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ALS drug wins FDA approval despite questionable data

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The United States on Thursday approved the use of a well-known medication for Lou Gehrig's illness.

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based on the findings of the mid-phase research, approved the medicine from Amilix Pharmaceuticals.

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whereas people with incapacitating diseases seemed to advance more slowly.

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For approval, the FDA typically demands two sizable studies or one trial with "extremely compelling" survival findings.

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It is a fatal illness for which there is not yet a treatment.

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Relyvrio is the third medication for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS, to receive US approval.

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America is home to about 20,000 people who have this illness.