Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Phase II/III Study to Investigate the Effects of Fingolimod Versus Interferon Beta-1b on Visual Recovery After Optic Neuritis
Brief Summary: In the MOVING study should be examined, whether early therapeutic intervention with fingolimod (Gilenya ®) after optic neuritis(ON) has a favorable visual outcome as a comparative therapie with Interferon beta-1b (Extavia®), as measured by multifocal visual evoked potentials (mVEP) after 6 month compared to baseline.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, in accordance with the revised McDonald criteria (2010)
* At least 2 documented clinical attacks within the last 2 years prior to screening or one clinical attack in the years prior to screening (but not within 30 days prior to screening)
* Neurologic stability for greater than or equal to (\>/=) 30 days prior to both screening and baseline
* Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score 0 to 5.5 inclusive

Exclusion Criteria:

* Primary progressive multiple sclerosis
* Disease duration of more than 10 years in patients with EDSS score less than or equal to (\</=) 2.0 at screening
* Contraindications for MRI
* Known presence of other neurological disorders which may mimic multiple sclerosis
* Pregnancy or lactation
* Requirement for chronic treatment with systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressants during the course of the study
* History of or currently active primary or secondary immunodeficiency
* History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to humanized or murine monoclonal antibodies
* Active infection, or history of or known presence of recurrent or chronic infection (for example, hepatitis B or C, Human Immunodeficiency Virus \[HIV\], syphilis, tuberculosis)
* History of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
* Contraindications to or intolerance of oral or IV corticosteroids
* Contraindications to Rebif or incompatibility with Rebif use
B: Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of RMS (as per McDonald criteria, 2005) Other protocol-defined inclusion criteria could apply.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Have primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS)
* Have secondary progressive MS without superimposed relapses
* Relevant cardiac, hepatic and renal diseases as specified in the protocol
* Pretreatment with immunosuppressants and immunomodulating drugs as specified in the protocol
* Clinical significant abnormalities in blood cell counts and immunoglobulin levels as specified in the protocol
* Clinical significant acute or chronic infections as specified in the protocol Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria could apply.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS)
* ability to consent and a written approval
* First acute ON attack to the fit eye within 30 days before screening
* Age 18 - 55 years at screening
* EDSS ≤ 6.0
* No MS Attack except for ON in the last 30 days before screening
* No immunomodulatory therapy for at least three Months (before randomization), or
* strong immunomodulatory therapy with interferon beta or glatiramer acetate for at least 6 months
* visus in the affected eye at least 0.1
* latency of Conventional VEP in the affected eye

  * = 115 ms or difference\> = 15 ms to the opposite side at a Study at least 4 but no more than 6 weeks after Onset of clinical symptoms
* At least 2 T2 lesions typical of MS in a previous MRI

Exclusion Criteria:

* other MS course than RRMS
* any condition which could interfere or prevent the MRI study or other investigations
* known allergy or intolerance, or other contraindication against Gd-DTPA
* Patients with known contraindications to treatment with fingolimod (Gilenya ®) or interferon beta-1b Extavia ®
* Competing diseases which could affect visual functions such as diabetic, retinopathy, glaucoma, retinal detachment
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Ability to provide written informed consent and to be compliant with the schedule of protocol assessments
* Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS)
* Ages 18-55 years inclusive
* For sexually active female and male participants of reproductive potential, use of reliable means of contraception

Exclusion Criteria:

* Secondary or primary progressive multiple sclerosis at screening
* Incompatibility with MRI
* Contra-indications to or intolerance of oral or IV corticosteroids
* Known presence of other neurologic disorders
* Pregnancy or lactation
* Lack of peripheral venous access
* History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to humanized or murine monoclonal antibodies
* Significant, uncontrolled disease, such as cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, endocrine or gastrointestinal
* Congestive heart failure
* Known active bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial infection or other infection or any major episode of infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with IV antibiotics within 4 weeks prior to screening or oral antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to screening
* History or known presence of recurrent or chronic infection
* History of cancer, including solid tumors and hematological malignancies (except basal cell, in situ squamous cell carcinomas of the skin, and in situ carcinoma of the cervix of the uterus that have been excised and resolved)
* History of alcohol or drug abuse within 24 weeks prior to randomization
* History of or currently active primary or secondary immunodeficiency
* History of coagulation disorders
* Treatment with any investigational agent within 4 weeks of screening
* Receipt of a live vaccine within 6 weeks prior to randomization
* Incompatibility with Avonex use
* Previous treatment with rituximab
* Previous treatment with lymphocyte-depleting therapies except mitoxantrone
* Treatment with lymphocyte trafficking blockers within 24 weeks prior to randomization
* Treatment with beta interferons, glatiramer acetate, IV immunoglobulin, plasmapheresis, or immunosuppressive therapies within 12 weeks prior to randomization
* Systemic corticosteroid therapy within 4 weeks prior to randomization

Answer: C