The necessity of human trials of putative therapies for Alzheimer's disease

David Knopman

doi:10.1016/0197-4580(89)90158-9

The necessity of human trials of putative therapies for Alzheimer's disease

David Knopman

Neurology

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The absence of a suitable animal model for Alzheimer's disease leaves therapeutic trials in human subjects as a necessity. Reasonable criteria can be formulated for deciding which therapies should be tested. Scientific rationale and likelihood of success should be major considerations. Novel approaches of delivering drugs to the central nervous system should not be discouraged so long as complication rates can be shown to be low.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	633-634
Number of pages	2
Journal	Neurobiology of aging
Volume	10
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0197-4580(89)90158-9
State	Published - 1989

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuroscience(all)
Aging
Clinical Neurology
Developmental Biology
Geriatrics and Gerontology

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