#164: EMSP 2026. Progress, Hope and Real Challenges in Multiple Sclerosis

#164: EMSP 2026. Progress, Hope and Real Challenges in Multiple Sclerosis

The EMSP 2026 Conference in Berlin highlighted how much is currently evolving in multiple sclerosis (MS) – from improved diagnostics and emerging therapies to long-overdue topics like fatigue, PIRA, and menopause.

In this episode, I share my personal insights from Day 1 on site and summarize the key developments from Day 2. We explore why the "MS iceberg" is still widely misunderstood, how new approaches like CAR-T and stem cell therapy are shaping the future, and why access to care across Europe remains a major challenge.

👉 Read the full blog article:
https://ms-perspektive.de/en/164-emsp

🔎 What we cover in this episode
  • Personal impressions from EMSP 2026 in Berlin
  • Patient stories: MS and NMOSD
  • McDonald Criteria 2024 and improved MS diagnosis
  • The "MS iceberg" and invisible symptoms like fatigue
  • Poster insights: fatigue as a key burden in MS
  • MS Selfie and decision support tools for immunotherapies
  • CAR-T cell therapy and stem cell therapy
  • Menopause and MS
  • PIRA (Progression Independent of Relapse Activity)
  • Access to MS care across Europe
🔗 Mentioned resources & episodes

👉 Barbara Willekens on CAR-T cell therapy
👉 Christoph Heesen on stem cell therapy
👉 Roland Martin on aHSCT
👉 Riley Bove on menopause & MS
👉 Gavin Giovannoni on PIRA
👉 Fatigue article
👉 Article: From Fatigue to Focus (ECTRIMS insights)
👉 MS Selfie Microsite: https://msselfie.co.uk/
👉 McDonald Criterie 2024

👉 Full blog article:
https://ms-perspektive.de/en/164-emsp

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