers may still be needed for the disease to begin.

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How long can you have MND before diagnosis?

Many of the people we talked to had been experiencing symptoms for months or even years before finally getting a diagnosis. Some lived with their symptoms for a long time before deciding to go to their GP, perhaps putting them down to stress, old age, or injury. (See 'First symptoms of MND').

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Is MND always genetically inherited?

Most people with MND have the sporadic form and so it is not a genetic or inherited form of the condition and so will not be passed on in families. The inherited form of MND can be passed on in future generations and so can affect multiple family members over time.

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How painful is MND?

Is MND painful? Motor neurones do not transmit or modify pain signals, so the disease itself is not inherently painful. 2 However, pain may be experienced as the disease progresses. Pain may occur at any stage of MND, including early on, with no relationship between pain intensity and length of time since diagnosis.

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What are the 3 stages of MND?

Symptoms. The different types of MND cause similar symptoms and have three stages: early, middle, and advanced. The diseases progress at different speeds and vary in severity.

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What vitamins are good for MND?

B Vitamins (Folic Acid, B6, B12)

Individuals with MND have elevated levels of homocysteine, which is involved in the formation of free radicals and oxidative stress. Folic acid and vitamin B12 convert homocysteine into methionine, while vitamin B6 converts it into sulfur amino acids, reducing homocysteine levels.

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