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ReviewNeurology and therapy2021

The Development of Pharmacological Therapies for Alzheimer's Disease.

Ping Lin, Junyu Sun, Qi Cheng, Yue Yang, Dennis Cordato, Jianqun Gao

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Review in Neurology and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ping Lin *Department of Medical Laboratory, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Junyu Sun *Department of Psychosis, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, Strand, London, UK.
Qi ChengDepartment of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Yue YangBrain and Mind Centre, Central Clinical School, the University of Sydney, 94 Mallett St, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, 2050, Australia.
Dennis CordatoDepartment of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Jianqun GaoBrain and Mind Centre, Central Clinical School, the University of Sydney, 94 Mallett St, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, 2050, Australia. drgaojqun@icloud.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3695-4386

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that currently has no cure. The aged population is growing globally, creating an urgent need for more promising therapies for this debilitating disease. Much effort has been made in recent decades, and the field is highly dynamic, with numerous trials. The main focus of these trials includes disease modification and symptomatic treatment. Some have shown beneficial outcomes, while others have shown no significant benefits. Here, we cover the outcome of recently published AD clinical trials, as well as the mechanism of action of these therapeutical agents, to re-think drug development strategies and directions for future studies.

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Alzheimer’s diseaseClinical trialDisease-modifying therapySymptomatic treatment

Identifiers

PMID34532845
PMCPMC8571471

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