Cassava Starts Second Alzheimer's Study After PT-125 Effects Multiple Biomarkers
Executive Summary
The company formerly known as Pain Therapeutics revealed a 100% response rate in a small Phase IIa study and hopes to confirm the novel drug's effects on all biomarkers tested in Phase IIb.
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