Setbacks reset views on highly touted Alzheimer's and ALS drugs

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  • cafead   Mar 11, 2024 at 05:12: PM
via A pair of setbacks to drugs for Alzheimer's disease and ALS on Friday served as another reminder that widely touted treatments for desperate patients aren't necessarily a sure thing.

Why it matters: Drugs are increasingly judged on the probability they'll work instead of real-world clinical results — often with energetic lobbying by patient advocacy groups.

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