Quanterix’s blood test for multiple sclerosis relapse risk nabs FDA breakthrough nod

Though relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, or RRMS, can be managed with many of the approved treatments for MS symptoms, there is still not scientifically proven, FDA-cleared way to predict when or if another relapse period will occur.

There may be one on the horizon, however, since Quanterix recently received the regulator’s breakthrough device designation for a blood test designed to do exactly that.

In RRMS, the most common form of multiple sclerosis, periods of stable remission are interrupted by relapses of new or worsening symptoms—like visual loss or double vision, numbness, weakness and balance issues—that last at least 48 hours. Quanterix’s test is designed to look for signs that a patient will relapse within the next four years.

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