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Certain spinal fluid biomarkers may predict responses to NurOwn

Treatment with NurOwn (debamestrocel), which BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics is developing for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), may bring about changes in biomarkers of inflammation and neurodegeneration that predict clinical outcomes. The findings come from the Phase 3 trial (NCT03280056) that tested NurOwn against a placebo in 189 adults with rapidly…

AAN 2024: Troriluzole may be taken with food, data suggest

Troriluzole, a new formulation of the approved amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatment riluzole, can be taken with or without food and appears to have better pharmacological properties than approved versions of the medication that allow once daily administration. That’s according to data from three studies in healthy volunteers presented…

It’s year 70 for ‘Fill the Boot’ MDA fundraisers nationwide

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is marking its seven-decade partnership with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) with this year’s launch of Fill the Boot, a nationwide yearlong fundraising campaign supporting research, care, and advocacy for people with neuromuscular disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

ASHA-624 to be studied as potential disease-modifying therapy

ASHA-624, an experimental therapy that blocks the activity of the SARM1 protein, will be developed as a potential disease-modifying therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Developer Asha Therapeutics said it will conduct preclinical studies aimed at supporting the treatment’s potential for testing in human clinical trials. “As a veteran CNS…

Relyvrio withdrawn from US, Canada after Phase 3 trial results

Relyvrio (sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol), an approved treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), was voluntarily removed from the U.S. and Canadian markets. Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, the therapy’s developer, made the decision after top-line results from the Phase 3 PHOENIX trial (NCT05021536) showed that patients who received Relyvrio…