aPatients who completed the observation period were randomized to RADICAVA® or placebo.3 Return to content
bJapan ALS severity classification grades, which were used for the pivotal clinical trial (J19), range from 1 to 5 as follows7:
1. Able to work or perform housework. 2. Independent living but unable to work. 3. Requiring assistance for eating, excretion, or ambulation. 4. Presence of respiratory insufficiency, difficulty in coughing out sputum, or dysphagia. 5. Using a tracheostomy tube, tube feeding, or tracheostomy positive-pressure ventilation. Return to content
FVC=forced vital capacity; QD=once daily.
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