A Status Check Of The Alzheimer’s Trial Landscape

Despite high-profile failures, including the recent disappointing results for Axovant Science’s Phase III MINDSET study, the trial landscape for Alzheimer’s disease remains busy.

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Exploring the Alzheimer's pipeline

Outside the oncology research that dominates pharma R&D, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the more active indications according to Trialtrove. Undeterred by previous failures, the industry continues to mine them for insight, incorporating new strategies and tools in an attempt to address the unmet needs in within the large AD market.

As of October 2017, a total of 240 Phase I to III trials were ongoing for AD – 78% of...

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