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Australasian Psychiatry Volume 10, 2002 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Of mice and men: a curious tale of disappearing plaques and tumbling stocks

Bruce Boman Psychiatrist and Director of Training, Central Sydney Mental Health Service, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1-4 | Published online: 01 Sep 2009
 

Abstract

Objective: To describe the events surrounding the recent termination of Elan Pharmaceutical's phase 2a trial of beta amyloid immunisation for Alzheimer's disease.

Conclusions: Excessive and uncritical enthusiasm for new treatments can lead to negative clinical and financial outcomes.

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