Early treatment with Radicava (edaravone), an approved therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), significantly reduced the risk of hospitalization, need for ventilatory support, or death compared with delaying treatment for six months. That’s according to analyses of data from Study 19 (NCT01492686), the Phase 3 clinical trial…
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Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Canada (MTP-CA) is teaming up with the Canadian Neuromuscular Disease Registry (CNDR) in Canada’s first real-world, evidence-generating study of Radicava (edaravone) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Data are expected to provide real-life insights into the survival benefits of Radicava in the progressive neurodegenerative…
Increased accumulation of p62, a protein involved in a cellular recycling process called autophagy, in the spinal cord is associated with worse survival outcomes in people with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study revealed. Autophagy is the cellular process responsible for breaking down proteins and other complex molecules…
Coya Therapeutics is planning to file a request with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue testing its investigational therapy COYA 302 for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a Phase 2 clinical trial. The company is preparing a meeting with the regulatory agency…
Researchers have identified new genetic variants that might influence survival among sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients in Japan. Genetic analyses in more than 1,000 ALS patients uncovered that small changes in the FGF1, THSD7A, and LRP1 genes could affect patients’ prognosis. In patient-derived nerve cells, the identified variants led…
The axeALS Foundation is inviting people in the U.S. with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and demonstrable financial needs to apply for a grant to defray the cost of living with the progressive neurodegenerative disease. The application deadline is midnight Aug. 15. Institutions may apply as well, although…
While neurologists are frustrated with the treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) now on the market, they rapidly adopt new therapies that may delay disease progression for use among their patients with the neurodegenerative disorder. That’s according to Spherix Global Insights, a company providing market research and business…
An earlier start to noninvasive ventilation (NIV) could help to improve respiratory function and prolong survival for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a small clinical trial in Spain. While many of the study’s findings failed to reach statistical significance, the researchers believe the data still support…
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America (MTPA), which had been testing a once-daily regimen of its oral therapy Radicava ORS (edaravone) for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), announced that it is discontinuing the Phase 3b trial and its extension study. That decision comes after an interim analysis by an independent…
A “velcro-like” protein called alpha-5 integrin consistently is found at high levels in immune cells near motor neurons being damaged or killed in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and those of mice in a disease model, a study reports. Blocking the protein in the mice slowed disease progression,…
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