BrainStorm’s Phase III Data Do Not Support Clinical Benefit Of NurOwn In ALS, US FDA Says
Executive Summary
Agency’s unusual public statement about an investigational product's development status may be aimed at countering bullish comments from the sponsor; FDA cites failure of pivotal trial on the primary and secondary endpoints and ‘modest excess in deaths’ with the cell therapy.
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