In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.
Q: clinical trials with als patients showed that riluzole lengthens survival by several months , and may have a greater survival benefit for those with a bulbar onset.
A:
riluzole prolongs survival by several months and could benefit those with bulbar onset and this was observed during clinical trials with als patien.