tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62716487695149713.post8646864330889883734..comments2023-10-09T02:33:17.014-04:00Comments on ALS ADVOCACY: Is This Not A Draconian Charade?ALSadvocacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15638650524805735994noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62716487695149713.post-9584255603799078582014-03-23T17:23:42.228-04:002014-03-23T17:23:42.228-04:00While I wish them godspeed and success, the real q...While I wish them godspeed and success, the real question to be asked is how Neuralstem will treat patients as it seems almost certain that repeat procedures will be necessary. Surely, the average ALS patient cannot endure this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62716487695149713.post-64084414240846138062014-03-22T08:25:54.194-04:002014-03-22T08:25:54.194-04:00Point well taken. Not a surgery with staples. St...Point well taken. Not a surgery with staples. Still seems like a major procedure to me and Draconian to insert placebo this way. Thanks for comment.ALSadvocacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15638650524805735994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62716487695149713.post-24657838140582336702014-03-21T12:36:27.615-04:002014-03-21T12:36:27.615-04:00Not true. Brainstorm's procedure does not ent...Not true. Brainstorm's procedure does not entail surgery, only intramuscular and intrathecal injection. Get your facts straight. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62716487695149713.post-80988282082519256042014-03-20T01:51:45.880-04:002014-03-20T01:51:45.880-04:00It's BS. Cancer trials are run much differentl...It's BS. Cancer trials are run much differently. Look up the I-SPY cancer trials. There is no placebo. Different treatments are tested of different participants, instead of having a placebo control group. Patients are swapped out of a treatment that is clearly not working and switched onto a new treatment. It is amazing. And should be done in every trial. MRojashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355886115474884927noreply@blogger.com