A Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Has Gone Down in Flames
Cassava Sciences' simufilam failed a Phase III trial for Alzheimer's disease, likely marking the end of a drug surrounded by allegations of poorly done and fraudulent research.
Cassava Sciences and its Alzheimer’s drug are done. The damage lingers
The Cassava Sciences story ended Monday exactly as many knew it would — with the company’s experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease, simufilam, failing a clinical trial.
Cassava Sciences Faces Reality After Simufilam's Phase 3 Failure
Cassava Sciences' Alzheimer's drug simufilam failed its Phase 3 trial and the stock plummeted ~90%. See why I changed my rating on SAVA to Sell from Strong Sell.
End looms for Cassava's simufilam in Alzheimer's disease
Cassava Sciences' troubled development of Alzheimer's disease candidate simufilam looks like it may have finally reached the end. The Austin, Texas-based biotech revealed that simufilam failed its first phase 3 test in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's and a second study has now been halted, leading to an 84% drop in its share price.
Cassava to stop trials of Alzheimer's drug after late-stage study failure
(Reuters) -Cassava Sciences said on Monday it will stop all trials of its Alzheimer's disease drug after it failed a late-stage study, sending shares of the drug developer plummeting more than 80% before the bell.
What’s left in Cassava after Phase 3 setback for Alzheimer’s drug
Cassava Sciences (SAVA) stock faces uncertainty after a major late-stage trial setback for the company's Alzheimer's candiate simufilam. Read more here.
Trial of Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Halted After Disappointing Results
Cassava Sciences said that its drug did not significantly reduce cognitive decline in 1,900 people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease.
Cassava Sciences Stock Plummets Amid Trial Failure and Shkreli’s Takedown
Inc. (NASDAQ: SAVA) witnessed a dramatic over 85% plunge in its stock price following the release of disappointing results from a critical Phase 3 Alzheimer’s drug trial and
Cassava Sciences Alzheimer's Drug Fails To Hit Primary Goal In Pivotal Study, Pharma Halts Late-Stage Studies
Cassava Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:SAVA) stock plunged Monday after the company released topline data from the Phase 3 ReThink-ALZ study of simufilam in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. The trial did not meet the pre-specified co-primary,
Cassava Stock Plunges as Alzheimer's Drug Fails Late-Stage Study
Cassava Sciences shares are plunging in premarket trading and are losing most of their value after the biotech firm said its experimental Simufilam drug aimed at treating Alzheimer’s disease failed to show a “significant reduction in cognitive or functional decline” during the Phase 3 trial of the treatment.
Controversial Alzheimer's drug trial halted
The trial, which involved patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease, failed to show significant improvement in cognition and daily functioning compared to a placebo after 52 weeks, according to a Nov.
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SAVA Stock Plunges 84% on Alzheimer's Drug Failure in Late-Stage Study
Cassava Sciences’ SAVA stock shed more than 80% of market value on Monday after the company reported that its lead pipeline ...
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Cassava Sciences’ ReThink-ALZ phase 3 study of simufilam in mild-to-moderate AD fails to meet co-primary endpoints
Cassava Sciences, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing a novel, investigational treatment for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia, announced that the topline results from ...
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Cassava flunks phase 3 Alzheimer's test, triggering early end of 2nd trial and stock crash
Cassava Sciences’ phase 3 Alzheimer’s disease trial has missed its co-primary endpoints. With the study also missing ...