Biogen Seeking A Path Forward After Phase III Tofersen Study Fails In ALS
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Executive Summary
The drug showed favorable but not significant trends across secondary endpoints, and greater efficacy in slower-progressing patients and those treated earlier in the disease, in a small subpopulation.
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