THE METHOD OF TREATING AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS

摘要

Problem: An object of the present invention is to provide a drug effective for the treatment of ALS, or a method for treating ALS. Solution: The present invention provides an ALS treatment method that improves clinical symptoms of ALS or suppresses the progression of ALS by administering an anti-TNFalfa monoclonal antibody to an ALS patient; an anti-ALS drug containing an anti-TNFalfa monoclonal antibody; an anti-TNFalfa monoclonal antibody for use as an anti-ALS drug; and use of an anti-TNFalfa monoclonal antibody for the treatment of ALS and for the manufacture of a medicament.