Three prevention trials in asymptomatic Alzheimer's disease patients will attempt to validate the amyloid hypothesis, evaluate biomarkers and set the stage for drug approvals.
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Mullard, A. Sting of Alzheimer's failures offset by upcoming prevention trials. Nat Rev Drug Discov 11, 657–660 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd3842
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