Menu
Sign In Search Podcasts Charts People & Topics Add Podcast API Pricing
Podcast Image

Brain Talk | Being Patient for Alzheimer's Patients and Caregivers

Lou Niles: An Inside Account of the Donanemab Drug Trial | Patient Perspective

21 Feb 2024

Description

Lou Niles joins Being Patient Live Talks to discuss his experience taking part in the donanemab clinical trial. The monoclonal antibody drug was revealed to have promising results in late 2023 and is currently awaiting FDA approval. Now retired, Niles previously served as an army officer, a combat helicopter pilot in Vietnam, and as a firefighter and paramedic in San Diego. Because his mother died from Alzheimer’s, he was aware that he could be susceptible to cognitive decline, which led him to do a 23&Me DNA test a decade ago. The test revealed that he had one mutation associated with a higher risk for Alzheimer’s. That’s why, when he saw that there was an Alzheimer’s study in Orlando, FL, where he currently lives, Niles decided to participate. Over the course of the trial, he discovered that he indeed has cognitive decline and amyloid in his brain. In the talk, Niles will speak about his experience with cognitive decline and participating in the donanemab trial. Watch now to learn more about the clinical trial experience with MAB drugs. ------------ If you loved watching this Live Talk, visit our website to find more of our Alzheimer’s coverage and subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beingpatient.com/ Follow Being Patient: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Being_Patient_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingpatientvoices/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beingpatientalzheimers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/being-patient

Audio
Featured in this Episode

No persons identified in this episode.

Transcription

This episode hasn't been transcribed yet

Help us prioritize this episode for transcription by upvoting it.

0 upvotes
🗳️ Sign in to Upvote

Popular episodes get transcribed faster

Comments

There are no comments yet.

Please log in to write the first comment.