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That's not true. Monoclonal antibodies are on the market right now which slow the progression of the disease (by removing amyloid).
by nikkwong 7mo ago
That's not true. Monoclonal antibodies are on the market right now which slow the progression of the disease (by removing amyloid).
- jcranmer 7mo agoAIUI, all such results are because the FDA has given up since aduhelm and said "well, if it clears amyloid, that's as good as slowing Alzheimer's, right?" despite the actual results on Alzheimer's progression being largely negative.
- riskassessment 7mo agoFor what it's worth, early statins were originally cleared based only on the evidence that they lower cholesterol without longer term studies showing a reduction in mortality. Of course there is now plenty of evidence showing statins improve overall endpoints.
- simulator5g 7mo agoThat doesn't sound like the same thing at all.
- Auracle 7mo agoThat’s true. Similarly, there were other drugs that lowered cholesterol that didn’t show a significant reduction in coronary events. As we later learned, it’s not nearly as simple as “cholesterol bad.”
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- Muvasa 7mo ago~~yes by 4 months. If I had AD i wouldn't bother with those treatments.~~ Sorry I missed the context you are right the fact that they slow AD by 4 months is a proof that amyloid plaques are part of the pathogenesis.