Oct 10 (Reuters) - AB SCIENCE SA ABS.PA :
* AB SCIENCE RECEIVES FIRST AGENCIES AUTHORIZATIONS TO
INITIATE
CONFIRMATORY PHASE 3 CLINICAL STUDY WITH MASITINIB IN THE
TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
* STUDY WILL ENROLL 600 PATIENTS WITH CONFIRMED CLINICAL
DIAGNOSIS
OF MILD AND MODERATE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
* PRIMARY ENDPOINT OF STUDY WILL BE TO EVALUATE EFFECT OF
MASITINIB ON ABSOLUTE CHANGE FROM BASELINE IN ADCS-ADL SCORE AND
IN ADAS-COG-11
* THE OBJECTIVE OF STUDY AB21004 IS TO CONFIRM TREATMENT
EFFECT
WITH MASITINIB 4.5 MG/KG/DAY AS AN ADJUNCT TO CHOLINESTERASE
INHIBITOR AND/OR MEMANTINE IN PATIENTS WITH MILD-TO-MODERATE
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
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