Episode 392: From the 2025 ACTRIMS Forum with Dr. Lilyana Amezcua and Dr. John Corboy

Last week, 1,800 scientists, clinicians, postdoctoral fellows, and medical residents arrived in West Palm Beach, Florida, for the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis annual meeting, better known as the ACTRIMS Forum.

I'm kicking off our coverage of this important conference by sharing two of the conversations I had at ACTRIMS 2025.

First, I talked with Dr. Lilyana Amezcua about the Alliance for Research in Hispanic Multiple Sclerosis, and her just-published paper, The Impact of Person-Centered Social Determinants and Neighborhood Deprivation Associated with Disability in Hispanic People with Multiple Sclerosis.

I also talked with Dr. John Corboy about aging and MS, and what he learned as the Principal Investigator of DISCO-MS, the largest clinical trial to focus on the question of whether it makes sense for someone over the age of 55 or 60 to discontinue their disease-modifying therapy. 

We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??!

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This Week: From the 2025 ACTRIMS Forum  :22

Dr. Lilyana Amezcua discusses the Alliance For Research in Hispanic Multiple Sclerosis, and her paper focused on the impact of person-centered social determinants and neighborhood deprivation associated with disability in Hispanic people with multiple sclerosis  2:06

Dr. John Corboy discusses aging and MS, and what he learned as the Principal Investigator of DISCO-MS, the largest clinical trial to focus on the question of whether it makes sense for someone over the age of 55 or 60 to discontinue their disease-modifying therapy.   12:05

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Next Week: Look for special episodes of the podcast with lots more interviews from the ACTRIMS Forum, featuring some of the leading MS experts in the world  21:57

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