Roche says Alzheimer’s trials failed in disappointment for field

When Biogen and Eisai succeeded in trials with a potential treatment for the dementia disease, Roche warned that not all Alzheimer’s candidates would make the same leap – now, its own candidate has failed.
Photo: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Naomi Kresge, bloomberg

Roche Holding AG has revealed that a long-awaited experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease has failed in a pair of large studies, another disappointment in a research field marred with failures.

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