Prana Biotechnology (NASDAQ: PRAN) (ASX: PBT) today reported that it had received a recommendation from the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) that the IMAGINE trial for Alzheimer's disease should continue as planned based on the initial review of clinical data. The DSMB is an independent group of experts who review the accumulated safety data in ongoing clinical trials, in order to safeguard the interests and safety of participating and future patients. The DSMB considers study-specific data as well as relevant background knowledge about the disease, test agent, or patient population under study.
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The DSMB is an independent group of experts who review the accumulated safety data in ongoing clinical trials, in order to safeguard the interests and safety of participating and future patients. Read more: http://medcitynews.com/2012/09/data-safety-monitoring-board-gives-ok-to-prana-for-imagine-trial-for-alzheimers/#ixzz2IbtDtJCP
The DSMB considers study-specific data as well as relevant background knowledge about the disease, test agent, or patient population under study.
The DSMB is an independent group of experts who review the accumulated safety data in ongoing clinical trials, in order to safeguard the interests and safety of participating and future patients.