Mouse EAE model and cuprizone demyelination model; lymphocyte reduction in rats, mice, dogs and monkeys
“Consistent with the impact of ozanimod and its metabolites on circulating lymphocytes, efficacy in the mouse (C57BL/6) experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis model and cuprizone demyelination model were demonstrated.”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 101Source ↗
Why that model
Not stated in public reviews
Not reported in the public reviews. Reviewers summarise selectively, so this usually means it wasn't discussed publicly, not that it wasn't studied.
Reviewer's view of the efficacy data
FDA: efficacy in EAE and cuprizone models provides biological plausibility for treating MS
“Efficacy in these models provides biological plausibility for the use of ozanimod to treat MS in humans.”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 101Source ↗