A drug for a rare form of ALS was approved by U.S. regulators
iogen Inc.’s drug for a rare form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was approved by U.S. regulators, marking the first clearance of a treatment targeting a specific genetic cause of the incurable paralysis disease.
ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s disease, destroys nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement, including breathing. Around 31,000 people in the U.S. are living with the disease, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Roughly 5,000 new patients are diagnosed with ALS each year. The FDA estimated there are fewer than 500 patients in the U.S. with the form of ALS that the Biogen drug treats.
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