Continuing Dismay In Alzheimer's: vTv's RAGE Antagonist Fails In Phase III Study
Executive Summary
A further mechanism of action has proven ineffective in top-line data from a late-stage study in Alzheimer's disease, adding to the long list of tried and failed approaches to the seemingly intractable condition.
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