TauRx Therapeutics Ltd.’s tau aggregation inhibitor candidate for Alzheimer’s has improved cognitive and functional decline rates according to initial data from a late-stage trial but the lack of numbers leaves room for skepticism given the product’s past.
TauRx Attempts Anti-Tau Comeback But Keeps Data Under Wraps
Following 2016 Alzheimer’s Fail
The firm has revealed its anti-tau candidate showed promise in a late-stage Alzheimer’s study several years after a disappointing failure, but data are yet to be announced in full.

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