Healthcare has long harnessed the power of big data. Examples range from the Human Genome Project, a worldwide 13-year effort to map DNA, to the adoption of electronic medical records— allowing doctors to quickly access patient information at points of care — and the rise of personalized medicine, which tailors…

EpiSwitch, a non-invasive, blood-based test developed by Oxford BioDynamics, successfully stratified patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as fast versus slow progressors, according to an interim analysis of the REFINE-ALS study. These findings highlight the potential of the biomarker test to better classify disease progression in ALS patients…

Health Canada has given a green light to QurAlis‘ request to open a Phase 1 clinical trial of QRL-201, its candidate antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) molecule to protect and repair nerve cells, slowing disease progression, in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The global trial, called ANQUR (NCT05633459), will…

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics has requested a Type A meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss the agency’s recent refusal to review its application for NurOwn as a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Type A meetings are scheduled to resolve differences between the…

Health Canada asked more information regarding masitinib as a potential add-on therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) before continuing to review a request for its approval. AB Science, masitinib’s developer, now has 90 consecutive days to reply to the notice of deficiency issued by Health Canada, given…

A low dose of aldesleukin, an immunotherapy approved for certain cancers, slowed disease progression and significantly improved survival in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), particularly in those with less aggressive disease. These are the most recent results from the MIROCALS Phase 2 trial (NCT03039673), which tested aldesleukin…

DNL343, an investigational oral small molecule developed by Denali Therapeutics, can extensively enter the brain and reduce the cellular stress response that contributes to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) progression. That’s according to an interim analysis of data from a Phase 1b clinical trial (NCT05006352), in which DNL343 was…

For the last 15 years, students in the physical therapy assistant (PTA) program at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska have participated in a local amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) event that seeks to raise awareness about the progressive neurodegenerative disorder — and raise the funds to fight it. This…

Eikonoklastes Therapeutics and Forge Biologics have announced a new partnership to advance the development of ET-101, an experimental gene therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), toward clinical trial testing. Eikonoklastes acquired the rights to ET-101 from the University of California San Diego earlier this year. Under…

The COURAGE-ALS Phase 3 clinical trial, testing Cytokinetic’s experimental therapy reldesemtiv in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is expected to enroll patients who are most likely to benefit from the potential treatment. That’s according to a new analysis of data from an earlier Phase 2 study of reldesemtiv called…