Methods Of Treating Multiple Sclerosis

1 . A method of treating early-stage multiple sclerosis (ESMS) in a patient, comprising administering ponesimod to the patient using a regimen that is effective to treat the ESMS, wherein the patient has a baseline expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score of ≤3.0.

2 . A method of reducing the number of combined unique active lesions (CUALs) in a patient suffering from early-stage multiple sclerosis (ESMS), comprising administering ponesimod to the patient using a regimen that is effective to reduce the number of CUALs by, for example, at least 50%, relative to a patient population at substantially the same level of disease progression receiving a standard of care treatment that does not comprise ponesimod, wherein the patient has a baseline expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score of ≤3.0.

3 . A method of reducing annualized relapse rate (ARR) in a patient suffering from early-stage multiple sclerosis (ESMS), comprising administering ponesimod to the patient using a regimen that is effective to reduce the ARR by, for example, at least 25%, relative to a patient population at substantially the same level of disease progression receiving a standard of care treatment that does not comprise ponesimod, wherein the patient has a baseline expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score of ≤3.0.

4 . A method of reducing MS-fatigue mean difference in a patient suffering from early-stage multiple sclerosis (ESMS) and fatigue, comprising administering ponesimod to the patient using a regimen that is effective to reduce MS-fatigue mean difference, for example, to about −4%, relative to a patient population at substantially the same level of disease progression receiving a standard of care treatment that does not comprise ponesimod, wherein the patient has a baseline expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score of ≤3.0.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein about 20 mg of ponesimod is administered orally once daily.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the regimen comprises an up-titration step at initiation of the method or upon re-initiation of the method after a discontinuation, comprising administering orally once daily 2 mg of ponesimod on days 1 and 2; 3 mg of ponesimod on days 3 and 4; 4 mg of ponesimod on days 5 and 6; 5 mg of ponesimod on day 7; 6 mg of ponesimod on day 8; 7 mg of ponesimod on day 9; 8 mg of ponesimod on day 10; and 9 mg of ponesimod on day 11; 10 mg of ponesimod on days 12, 13, and 14, followed by administering 20 mg of ponesimod once daily thereafter.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the ESMS is relapsing multiple sclerosis.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the relapsing multiple sclerosis comprises relapsing-remitting disease, clinically isolated syndrome, or active secondary progressive disease.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the patient is treatment naive.

10 . A pharmaceutical product comprising ponesimod, wherein the pharmaceutical product is packaged and the package includes instructions for administering ponesimod to a patient having early-stage multiple sclerosis (ESMS) in a regimen that is effective to treat the ESMS, wherein the patient has a baseline expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score of ≤3.0.

11 . The method of claim 2 , wherein about 20 mg of ponesimod is administered orally once daily.

12 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the regimen comprises an up-titration step at initiation of the method or upon re-initiation of the method after a discontinuation, comprising administering orally once daily 2 mg of ponesimod on days 1 and 2; 3 mg of ponesimod on days 3 and 4; 4 mg of ponesimod on days 5 and 6; 5 mg of ponesimod on day 7; 6 mg of ponesimod on day 8; 7 mg of ponesimod on day 9; 8 mg of ponesimod on day 10; and 9 mg of ponesimod on day 11; 10 mg of ponesimod on days 12, 13, and 14, followed by administering 20 mg of ponesimod once daily thereafter.

13 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the ESMS is relapsing multiple sclerosis.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the relapsing multiple sclerosis comprises relapsing-remitting disease, clinically isolated syndrome, or active secondary progressive disease.

15 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the standard of care treatment comprises teriflunomide.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the standard of care treatment comprises administration of about 14 mg of teriflunomide orally once daily.

17 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the patient is treatment naive.

18 . The method of claim 3 , wherein about 20 mg of ponesimod is administered orally once daily.

19 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the regimen comprises an up-titration step at initiation of the method or upon re-initiation of the method after a discontinuation, comprising administering orally once daily 2 mg of ponesimod on days 1 and 2; 3 mg of ponesimod on days 3 and 4; 4 mg of ponesimod on days 5 and 6; 5 mg of ponesimod on day 7; 6 mg of ponesimod on day 8; 7 mg of ponesimod on day 9; 8 mg of ponesimod on day 10; and 9 mg of ponesimod on day 11; 10 mg of ponesimod on days 12, 13, and 14, followed by administering 20 mg of ponesimod once daily thereafter.

20 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the ESMS is relapsing multiple sclerosis.

21 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the relapsing multiple sclerosis comprises relapsing-remitting disease, clinically isolated syndrome, or active secondary progressive disease.

22 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the standard of care treatment comprises teriflunomide.

23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the standard of care treatment comprises administration of about 14 mg of teriflunomide orally once daily.

24 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the patient is treatment naive.

25 . The method of claim 4 , wherein about 20 mg of ponesimod is administered orally once daily.

26 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the regimen comprises an up-titration step at initiation of the method or upon re-initiation of the method after a discontinuation, comprising administering orally once daily 2 mg of ponesimod on days 1 and 2; 3 mg of ponesimod on days 3 and 4; 4 mg of ponesimod on days 5 and 6; 5 mg of ponesimod on day 7; 6 mg of ponesimod on day 8; 7 mg of ponesimod on day 9; 8 mg of ponesimod on day 10; and 9 mg of ponesimod on day 11; 10 mg of ponesimod on days 12, 13, and 14, followed by administering 20 mg of ponesimod once daily thereafter.

27 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the ESMS is relapsing multiple sclerosis.

28 . The method of claim 27 , wherein the relapsing multiple sclerosis comprises relapsing-remitting disease, clinically isolated syndrome, or active secondary progressive disease.

29 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the standard of care treatment comprises teriflunomide.

30 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the standard of care treatment comprises administration of about 14 mg of teriflunomide orally once daily.

31 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the patient is treatment naive.