Looking Ahead at MS Treatment and Closing Thoughts on Biosimilars
October 31st 2023Jeffrey Cohen, MD; Sarah Anderson, PharmD, NBC-HWC; and Alicyn Magruder, PharmD, BCACP, MSCS, share their final thoughts on the future landscape of clinical MS care in the biosimiliars era. [WATCH TIME: 12 minutes]
Takeda’s TAK-861 Shows Promise in Improving Wakefulness in Phase 1 Trial Among Healthy Men
October 30th 2023A recent study assessing TAK-861, an orexin-type 2 receptor agonist, high and lose doses of the therapy demonstrated improvements in wakefulness compared with the placebo in healthy adult men.
NeurologyLive® Clinician of the Month Spotlight: Laura K. Stein, MD, MPH
October 28th 2023As part of our monthly clinician spotlight, NeurologyLive® highlighted stroke expert Laura K Stein, MD, MPH, assistant professor of neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and attending physician at the Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Queens Stroke Centers.
Clinical Potential of Cognito’s Gamma Sensory Stimulation Device in Alzheimer Disease: Brent Vaughan
October 27th 2023The chief executive officer of Cognito Therapeutics provided an in-depth overview of the company’s gamma sensory stimulation device, its mechanism of action, and why it serves as a promising therapy for patients with Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Navigating the Switch From Brand Name to Biosmilar Products With Patients
October 27th 2023Jeff Cohen, MD, and Alicyn Magruder, PharmD, BCACP, MSCS, discuss the best practices when switching to a biosimilar therapy, including patient education and when to consider an insurance appeal. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]
Combination of Aducanumab Infusion and Focused Ultrasound Accelerates Reduction of Amyloid-ß Plaques
October 27th 2023The use of focused ultrasound-mediated blood-brain barrier opening has the potential to advance neurotherapeutics in the treatment of Alzheimer disease and other progreesive neurological disorder impacted by that barrier.
FDA Approves Vamorolone as a Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
October 26th 2023With the FDA approval, vamorolone (Agamree) becomes the first-in-class dissociative steroid therapy for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals plans to launch the treatment in the first quarter of 2024.
Remote Exercise and Physiotherapy Programs Show Benefit for Depressive Symptoms in MS
October 26th 2023If in-person interventions are unavailable, remote forms of telerehabilitation may be considered as a solution with very little cost-effectiveness and an easy option for physiotherapists and patients, even if it is for a short period of time.
Biogen’s BIIB080 Exhibits Favorable Outcomes in Phase 1b Trial for Early Alzheimer Disease
October 26th 2023Patients with mild Alzheimer disease who received high doses of BIIB080 demonstrated improvement in cognitive and functional outcomes compared with placebo, supporting further investigation.
Mechanistic Potential of Pepinemab, a SEMA4D-Blocking Antibody: Terrence L. Fisher, PhD
October 26th 2023The senior vice president of clinical development at Vaccinex provided commentary on a presentation from CTAD 2023 highlighting the therapeutic potential of peptinemab, an agent that’s shown success in Huntington disease, in patients with Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
AXS-05 Shows Reduction in Relapse Risk in Phase 3 ACCORD Trial for Alzheimer Disease Agitation
October 25th 2023Findings from the trial demonstrated rapid and sustained clinical response in patients with Alzhiemer disease agitation during the open-label treatment phase and did not show any new safety signals.
Therapeutic Advantages to Using EEG to Assess Alzheimer Agents: Williem de Haan, MD, PhD
October 25th 2023The neurologist and senior research at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers’ Alzheimer Center discussed the reasons behind the use of quantitative EEG in assessing Cognition Therapeutics' Alzheimer agent CT1812. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]