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SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medivation, Inc. today announced that data from the Company's Phase 2 efficacy study of Dimebon(TM) in Alzheimer's disease will be presented for the first time in the United States at the American Academy of Neurology's 59th Annual Meeting in Boston on Thursday, May 3, at 4:15 p.m. Eastern time. The presentation will include new data from both the mild and moderate subgroups of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Medivation will hold a teleconference on Friday, May 4, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time with David Hung, M.D., president and chief executive officer of Medivation, Lynn Seely, M.D., chief medical officer, and Rachelle S. Doody, M.D., Ph.D., lead investigator, to discuss the data.
Dr. Doody will present the data (abstract #S51.003), Dimebon Improves Cognition, Function and Behavior in Patients with Mild-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease: Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study, during the "Aging and Dementia" session of the conference. Dr. Doody holds the Effie Marie Cain Chair in Alzheimer's Disease Research at the Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center, in Houston.
In addition, these data have been selected by the American Academy of Neurology for inclusion in the Scientific Topic Highlights session on Thursday, May 3, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time. During this session, expert moderators will summarize the most interesting and relevant research at the meeting in a particular topic.
Teleconference/Webcast Details
To participate in the live call by telephone, please dial
800-289-0485 from the U.S. or 913-981-5518 internationally.
Individuals interested in listening to the live call via webcast
may do so by visiting www.medivation.com. A replay of
the webcast will be available on the Company's website for 3
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