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Alectos Therapeutics Announces Achievement of Phase I Clinical Milestone in Merck Alzheimer’s Collaboration
Vancouver, British Columbia (December 12, 2014) – Alectos Therapeutics Inc. today announced the initiation of a Phase I clinical trial in its collaboration with Merck, known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada, to identify [...]
Alectos Announces Preclinical Results in TAPP Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Oct 26, 2014 – Alectos today announced publication of preclinical studies showing that pharmacological inhibition of O-GlcNAcase (OGA) prevents cognitive decline and amyloid plaque formation in the TAPP mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. For details, [...]
Alectos Supports NSERC Funding for Prof. M.J. Boulanger at UVic
Oct 6, 2014 – Alectos today announced its support for NSERC funding for the group of Prof. M.J. Boulanger at the University of Victoria, Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology, in a project titled “Cloning and [...]
Alectos Announces Preclinical Data for Novel Cancer Metabolism Target
May 22, 2014 – Alectos today announced publication of preclinical studies showing that both knockdown and pharmacological inhibition of O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) result in reduced metabolic output, increased apoptosis, and impaired survival in tumor cells. [...]