Abstract

Siponimod (Kajendra) is a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulator type 1 and 5 (S1P1,5), the first targeted agent for the treatment of patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, both with and without exacerbations and/or activity according to magnetic resonance imaging. The drug was approved in Russia at the end of December 2020. The efficacy of siponimod was confirmed in EXPAND study, a large, randomized, double-blind phase III clinical study. This article presents three clinical cases of patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis from the practice of specialists of the Novosibirsk Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Other Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System with an analysis of patients selection for siponimod treatment and an assessment of the therapy effectiveness.

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