The scheme, to be put in place across the UK, will screen drugs quickly in a bid to identify which should be tested in larger clinical trials.
The study, called Experimental Medicine Route To Success - or Experts-ALS - will take place across the UK in 2024.
Participants will be taken at the point of their diagnosis with MND and offered the opportunity to take one of three drugs being tested to treat the condition.During the course of the study, biomarkers - molecules - in patients' blood, known as neurofilament light chain , will then be tested at intervals over three to six months, with continuous monitoring at group level.
However, if the biomarker is found to the falling, then the medicine will be prioritised for larger clinical trials - so the potential to treat MND can be fully tested.Breast cancer: Most early-stage patients will become long-term survivors, UK study findsProf McDermott said:"MND is a cruel and devastating disease and we need new approaches to identify more effective treatments to help patients.
"Experts-ALS is a pioneering project to prioritise the drugs which have the best chance of success in halting the progression of this terrible degenerative disease. "Over five years, we will be able to screen drugs faster, on a larger scale and identify which ones should proceed into phase three trials based on signals found in people living with MND."According to the NHS, MND is an uncommon condition that affects the brain and nerves. It can cause weakness that gradually gets worse over time and can shorten life expectancy.
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