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CIRM-funded ALS Trial Enrolls First Patients; Therapy Produced by Israeli Firm

CIRM-funded ALS Trial Enrolls First Patients; Therapy Produced by Israeli Firm

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Oct 16, 2017
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CIRM-funded ALS Trial Enrolls First Patients; Therapy Produced by Israeli Firm
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An Israeli firm backed with $16 million from the California stem cell agency today announced that it has enrolled the first patients in its phase three trial for a treatment for ALS, sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

The trial, the final one before possible approval for widespread use of the therapy, is expected to include about 200 patients. The …

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