Young-Onset ALS: Diagnosis and Research

About this episode

Gwen Petersen shares her experience with ALS diagnosis and research, joined by Dr. Merit Cudkowicz discussing clinical trials.

In this episode, Gwen Petersen discusses her long journey to receiving an ALS diagnosis at age 32, her contributions to a Cytokinetics book project, and the importance of clinical trial participation. We are also joined by Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, Head of the Department of Neurology, Chief of Neurology, and Director of the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA who discusses the PLATFORM-ALS trial and the drugs currently in the clinical research and development pipeline.

People in this episode

Guests: Gwen Petersen, Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, Merit Cudkowicz

Topics covered

• ALS
• clinical trials
• neurology
• patient journey
• research

Keywords

• ALS
• diagnosis
• clinical trials
• Cytokinetics
• neurology
• research
• patient journey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cytokinetics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS

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