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Radicava Oral Suspension Earns FDA Approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America (MTPA)’s oral suspension formulation of edaravone, Radicava ORS, for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The oral therapy is designed to offer the same efficacy as MTPA’s Radicava (edaravone) — an FDA-approved, into-the-vein therapy…

Lead Antibody Targeting Toxic TDP-43 Protein to Advance, ProMIS Says

ProMIS Neurosciences announced plans to advance a monoclonal antibody against toxic TDP-43 protein clumps as a potential treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The candidate antibody therapy, called PMN267, has shown promise in preclinical experiments conducted at independent institutions, the company also reported in a press release. Nearly all cases…

AMX0035 Extended Patients’ Survival By More Than 10 Months

Treatment with AMX0035 significantly extended the median survival of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients by more than 10 months compared with a placebo, a new analysis of the Phase 2/3 CENTAUR clinical trial indicates. That survival difference was even greater in patients who continued to receive AMX0035 in the open-label…

The Straw That Breaks the Camel’s Back

A couple weeks ago, one of our toilet tanks developed a crack and started leaking. I turned off the water, and while we waited for a new tank to arrive, we filled a bucket with water from the tub to flush the toilet or used the other bathroom. On Saturday,…