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Randomized phase 2 trial of NP001, a novel immune regulator

Safety and early efficacy in ALS

Robert G. Miller, Gilbert Block, Jonathan S. Katz, Richard J. Barohn, Vidhya Gopalakrishnan, Merit Cudkowicz, Jane R. Zhang, Michael S. McGrath, Elizabeth Ludington, Stan H. Appel, Ari Azhir
First published April 9, 2015, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000100
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vol. 2 no. 3 e100
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000100
PubMed: 
25884010
Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Online ISSN: 
2332-7812
History: 
  • Received September 24, 2014
  • Accepted in final form February 20, 2015
  • First Published April 9, 2015.
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© 2015 American Academy of Neurology This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial No Derivative 3.0 License, which permits downloading and sharing the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially.

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    1. Robert G. Miller, MD,
    2. Gilbert Block, MD, PhD,
    3. Jonathan S. Katz, MD,
    4. Richard J. Barohn, MD,
    5. Vidhya Gopalakrishnan, PhD,
    6. Merit Cudkowicz, MD,
    7. Jane R. Zhang, BS,
    8. Michael S. McGrath, MD, PhD,
    9. Elizabeth Ludington, PhD,
    10. Stan H. Appel, MD and
    11. Ari Azhir, PhD
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    1. From the California Pacific Medical Center (R.G.M., J.S.K.), San Francisco, CA; Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (G.B., V.G., M.S.M., A.A.), Palo Alto, CA; University of Kansas (R.J.B.), Kansas City; Massachusetts General Hospital (M.C.), Boston; University of California, San Francisco (R.Z., M.S.M.); Agility Clinical, Inc. (E.L.), Carlsbad, CA; and The Methodist Hospital (S.H.A.), Houston, TX.
    1. Correspondence to Dr. Miller: millerrx{at}sutterhealth.org
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