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Alzheimer antibody drugs show questionable potential

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Amyloid-targeted antibodies seem to have a small clinical benefit in patients with mild Alzheimer disease, but concerns about the design and interpretation of the trials curb enthusiasm.

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    The description of the reanalysis of the EXPEDITION 1, 2 and EXT trials of solanezumab on p592 was inaccurate, and it is the last patient visit for the EXPEDITION 3 trial that is due in October 2016, not the final results. Changes have been made to correct these errors in the online version of the article.

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Reardon, S. Alzheimer antibody drugs show questionable potential. Nat Rev Drug Discov 14, 591–592 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd4709

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