
Why Don’t We Have a Cure for Alzheimer’s? (Ep. 49 Update)
Freakonomics, M.D.
00:00
Anti-Amyloid Therapy
So far, nothing has proven to be clinically effective and safe for widespread use. The only exception is a drug called adjucanamab which was studied in global phase three studies that got stopped early. It's extremely likely that even if anti-amyloid therapies are successful, they won't be the last word in therapy. They will probably only have modest effects at slowing progression or delaying onset. We absolutely need other targets.
Transcript
Play full episode