Tofersen Fails to Slow SOD1-ALS in VALOR Trial, But Hopeful Trends Seen

Tofersen, an experimental treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with mutations in the SOD1 gene, failed to significantly slow the rate of disease progression relative to a placebo in a Phase 3 trial. These top-line findings mean that the VALOR study (NCT02623699), which is testing tofersen in…

#AANAM – Trial Will Evaluate Tofersen in Presymptomatic SOD1 Patients

Editor’s note: The ALS News Today team is providing in-depth coverage of the 2021 Virtual AAN Annual Meeting, April 17–22. Go here to read the latest stories from the conference. A new clinical trial will seek to determine the optimal timing to begin treatment with the investigational medication tofersen in people…