Patient perspectives on switching disease-modifying therapies in the NARCOMS registry

Disclosure Amber R Salter has received personal compensation from GlaxoSmithKline for data safety monitoring committee services (DSMB). Dr Ruth Ann Marrie has conducted clinical trials for Sanofi-Aventis, and has received research funding from CIHR, PHAC, MHRC, MS Society of Canada, MS Scientific Research Foundation, CMSC Foundation, and Rx & D Health Research Foundation. She is on the editorial board of Neurology and Multiple Sclerosis Journal. Neetu Agashivala is employed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Daniel A Belletti was employed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation when this study was conducted. Dr Edward Kim is employed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Dr Gary R Cutter serves on data safety monitoring committees for Antisense Therapeutics Limited, Sanofi-Aventis, Bayhill Pharmaceuticals, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, BioMS Pharmaceuticals, Daichi-Sankyo, GlaxoSmithKlein Pharmaceuticals, Genmab Biopharmaceuticals, Medivation, Peptimmune, PTC Therapeutics, Teva, Vivus, NHLBI, NINDS, and National MS Society, and receives consulting or speaking fees from Alexion, Accentia, BaroFold, Ciba Vision, Biogen Idec, Novartis, Consortium of MS Centers, Klein Buendel Incorporated, Ono Pharmaceuticals, Somnus Pharmaceuticals, Teva, Biogen Idec, Advanced Health Media, EMD Serono, EDJ Associates, Aegis Creative Marketing, Eli Lilly, UT Southwestern University, Klein Buendel, University of Illinois Health Policy Center, and Somnus Therapeutics. Dr Stacey S Cofield received personal compensation from GlaxoSmithKline, TEVA Pharmaceuticals, Orthotech Biotech, the Department of Defense, and the American Academy for Orthopedic Surgery for consulting services, research funds, and/or data safety monitoring board service. The authors report no other conflicts of interest in this work.