Recursion selected its lead drug, REC-994, using machine learning, but before installing this supercomputer at its Salt Lake City headquarters.Niki Chan Wylie for STAT

Recursion Pharmaceuticals announced results of a clinical trial for its lead drug candidate Tuesday that, while a success on paper, likely won’t satisfy many investors closely watching the AI drug developer

The Salt Lake City company’s treatment is for cerebral cavernous malformation, or CCM, a potentially life-threatening condition that causes vessels in the brain to become enlarged and irregular, sometimes causing blood to leak into the brain or spinal cord. 

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Recursion’s oral drug, called REC-994, achieved the primary goal of a year-long, 62-person Phase 2 study, proving safe and tolerable for patients compared to a placebo, the company said in a  press release. 

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