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by pama 8 days ago
Regarding lack of p-hacking. The placebo arm of blinded trials breaks when your brain can detect a medication. The effect is tiny in these studies; approval was rushed to give hope to patients. The drug was discontinued later.
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The drug was discontinued later.

You're thinking of aducanumab. Lecanemab and donanemab have been in widespread use for several years now, and open-label extensions vs. external controls showing increasing benefits over longer treatment durations.