Reading Time: 3 minutesA very much ‘must report on’ session of the 23rd International Symposium on ALS/MND was the clinical trials and trial design session. There are many
Category: Clinical Trials
Reading Time: 3 minutesPromising results from a Phase II clinical trial for a drug called NP001 have been announced by the biopharmaceutical company Neuraltus. The trial, conducted in America, suggested
Reading Time: 3 minutes“After a time where patients and sponsors of trials alike had become disheartened about the lack of positive clinical trials, it is exciting to see
Reading Time: 9 minutesI’m sure many of you who follow our blog have also been following the discussion on our forum about the Neuraltus trial for a drug called NP001.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m glad to finally announce that UK recruitment for the dexpramipexole clinical trial is now open! So far, we are aware that Liverpool has opened
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe’re aware that thing’s may seem quiet in terms of ‘big’ MND research moments… almost too quiet… Well, today, the pharmaceutical companies Biogen Idec and Knopp Biosciences announced
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne human neural stem cell line that has cleared the US Government’s regulatory hurdles is that developed by the biotechnology company Neuralstem. To date, nine
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe remainder of the morning covered some of the preclinical research that has laid the foundations for current and forthcoming clinicalstudies. Prof Clive Svendsen, from University Wisconsin-Madison, gave an
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis year, two sessions are related to clinical trials. The first, concerns the planning and design of clinical trials. The second is the results of
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSharing information at the symposium is what it’s all about. Today, Randall Kaye, chief medical officer from Avanir Pharmaceuticals, chose the symposium to give a presentation on