Posted on 248
Woolsey Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage company developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced dosing of the first patient with BRAVYL in its FOUND (Fasudil fOr Uncontrolled waNDering) study for Alzheimer’s and Vascular Dementia patients who have wandering behaviors of elopement and/or getting lost. The Company also announced the first patient in its ROCKIT-1 (ROCK Inhibitor in Tauopathies – 1) trial of BRAVYL in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS) patients has commenced treatment.
ABOUT WANDERING IN DEMENTIA PATIENTS
Dementia is the leading cause of dependency and disability amongst older adults. Wandering is one of the most dangerous dementia-related behaviors. Earlier this month, in the midst of a massive winter storm that slammed the Northeast, a 67-year-old Allentown, PA woman who had Alzheimer’s disease, wandered away from her home. Aft