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Cassava’s Simufilam Continues To Alienate Investors Despite Some Phase II Alzheimer’s Promise

 
• By Ayisha Sharma

The US firm is touting top-line data from an open-label Alzheimer’s disease trial as a net positive, but the lack of p-values and a declining trend in efficacy left some investors and analysts lukewarm.  

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Simufilam's Efficacy Has Been Declining With Each Data Release • Source: Shutterstock

Cassava Sciences, Inc.’s simufilam has shown some signs of promise in a Phase II trial in Alzheimer’s disease (AD)but concerns about lack of detail on statistical significance as well as a general downward trend in responses have dampened its shine.

Simufilam is an oral small-molecule drug candidate that aims to restore the normal shape and function of filamin A (FLNA)...

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