Could a pill slow a rare dementia? early trial begins
Disease control
Recruiting now
This early-stage trial tests an oral drug called verdiperstat in 64 people with semantic variant primary progressive aphasia (svPPA), a rare dementia that affects language. The study is double-blind and placebo-controlled, meaning some participants get the drug and some get a pla…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Peter Ljubenkov, MD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:54 UTC