{"id":3378,"date":"2025-11-18T18:46:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T18:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ectrims-impact-report.staging.theformery.com\/?page_id=3378"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:53:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:53:47","slug":"session-2-advances-in-hot-topics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/session-2-advances-in-hot-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"Session 2: Advances in Hot Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3378\" class=\"elementor elementor-3378\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d9e3e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d9e3e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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85vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0140aba\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mitzi Joi Williams, Neurologist, Joi Life Wellness Group, USA\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzU2OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5lY3RyaW1zcGF0aWVudGNvbW11bml0eS5ldVwvaW1wYWN0LXJlcG9ydFwvYXBwXC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMVwvTWl0emktSm9pLVdpbGxpYW1zLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjAxNDBhYmEifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mitzi-Joi-Williams.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mitzi-Joi-Williams-600x600.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mitzi-Joi-Williams-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mitzi-Joi-Williams-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mitzi-Joi-Williams.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 85vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0140aba\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Olga Ciccarelli\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzU2OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5lY3RyaW1zcGF0aWVudGNvbW11bml0eS5ldVwvaW1wYWN0LXJlcG9ydFwvYXBwXC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMVwvT2xnYS1DaWNjYXJlbGxpLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjAxNDBhYmEifQ%3D%3D\" 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Neurologist, Multiple Sclerosis Centre of Catalonia (Cemcat), Spain\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzU3MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5lY3RyaW1zcGF0aWVudGNvbW11bml0eS5ldVwvaW1wYWN0LXJlcG9ydFwvYXBwXC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMVwvWGF2aWVyLU1vbnRhbGJhbi5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIwMTQwYWJhIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xavier-Montalban.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xavier-Montalban-600x600.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xavier-Montalban-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xavier-Montalban-768x768.png 768w, 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class=\"TextRun SCXW69204145 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69204145 BCX0\"><b>Brett Drummond, <\/b>Host and Moderator<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW69204145 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69204145 BCX0\">Ali\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW69204145 BCX0\">Manouchehrinia<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69204145 BCX0\">,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69204145 BCX0\">R<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69204145 BCX0\">esearcher,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69204145 BCX0\">University of Manitoba<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69204145 BCX0\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69204145 BCX0\">Canada<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW69204145 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Daniel Ontaneda,<\/span>\u00a0Neurologist, Cleveland Clinic, USA<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Jeannette Lechner-Scott<\/span>, Researcher, University of Newcastle, Australia<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-534d23f\" data-id=\"534d23f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa466fb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa466fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1.25em;\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Liliana Patrucco<\/span>, Neurologist, Centro de Esclerosis M\u00faltiple de Buenos Aires (CEMBA), Argentina<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Mitzi Joi Williams<\/span>, Neurologist, Joi Life Wellness Group, USA<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Olga Ciccarelli<\/span>, Researcher, ECTRIMS Vice-President, UK<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Xavier Montalban<\/span>, Neurologist, Multiple Sclerosis Centre of Catalonia (Cemcat), Spain<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe0ffab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe0ffab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6ba01c\" data-id=\"e6ba01c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a8532 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e3a8532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5c24cb elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5c24cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:4169,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\\\/impact-report\\\/app\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/PCD-Hot-Topic-Banner2.png&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7542f37\" data-id=\"7542f37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c4da6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c4da6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cognition  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c917b5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c917b5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The majority of people living with MS and related conditions will experience cognitive issues at some point in their patient journey. Cognitive problems include difficulty paying attention, planning, switching between tasks, finding the right word when speaking and memory problems. This can have a huge impact on a person\u2019s employment, social life, and everyday activities.<\/p><p>At this year\u2019s ECTRIMS congress, cognition was the focus of the keynote lecture.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW228123683 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW228123683 BCX0\">Key learnings:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW228123683 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW163252906 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163252906 BCX0\">Researchers used to think that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163252906 BCX0\">cognitive <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163252906 BCX0\">issues <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163252906 BCX0\">mainly affected<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163252906 BCX0\"> people who had had MS for a long time. Now they know that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163252906 BCX0\">these issues can arise from the earliest stages of disease.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW163252906 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span>Other common symptoms of MS, such as fatigue and low mood, can make cognitive issues worse.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brain-healthy activities, such as improving sleep quality, eating a balanced diet, engaging in physical activity and quitting smoking, can help ease cognitive issues.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8725216 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8725216\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-617de8e\" data-id=\"617de8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0493212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0493212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Olga-Cicarelli-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3969\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Olga-Cicarelli-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Olga-Cicarelli-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Olga-Cicarelli-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Olga-Cicarelli.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50e7d8a\" data-id=\"50e7d8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba1969 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ba1969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW102092240 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102092240 BCX0\"><strong>Olga Ciccarelli:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102092240 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102092240 BCX0\">\u201cEveryone\u2019s brain ages. But that process is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102092240 BCX0\">probably faster<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102092240 BCX0\"> in people with MS. We <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW102092240 BCX0\">have to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102092240 BCX0\"> look after our brain as much as we can, and there are things people can do to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102092240 BCX0\">maintain<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102092240 BCX0\"> healthy <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102092240 BCX0\">ageing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102092240 BCX0\">.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW102092240 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae1fe1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae1fe1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac001f0\" data-id=\"ac001f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b061d78 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b061d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c088d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75c088d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biomarkers <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a619b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a619b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1685b0e\" data-id=\"1685b0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae3b831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae3b831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">Biomarkers are measurable signals of a normal or abnormal process, or of a particular condition. Doctors may look for biomarkers in the blood, the spinal fluid, or on imaging scans, and use them to understand what is going on inside the body. <br \/><\/span><\/p><p>There has been a lot of advances in biomarkers in recent years, making them one of the most exciting areas of current research.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW138970845 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW138970845 BCX0\">Key learnings:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW138970845 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Biomarkers may be able to help doctors predict who will experience slow worsening of their disease, and measure some of the silent symptoms that people experience. That includes things like cognition issues, fatigue, numbness and tingling.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37243912 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW37243912 BCX0\">One study<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW37243912 BCX0\">presented at ECTRIMS 2025 found a link between a combination of 13 different proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and progression independent of relapse (PIRA). <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW37243912 BCX0\">T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW37243912 BCX0\">his information may help researchers build tools that can spot people at risk of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed CommentHighlightRest SCXW37243912 BCX0\">PIRA, or<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW37243912 BCX0\"> even guide the development of new treatments<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW253380391 BCX0\">Another <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW253380391 BCX0\">study<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW253380391 BCX0\"> found <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW253380391 BCX0\">that<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW253380391 BCX0\"> glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) may be able to tell doctors about disease progression. People with <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW253380391 BCX0\">high levels<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW253380391 BCX0\"> of GFAP in their blood appear to have a slow worsening of MS over time, it said. This finding could lead to new ways to prevent or treat progression. <\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da7292d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da7292d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb6992d\" data-id=\"eb6992d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32db0ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32db0ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mitzi-Jones-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3973\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mitzi-Jones-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mitzi-Jones-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mitzi-Jones-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mitzi-Jones.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4814f5c\" data-id=\"4814f5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7086277 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7086277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Mitzi Joi Williams:<\/strong> <em>\u201cAdvances in biomarkers will help us better understand what is going on later on in the disease. In earlier disease, MRI is our best measure to determine if people are worsening, because we can see new lesions and inflammation. When we get into the more progressive phase of the disease, there are more subtle things that may be occurring on MRI that we cannot measure in the clinic. Blood tests are really helpful because they can, potentially, help us to measure disease activity and progression in a different way.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ca099e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ca099e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ece204\" data-id=\"1ece204\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bcea37 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4bcea37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cbcd93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cbcd93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48e7fd6\" data-id=\"48e7fd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29259fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29259fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Smouldering MS <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21e7644 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21e7644\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02f7e0c\" data-id=\"02f7e0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2beaaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2beaaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Smouldering MS, or MS that gets worse but not because of relapses, was a main focus of ECTRIMS 2025. Smouldering MS describes chronic, or ongoing, inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS).<\/p><p>It is something that researchers are learning more about all the time. They are finding new ways to measure and detect it, and even ways to treat it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30c3cea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30c3cea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f7067d\" data-id=\"1f7067d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def52af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"def52af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Key learnings:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129499576 BCX0\">Not everyone with MS will experience smouldering MS<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129499576 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW129499576 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW247332210 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW247332210 BCX0\">At ECTRIMS 2025, researchers heard about possible new treatments for smouldering MS. They <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW247332210 BCX0\">include\u00a0 Bruton&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW247332210 BCX0\"> tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors and CAR-T cells. These treatments may be able to cross the blood-brain barrier to reach the inflammation in the CNS.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW247332210 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW54927038 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54927038 BCX0\">Pa<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW54927038 BCX0\">nellist<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54927038 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54927038 BCX0\"> highlighted a<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW54927038 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54927038 BCX0\">phase III clinical trial of a BTK in people with secondary progressive MS with no relapses. It found the drug could delay the progression of disability by 31%, compared to placebo, or a dummy treatment.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6570f94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6570f94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-915bfd8\" data-id=\"915bfd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8856ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8856ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xavier-Montalban-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3830\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xavier-Montalban-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xavier-Montalban-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xavier-Montalban-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xavier-Montalban.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1691348\" data-id=\"1691348\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1bbe2f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1bbe2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW194985326 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194985326 BCX0\">Xavier Montalban<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194985326 BCX0\"> said of the BTK clinical trial<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194985326 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194985326 BCX0\">: <\/span><\/strong><em><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194985326 BCX0\">\u201cIf this drug is approved, it will add a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194985326 BCX0\">new option to our armamentarium,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are two or three other BTKs coming, perhaps even more specific, probably efficacious, and perhaps with fewer side effects.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9482b65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9482b65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9325b68\" data-id=\"9325b68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9900c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2b9900c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d6afff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d6afff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b5d4e0\" data-id=\"7b5d4e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15bdb2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15bdb2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artificial intelligence <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8542481 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8542481\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce49d72\" data-id=\"ce49d72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98e12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d98e12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a key role in the research world, helping investigators to gather and understand more data than ever before. It can combine multiple types of data, such as MRI, genetics, biomarkers, and clinical information, spotting patterns in a way the human brain cannot.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Key learnings:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>AI is being used across the healthcare system. AI-powered transcription tools, for example, can record doctor\u2013patient conversations and generate clinical notes. Some healthcare professionals feel this helps them concentrate on the person they are talking to<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Researchers are using AI to screen thousands of compounds or molecules at a time. It means they can find the most promising, least toxic drug candidates in a fraction of the time.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>In research, the more people involved in studies, the more reliable the results. AI can work with datasets of tens of thousands of people. This makes predictions more accurate. It will be particularly important to ensure that AI systems are trained across a diverse range of participants. Diversity in MS clinical trials has been a hot topic of conversation and this will continue to be important as the role of AI increases in these studies.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>In other diseases, including Alzheimer&#8217;s, researchers are using AI to speed up clinical trials. One way they are doing this is by using the technology to find people who are most likely to respond to the treatment being studied.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7c5187 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7c5187\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-999544e\" data-id=\"999544e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0c03c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7b0c03c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44212fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44212fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5428050\" data-id=\"5428050\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f5ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78f5ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Genetics <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66a2d48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66a2d48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0049471\" data-id=\"0049471\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e849bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e849bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the biggest questions people often have is why some people develop MS while others do not. Or why the condition progresses more quickly in some people than in others.<\/p><p>Part of the answer lies in genetics. While no single MS gene exists, researchers have identified hundreds of genetic variations that can slightly increase the risk, and are starting to identify genes that increase the risk of accelerated disease progression.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5eaad37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5eaad37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f52e330\" data-id=\"f52e330\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3a438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f3a438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ali-Manoucherhrinia-Quote-Box-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4071\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ali-Manoucherhrinia-Quote-Box-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ali-Manoucherhrinia-Quote-Box-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ali-Manoucherhrinia-Quote-Box-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ali-Manoucherhrinia-Quote-Box.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-384e362\" data-id=\"384e362\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7769041 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7769041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW1301580 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1301580 BCX0\">Ali <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW1301580 BCX0\">Manouchehrinia<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1301580 BCX0\"><strong>:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW1301580 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1301580 BCX0\">\u201cIt is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW1301580 BCX0\">really important<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1301580 BCX0\"> for MS genetics research to bring in a mixture of nations. We need, for example, to bring in African Americans who have been <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1301580 BCX0\">underrepresented<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1301580 BCX0\"> in MS genetics. We are hopeful that all this information will help us understand the disease better.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW1301580 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c0c2fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c0c2fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-992f57c\" data-id=\"992f57c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c891ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c891ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Key learnings:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>People with certain genes may be predisposed, or more likely in given circumstances, to develop an autoimmune disease. MS is just one example of an autoimmune disease.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Genetics alone cannot fully predict MS. Lifestyle and environmental factors, such as smoking, low vitamin D, and viral infections such as the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), also play a role. Researchers call the area where genetics and environmental factors meet epigenetics. Epigenetics may be more predictive than genes alone.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>At ECTRIMS 2025, researchers shared information on new AI-based models that combined genetic information with clinical and biological markers. The aim was to better understand how people develop and experience MS. This could eventually lead to more personalised treatments<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Many thousands of study participants are needed to move this field of research to the next step. The International MS Genetics Consortium has been incredibly successful at enabling global collaborations, using data from people living MS around the world, to help start to answer these questions.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f720f7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f720f7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-667fd47\" data-id=\"667fd47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433de53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"433de53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jeanette-Lechner-Scott_Quote-Box-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4081\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jeanette-Lechner-Scott_Quote-Box-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jeanette-Lechner-Scott_Quote-Box-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jeanette-Lechner-Scott_Quote-Box-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jeanette-Lechner-Scott_Quote-Box.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-771f87a\" data-id=\"771f87a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5073541 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5073541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Jeannette Lechner-Scott:<\/strong> <em>\u201cEpigenetics is much better in predicting your risk of MS than genes alone. It is a combination of your genetic predisposition, your lifestyle factors, and what you experience during your lifetime that makes up that risk.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2f09d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2f09d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c41b766\" data-id=\"c41b766\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a15de5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9a15de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c864f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c864f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Infections and vaccinations  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1142818 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1142818\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-315e6fe\" data-id=\"315e6fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb9fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbb9fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Infections, especially EBV, are strongly linked to the risk of developing MS. At the same time, vaccinations play a crucial role in managing MS safely, particularly when patients are starting treatments that affect the immune system.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Key learnings<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Several trials are underway to develop a vaccine to EBV. Researchers hope that preventing EBV infection could reduce the number of people who develop MS in the future.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>It is important for people with MS to have all recommended vaccines before they begin DMTs. This is because a person\u2019s response to a vaccine may be weaker after treatment begins, as DMTs supress the immune system and can make people vulnerable to infections.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>There is strong evidence to show that vaccination is safe and effective in people with MS.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69db300 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69db300\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4812460\" data-id=\"4812460\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598068d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"598068d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Liliana-Patrucco-Qutoe-Box-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4089\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Liliana-Patrucco-Qutoe-Box-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Liliana-Patrucco-Qutoe-Box-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Liliana-Patrucco-Qutoe-Box-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Liliana-Patrucco-Qutoe-Box.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37c1890\" data-id=\"37c1890\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74917c6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74917c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW110748865 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110748865 BCX0\">Liliana <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW110748865 BCX0\">Patrucco<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW110748865 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110748865 BCX0\"><strong>:<\/strong> <em>\u201cThe majority of infections related to the use of high-efficacy therapy are mild or moderate, and we can deal with them perfectly well. The treatments are safe, and vaccines are safe. We need to combine them to achieve good control of the disease activity, and to <\/em><\/span><em><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110748865 BCX0\">maintain<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110748865 BCX0\"> a good state of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110748865 BCX0\">well-being<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110748865 BCX0\">.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/span><em><span class=\"EOP SCXW110748865 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335572079&quot;:6,&quot;335572080&quot;:1,&quot;335572081&quot;:4278190080,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;single&quot;}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cf4bb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cf4bb5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7870785\" data-id=\"7870785\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46cb92e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"46cb92e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-185780e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"185780e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e897a33\" data-id=\"e897a33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13bb018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13bb018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f3a5.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfa5\" \/> <strong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"52\">Want to watch the full discussion firsthand?<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"352\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">You can view the complete Session 3 video on YouTube. Listening to the experts dive into the latest \u201chot-topic\u201d advances offers valuable context and depth to the themes summarized in this report, helping you connect the insights directly to emerging trends in care, research, and patient advocacy.<\/p><p data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"352\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Available in both English and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l6Sm_UfT2jA&amp;list=PL7IePEgWfHEcuDF065sxZ2Rd8EmvVLRBj&amp;index=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-099e642\" data-id=\"099e642\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8868919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8868919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/lbQ7HELXgOY&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3662e58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3662e58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-450c14e\" data-id=\"450c14e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d8333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f4d8333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/ask-the-expert-online-session\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Next Session<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sessions You are here: Home \/ Sessions \/ Session Two Back to PCD Home Session 1: Latest Developments People with Lived Experiences Panel Session 2: Advances in Hot Topics Ask the Expert Online Panel Session 2: Advances in Hot Topics 26 September 2025 In this session, our seven Expert Panellists dove into various \u201chot topics\u201d\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0defined &hellip; 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