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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

FDA skeptical of benefits from experimental ALS drug

Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Federal health regulators issued a negative review Monday of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig's disease, after months of lobbying by patient advocates urging approval.

The drug from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals has become a rallying cause for patients with the deadly neurodegenerative disease ALS, their families and members of Congress who’ve joined in pushing the FDA to greenlight the drug.

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