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Thursday, July 11, 2019

Amgen & Novartis bail on Alzheimer’s candidate umibecestat

By mutual agreement, Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), collaboration partner Novartis (NYSE:NVS) and Banner Alzheimer’s Institute will terminatedevelopment of BACE1 inhibitor CNP520 (umibecestat) for the potential prevention of Alzheimer’s disease due to lack of efficacy.
Preliminary data from two Phase 2/3 studies showed a worsening of some measure of cognitive function in the treatment groups.

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