The clinical trial landscape in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-Past, present, and future.
The clinical trial landscape in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-Past, present, and future.
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肌萎缩侧索硬化症的临床试验前景——过去、现在和未来。
DOI:
10.1002/med.21661
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
13.3
通讯作者:
Shorter,James
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作者:
Wobst,HeikeJ;Mack,KorrieL;Brown,DeanG;Brandon,NicholasJ;Shorter,James
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease marked by progressive loss of muscle function. It is the most common adult‐onset form of motor neuron disease, affecting about 16 000 people in the United States alone. The average survival is about 3 years. Only two interventional drugs, the antiglutamatergic small‐molecule riluzole and the more recent antioxidant edaravone, have been approved for the treatment of ALS to date. Therapeutic strategies under investigation in clinical trials cover a range of different modalities and targets, and more than 70 different drugs have been tested in the clinic to date. Here, we summarize and classify interventional therapeutic strategies based on their molecular targets and phenotypic effects. We also discuss possible reasons for the failure of clinical trials in ALS and highlight emerging preclinical strategies that could provide a breakthrough in the battle against this relentless disease.