Cambridge company pulls ALS drug from US market after study shows no benefit

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The Cambridge-based maker of a drug for ALS that recently failed in a study says it will pull the medicine from the U.S. market. Amylyx Pharmaceuticals said Thursday it will halt marketing in the U.S. and Canada. In March, the drugmaker announced that its drug had failed to show any benefit for patients in a 600-person study.

said Thursday it will pull the medicine from the market, acknowledging it didn't help patients with the deadly neurological condition.

“While this is a difficult moment for the ALS community, we reached this path forward in partnership with the stakeholders who will be impacted and in line with our steadfast commitment to people living with ALS," company co-founders said in a statement. Patients already taking the therapy who wish to continue will be able to enroll in a program to receive it for free.Amylyx also said Thursday it will lay off 70% of its more than 350 employees as part of a major restructuring effort.

 

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