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Cassava Sciences simufilam Phase 3 trial fails all endpoints; Alzheimer's program discontinued
FILANA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
- Phase 3 REFOCUS-ALZ failed all co-primary, secondary, and biomarker endpoints.
- Simufilam showed no significant difference vs placebo on ADAS-COG12 or ADCS-ADL; p-values 0.37-0.67 and 0.16-0.23.
- Cassava will discontinue all simufilam Alzheimer's development by Q2 2025.
- Company had $128.6M cash at Dec 31, 2024; exploring TSC-related epilepsy.