Survival Data for Avicena's Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Drug Candidate, AL-02, to be Presented at 18th International Symposium ...(ompromised. With an incidence rate ofapp...),Health

Date:10/18/2007

ompromised. With an incidence rate of approximately 1 in 10,000, ALS affects roughly 30,000 Americans at any given time. Each year, approximately 5,600 new cases of ALS are diagnosed. The two types of ALS are "sporadic ALS," which accounts for approximately 85% - 90% of all cases; and "familial ALS," which accounts for the remaining 10% - 15% of patients. A progressive degeneration of motor neurons eventually leads to neuron death resulting in the brain's inability to initiate or control muscle movement. Once a patient's muscles no longer receive the messages that they require to function, muscles begin to atrophy.

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Avicena Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AVGO) is a Palo Alto, California based late-stage biotechnology company that develops central nervous system therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases. The Company's core technologies, supported by a robust IP portfolio, have broad applications in both pharmaceuticals and dermaceuticals. Avicena's pharmaceutical program centers on rare neurological disorders (orphan diseases). Near term, the Company plans to initiate a confirmatory Phase III trial in ALS and a Phase III trial in Huntington's disease to accompany the ongoing NIH Phase III trial in Parkinson's disease. Avicena's science is well established and its products are safe and well tolerated. Unlike traditional biotechnology companies, Avicena's clinical programs are largely funded by government and non-profit organizations. Avicena presently derives revenue from the sale of proprietary dermaceutical ingredients to skin care manufacturers.

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