In an amazing update for the ALS community, on September 29, 2022, the FDA voted to approve ALS drug AMX0035 for the treatment of ALS. This comes a year after Amylyx, a Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company, submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) for AMX0035, a...
We’re excited to share another milestone in the search for better drug treatments for ALS. Amylyx announced today that the company will soon submit a New Drug Application (NDA) for AMX0035 to the FDA. The ALS Association has been closely following the development of...
In 2020, the ALS Association, in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital, launched an innovative approach to research, the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial. In most clinical trials, a single drug is tested, and participants cannot be enrolled in more than one trial...
The average life expectancy for someone after an ALS diagnosis is only 2 – 5 years. However, the process of developing, testing, and approving new treatments takes far longer. For those living with ALS, time is limited—We Can’t Wait. On May 25, 2021, representatives...
Our vision at ALS Texas is simple: to create a world without ALS. Everything we do – the services we provide, clinics we support, research we fund, and laws and policies we advocate for – is done to help search for effective treatments and find a cure for...
