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Beating Multiple Sclerosis

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Doctors now have a new option for helping people with MS -- an experimental drug called CAMPATH-1H (developed by ILEX Oncology). It works by destroying the body's T cells, which are believed to be responsible for initiating the destructive process seen in multiple sclerosis. In one small trial of 27 people with secondary progressive MS, the drug was found to virtually eliminate the formation of new lesions and the inflammation associated with the disease for at least 18 months.