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Leqembi Okayed for Subset of Early Alzheimer’s Patients
The European Medicines Agency re-examined clinical data of a subset of patients with one or no copies of the APOE4 gene ...
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Biogen Partner Eisai Gets Positive CHMP Nod for Leqembi in Europe
Biogen Inc.’s BIIB Japan-based partner, Eisai announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal ...
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EMA/CHMP November recommendations include Leqembi U-turn
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) made a number of recommendations at its November ...
'Life changing' Alzheimer's drug is approved for use to reduce cognitive decline
On Thursday, the EMA (European Medicines Agency) approved the long-awaited treatment after initially blocking it in July, ...
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Leqembi: Side Effects No Worse in Clinical Use Than They Were in Trial
An estimated 4,500 prescriptions have been filled in 2024 so far, Iwatsubo said. About 80 percent of patients have mild cognitive impairment, the rest have mild dementia. Most are in their 70s, and ...
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EMA rethinks stance, committee now recommends Leqembi for Alzheimer’s disease
Following a re-evaluation, the EMA has recommended Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer’s therapy Leqembi for a subgroup of patients.
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Alzheimer's Data Withdrawn
A preprint research letter linking the Alzheimer's drug lecanemab (Leqembi) with excess deaths was withdrawn last week. The ...
Ticker: Biogen Alzheimer’s drug gets second look in EU; Ford takes $165M hit on slow recall
A European regulatory committee now recommends approval of the Alzheimer’s treatment lecanemab a few months after rejecting ...