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Cassava Sciences: simufilam shows stable ADAS-Cog in mild Alzheimer's over 24 months
FILANA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
- Mild Alzheimer's patients on continuous simufilam (n=47) averaged 0.07 point ADAS-Cog change (±1.51 SE) from baseline to month 24.
- Non-continuous mild group (n=40) declined 1.04 points on ADAS-Cog (±1.65 SE); largest separation during placebo withdrawal.
- Moderate Alzheimer's patients on continuous simufilam (n=32) declined 11.05 points on ADAS-Cog (±1.91 SE).
- Simufilam 100 mg twice daily safe and well tolerated; no drug-related serious adverse events; common TEAEs were COVID-19 and UTI.
- Phase 3 top-line results expected: 52-week study year-end 2024; 76-week study mid-2025.