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Company Seeks to Prove Marine-Derived Alzheimer’s Drug Is No Fish Story

Company Seeks to Prove Marine-Derived Alzheimer’s Drug Is No Fish Story

FromThe Bio Report


Company Seeks to Prove Marine-Derived Alzheimer’s Drug Is No Fish Story

FromThe Bio Report

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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Neurotrope is developing its experimental therapy bryostatin as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. The company believes the drug has multiple mechanisms of action and can stimulate synaptic growth factors to repair damaged synapses, form new ones, and prevent neuronal death. The company, though, found itself in a controversy over the way it characterized results from a phase 2 study of the drug in 2017. It is now conducting a second phase 2 study of the drug in the hopes of demonstrating meaningful benefits for patients. We spoke to Daniel Alkon, chief scientific officer of Neurotrope, about bryostatin, the controversy over the way it reported its previous results, and the path forward for the drug.
Released:
Mar 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Bio Report podcast, hosted by award-winning journalist Daniel Levine, focuses on the intersection of biotechnology with business, science, and policy.