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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Perrone

FOUND: Fda skeptical of experimental als treatment pushed by patient advocates - You Need To See This

I AM ALS

The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider approval of an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease, the culmination of a yearslong lobbying effort by patients with the fatal neurodegenerative disease.

Those advocates still face one giant hurdle: FDA regulators say the treatment hasn't been shown to work.

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