Effect of tramiprosate in patients with mild-to-moderate alzheimer's disease: Exploratory analyses of the MRI sub-group of the alphase study

Serge Gauthier1, Paul S. Aisen2, Steven H. Ferris3,4, Daniel Saumier5, Anh Duong5, D. Haine6, D. Garceau7, Joyce Suhy8, Joonmi Oh8, Wan Chi Lau8, John S. Sampalis9
1McGill Ctr/Studies in Aging 6825 Lasalle Blvd, Verdun, Canada
2University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA
3Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, USA
4New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA
5BELLUS Health Inc., Laval, Canada
6JSS Medical Research, Westmount, Canada
7OVOS Natural Health Inc., Laval, Canada
8Synarc, Inc., San Francisco, USA
9Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada

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