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A Conversation with Alector’s Vice President of Clinical Development
Earlier this year, the biopharmaceutical company Alector announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted a “breakthrough therapy designation” to latozinemab, the company’s investigational drug designed to…
Vesper Bio Announces Successful Completion of Phase 1 Study for Potentially Disease-Modifying Treatment for FTD-GRN
Biotechnology company Vesper Bio announced in early September that the phase 1 clinical trial for its potentially disease-modifying treatment for FTD-GRN has successfully concluded. The company noted data from the…
November 24, 2024: In-Person Meet & Greet in Manchester, NH
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event, hosted by AFTD Ambassador Shirley Gordon and Kevin Rhodes, co-chair of the…
AFTD Webinar: Diagnosing Primary Progressive Aphasia
With primary progressive aphasia (PPA), problems with language and communication typically deteriorate gradually over time. Initial symptoms are sometimes attributed to anxiety or stress until the ongoing symptoms become disruptive…
Tell Your Legislators: Reauthorize Funding for the Older Americans Act
You may think that because frontotemporal degeneration strikes many people in the middle of their life, that the Older Americans Act may not apply to you. But the OAA provides…
Advancing Hope: AFTD hosts 2024 FTD Research Roundtable Meeting
The FTD Research Roundtable is an annual program designed to accelerate FTD drug development by convening various scientific stakeholders to identify common challenges and advance solutions for FTD clinical trials.…
Protected: A Conversation with Alector’s Vice President of Clinical Development
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AC Immune and Life Molecular Imaging Announce FDA Fast Track Designation for Tau PET Tracer
Swiss biopharmaceutical company AC Immune announced in late August that its partner, German biopharmaceutical company Life Molecular Imaging (LMI), received a Fast Track Designation from the US Food and Drug…
Emma Heming Willis Shares Her FTD Experience and Advocacy Work in “Town & Country” Magazine
Emma Heming Willis spoke with journalist Katie Couric about her journey as an FTD care partner, as well as her advocacy for FTD legislation and research following the diagnosis of…
Protected: Empower a Future Free of FTD with a Year-End Gift
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