Leqembi, Alzheimer's disease

New Maintenance Dosing Option for Alzheimer's Drug Leqembi Offers Flexibility
Fact checked by Nick Blackmer The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new maintenance dosing schedule for Leqembi, a monoclonal antibody treatment shown to slow cognitive decline in people with early Alzheimer’s disease.
FDA Approves New IV Maintenance Dose of Leqembi
A monthly 10 mg/mL maintenance dose of Leqembi had the same effects on mild Alzheimer’s symptoms as biweekly dose, research shows.
Leqembi Monthly IV Maintenance Dosing Approved for Early Alzheimer Disease
Lecanemab is a humanized immunoglobulin gamma 1 monoclonal antibody directed against aggregated soluble and insoluble forms of amyloid beta.
Biogen, Eisai Win Nod for Monthly Leqembi Maintenance Amid Stagnant Sales
The monthly maintenance regimen, which offers a more convenient frequency than the initially approved treatment schedule for patients with Alzheimer’s, could help with Leqembi’s thus far disappointing uptake and sales.
FDA Approves LEQEMBI® (lecanemab-irmb) IV Maintenance Dosing for the Treatment of Early Alzheimer’s Disease
Once every four weeks maintenance dosing may be easier for patients and care partners to continue treatmentAlzheimer's disease progression does
US FDA OKs monthly maintenance dosing for Eisai/Biogen's Alzheimer's drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved monthly maintenance dosing for Japan's Eisai and partner Biogen's Alzheimer's drug Leqembi, the companies said on Monday.
Biogen, Eisai Get FDA Nod for Leqembi IV Maintenance Dosing
Biogen and Eisai have won Food and Drug Administration approval of an intravenous maintenance dosing of their Leqembi drug for early Alzheimer's disease. The companies late Sunday said the FDA approved the maintenance dosing of once every four weeks after 18 months of the initiation phase of once every two weeks.
Biogen, Eisai receive FDA nod for monthly Leqembi IV maintenance dosing
The Japanese and American based pharma companies announced a win for their Alzheimer’s treatment, which has faced some negative backlash over the last year.
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