BTIG downgraded Alector (ALEC) to Neutral from Buy without a price target after the Phase III miss and discontinuation of the latozinemab program. The firm says the study outcome makes it “leery” of the ongoing PROGRESS-AD trial where a similar approach is being tested to see if increased levels of extracellular protein progranulin will help patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
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