AUSTIN, Texas, March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cassava Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAVA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on Alzheimer's disease, today announced plans to present a virtual oral presentation at the International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkison's Disease (AD/PD 2024) taking place in Lisbon, Portugal from March 5-9, 2024.
Presentation details
Title: Oral Simufilam in Mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's Disease: Baseline Characteristics in RETHINK and REFOCUS Phase 3 Trials.
Overview: Cassava Sciences' simufilam is a novel, small molecule drug candidate for the proposed treatment of Alzheimer's disease dementia. The drug is in late-stage clinical evaluation in a pair of pivotal Phase 3 trials. These Phase 3 trials are fully enrolled. Over 1,900 patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease are randomized into the trials. Top-line efficacy results are expected approximately year-end 2024.
Presenter: Lindsay Burns, PhD, SVP Neurosciences, Cassava Sciences, Inc.
Format: On-demand, virtual oral presentation.
Date, Time and Location: This presentation will be available on Tuesday, March 5th, at 8:00 am Eastern time at www.CassavaSciences.com, under the tabs ‘Investors/Company Presentation,' and may also be available on the AD/PD 2024 conference platform.
About Simufilam
Simufilam is Cassava Sciences' proprietary drug candidate. This investigational drug binds to altered filamin A protein in the brain and restores its normal shape and function. By targeting altered filamin A, simufilam may help patients with Alzheimer's achieve better health outcomes.
Cassava Sciences owns exclusive, worldwide rights to its investigational product candidates and related technologies, without royalty obligations to any third party.
About Cassava Sciences, Inc.
Cassava Sciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Austin, Texas. Our mission is to detect and treat neurodegenerative diseases, such ...