A SECOND drug to tackle Alzheimer’s disease could be on the horizon, research shows. Trials of the medicine donanemab found it can successfully break down clumps of a protein called amyloid in the …
Professor John Hardy, from University College London, said: “What this trial shows is that donanemab has a similar overall effect to aducanumab but seems as if it is a ‘stronger’ drug.
The latest study, presented at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease conference, revealed 37.9 per cent of patients had “clearance” of the protein after six months.A separate trial to test whether it reduces dementia symptoms is under way and set to finish next summer.
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