🇦🇺 Australia 13h ago · Ian Sample Science editor

Effect of ‘gamechanger’ Alzheimer’s drugs ‘trivial’, review concludes

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Effect of ‘gamechanger’ Alzheimer’s drugs ‘trivial’, review concludes
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Data assessed from 17 clinical trials of anti-amyloid drugs found no ‘meaningful effect’ on cognitive declineDrugs that have been hailed as a gamechanger for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease make no noticeable difference to patients, according to an extensive review.The analysis of clinical trials in people with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia found that the effects of anti-amyloid drugs on cognition and dementia severity over 18 months were “trivial”, with improvements in functio

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