NKGen Biotech said it’s been cleared to launch an expanded access program (EAP) that will allow patients in the U.S. with neurodegenerative conditions, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), to access its experimental therapy troculeucel outside clinical trials. EAPs, or compassionate use programs, allow people with serious or life-threatening conditions…
The ALS Association has announced the winners of its first-ever Hoffman ALS Clinic Development and Capacity Awards, two new grant programs aimed at improving access to multidisciplinary care for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) across the U.S. The awards are supported by a $58 million donation from the…
The ongoing program that is providing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with access to Medicinova’s investigational therapy MN‑166 (ibudilast) outside of a clinical trial is adding new sites. The expanded access program (EAP) will enroll about 200 patients at several locations in the U.S. who are not eligible…
AUT00201, an experimental oral small molecule being developed by Autifony Therapeutics, reduced the loss of motor neurons — the nerve cells that control movement — and eased motor symptoms in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a new study showed. It was also found to improve…
After my husband Todd’s ALS diagnosis in 2010, we regularly monitored the forced vital capacity (FVC) of his lungs. This was because the neurologist at our ALS clinic had told us that if Todd wanted to get a feeding tube, he’d need to do it while his FVC was…
China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) has approved a request by Zhimeng Biopharma to launch a Phase 2/3 study of its experimental therapy CB03-154 in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The oral treatment, which is designed to slow disease progression by reducing nerve cell overactivity, is also…
I used to take for granted my ability to sync up with the people and events in my life — to keep up with conversations, move in unison with my fellow dancers, and show up on time. But that was before ALS waltzed into my life. At first, the…
Anita Newton is a retired science teacher who lives near Bristol, England. She taught chemistry for 30 years before retiring when her husband, Craig, was diagnosed with ALS. Her interests range from sports like pickleball, badminton, and table tennis to reading, writing, painting, and crafting. She also enjoys traveling…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug status to Klotho Neurosciences’ gene therapy candidate for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The designation is intended to boost the development of potential treatments for rare diseases, or those that impact fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. It…
A new treatment approach that noninvasively delivers gentle electrical stimulation to the spinal cord and peripheral nerves — the nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body — was found to slow disease progression and extend survival in a mouse model of amyotrophic…
