Wednesday, July 25, 2012

News Summary: Alzheimer's drug fails in a study

DISAPPOINTING DATA: In the latest setback in Alzheimer's research, an experimental drug failed the first of four late-stage studies. The treatment didn't slow mental or functional decline in patients with mild or moderate Alzheimer's who carry a gene that increases the risk of the disease.

WHAT'S NEXT: Development partners Pfizer Inc. and Johnson & Johnson will continue three other late-stage tests of bapineuzumab. Two studies are in patients who don't have the ApoE4 gene.

WHAT'S AT STAKE: There's no treatment that does more than temporarily ease Alzheimer's symptoms, which afflict about 5 million Americans.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2012-07-23-Pfizer-JandJ-Alzheimer's%20Drug-Summary%20Box/id-9a7e437329ab4d5ab4c0e0f832e43632

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