Alterity begins phase II trial with lead candidate ATH-434 in multiple system atrophy

Aug. 23, 2022

Alterity Therapeutics Ltd. has begun phase II trials with its lead candidate, ATH-434, in multiple system atrophy, a rare and highly debilitating Parkinsonian disorder.

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