Anti-inflammatory disease modifying treatment does not attenuate disability progression in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

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Johannes Lorscheider has accepted conference travel support from Novartis and has received research support from Biogen.Tim Spelman received compensation for travel from Biogen Idec.Alessandra Lugaresi is a Bayer Schering, Biogen Idec, Genzyme, Merck Serono Advisory Board Member. She received travel grants and honoraria from Bayer Schering, Biogen Idec, Merck Serono, Novartis, Sanofi, Teva, and Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla and her institution received research grants from Bayer Schering, Biogen, Merck Serono, Novartis, Sanofi, Teva, and Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla.Eva Havrdova received speaker honoraria and consultant fees from Biogen Idec, Merck, Novartis, Genzyme and Teva, as well as support for research activities from the Czech Ministries of Education and Health (NT13237-4/2012, PRVOUK-P26/LF1/4) and Biogen Idec and Merck Serono.Dana Horakova received speaker honoraria and consulting fees from Biogen Idec, Merck Teva, Genzyme, and Novartis, as well as support for research activities from the Czech Ministries of Education and Health (NT13237-4/2012, PRVOUK-P26/LF1/4) and Biogen Idec.Maria Troiano received speaking honoraria from Biogen-Idec, Bayer-Schering, Sanofi Aventis, Merck-Serono, Teva and Novartis; has received research grants from Biogen-Idec, Merck-Serono, and Novartis.Pierre Duquette has served on editorial boards and has been supported to attend meetings by EMDSerono, Biogen-Idec, Novartis, Genzyme, and TEVA Neuroscience. Dr Duquette holds grants from the CIHR and the MS Society of Canada and has received funding for investigator-initiated trials from Biogen-Idec, Novartis, and Genzyme.Francois Grand'Maison received honoraria or research funding from Biogen Idec, Genzyme, Novartis, Teva Neurosciences, Mitsubishi and ONO Pharmaceuticals.Pierre Grammond is a Novartis, Teva-neuroscience, Biogen Idec and Genzyme advisory board member, consultant for Merck Serono, received payments for lectures by Merck Serono, Teva-Neuroscience and Canadian Multiple sclerosis society, and received grants for travel from Teva-Neuroscience and Novartis.Eugenio Pucci served on scientific advisory boards for Genzyme, Merck-Serono and Biogen-Idec; he received honoraria and/or congress and travel/accommodation expense compensations from Sanofi Aventis, Novartis, Biogen-Idec, Merck-Serono, Genzyme, Teva and Associazione Marchigiana Sclerosi Multipla e altre malattie neurologiche.Daniele Spitaleri received honoraria as a consultant on scientific advisory boards by Bayer-Schering, Novartis and Sanofi-Aventis and compensation for travel from Novartis, Biogen Idec, Sanofi Aventis, Teva and Merck-Serono.Jeanette Lechner-Scott has accepted travel compensation from Novartis, Biogen and Merck Serono. Her institution receives the honoraria for talks and advisory board commitment and also clinic support from Bayer Health Care, Biogen Idec, CSL, Genzyme Sanofi, Merck Serono and Novartis.Murat Terzi received travel grants from Merck Serono, Novartis, Bayer-Schering, Merck-Serono and Teva; has participated in clinical trials by Sanofi Aventis, Roche and Novartis.Vincent van Pesch has served on advisory boards for Biogen Idec, Novartis Pharma and Sanofi-Genzyme; has received travel grants and consultancy fees from Biogen Idec, Bayer Schering, Sanofi Aventis, Merck Serono, Sanofi-Genzyme and Novartis Pharma; has received research grants from Bayer Schering.Robert Bergamaschi has served on scientific advisory boards for Biogen Idec and Almirall; has received funding for travel and speaker honoraria from Sanofi-Aventis, Genzyme, Biogen Idec, Bayer Schering, Teva Neurosciences, Merck Serono, Almirall, and Novartis; received research support from Merck Serono, Biogen Idec, Teva Neurosciences, Bayer Schering, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis.Cristina Ramo-Tello received research funding, consulting/advisory fees or compensation for travel from Biogen-Idec, Novartis, Genzyme and Almirall.