STAT Plus: The latest failure in Alzheimer’s casts doubt on Biogen’s ostensible success
The prevailing theory of how to treat Alzheimer’s disease endured its 1,001st cut on Thursday, as results from a lengthy clinical trial showed that reducing toxic plaques in the brain had no effect on slowing cognitive decline.
While the disappointing result is only the latest in a metronomic series of failures, it could have implications for the drug industry’s only ostensible success: a plaque-targeting treatment from Biogen soon to undergo Food and Drug Administration review.
