A New Direction for Alzheimer’s R&D: FDA Outlines Early Disease Pathway
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Alzheimer’s R&D has suffered multiple failures over the last decade, with no drug found to slow or halt the underlying progression of the disease. Industry’s focus is now on patients at the very earliest stages of Alzheimer’s in the hopes of finding an effective drug before too much damage is done. FDA is meeting sponsors halfway, with a draft guidance outlining approval requirements.
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