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Breaking News!Ceftriaxone Clinical Trials The Hiller ALS Center at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Detroit Medical Center, Harry Hoenselaar ALS Clinic at Henry Ford Hospital, and St. Mary's Healthcare are excited to announce that they are now recruiting patients for participation in an NIH sponsored multi-center trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravenous (IV) ceftriaxone treatment in ALS. Drs. Richard Lewis and Agnes Acsadi from Wayne State/DMC; Dr. Dan Newman from Henry Ford; and Dr. Deborah Gelinas from St. Mary's are the investigators. Ceftriaxone is an antibiotic that has been utilized for many years in the treatment of bacterial infections. Recent laboratory studies have suggested that ceftriaxone has a protective effect on motor neurons. The Hiller ALS Center at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Detroit Medical Center, Harry Hoenselaar ALS Clinic at Henry Ford Hospital, and St. Mary's Healthcare are excited to announce that they are now recruiting patients for participation in an NIH sponsored multi-center trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravenous (IV) ceftriaxone treatment in ALS. Drs. Richard Lewis and Agnes Acsadi from Wayne State/DMC; Dr. Dan Newman from Henry Ford; and Dr. Deborah Gelinas from St. Mary's are the investigators. Ceftriaxone is an antibiotic that has been utilized for many years in the treatment of bacterial infections. Recent laboratory studies have suggested that ceftriaxone has a protective effect on motor neurons. The study is a double-blinded, placebo controlled study in which 2/3 of the patients will receive the antibiotic and 1/3 will receive the placebo. Because there will be 2 infusions daily, an indwelling catheter will be placed in all patients. People with diagnosed ALS who have had the disease for less than 3 years and have minimal respiratory problems are potentially eligible. Please contact: Stacey Masse RN, study co-ordinator Helen Foley, RN, study co-ordinator Brian Berryhill, study co-ordinator For more information on the research project visit: Clinical Trials |
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Sept 21, 2009 - Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CUR) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to commence a Phase I trial to treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) with its spinal cord stem cells. Neuralstem is the first company to commence a stem cell trial to treat ALS. Read more » |
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We are pleased to announce these new rules from the Department of Veterans Affairs. All veterans with ALS who have served at least 90 days or more of continuous service now have presumptive eligibility. Read more » |
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