Biotech company Biogen's latest analysis of its Alzheimer's drug supports its claim that the drug can slow mental decline in the early disease stages. commonhealth
Now, the company has presented more detailed data backing up its claim at a major Alzheimer's conference in San Diego. On theon Thursday, behavioral neurologist Sharon Cohen, who helped lead the aducanumab testing, said the data showed that the drug could help people with early Alzheimer's function better for longer.
"The data is complex," said panel member Dr. Paul Aisen of the USC Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute. Many questions remain, including — as put to the panelists —"How big a deal is this?" The testing lasted 18 months and found an advantage for the patients on the drug, but their decline still continued.
Now, Tanzi says,"I think the big question will be whether they get approval, and how many restrictions there will be on it," because the clinical trials turned up safety concerns: the drug caused transitory brain swelling in some patients.
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