Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi sBLA set for Alzheimer’s maintenance dosing
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the supplemental biologics licence application (sBLA) of Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb) for maintenance dosing once every four weeks for the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
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.
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.
FDA Approves Supplemental Biologics License Application for Intravenous Maintenance Dosing of Leqembi in Alzheimer Disease
Approval was based on results from multiple studies, which demonstrated a slowing of cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer disease administered Leqembi.
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.
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.
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 treatment Alzheimer's disease progression does not stop after plaque clearance; ongoing treatment with LEQEMBI can slow disease progression and prolong the benefits of therapy TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE,
FDA Approves New Maintenance Dosing for Lecanemab to Treat Early-Stage Alzheimer Disease
The FDA approves a new maintenance dosing regimen for lecanemab (Leqembi; Eisai) in patients with early-stage Alzheimer disease (AD), enabling a transition from biweekly to once-every-4-week dosing while preserving clinical and biomarker benefits.
FDA Approves Once-Every-Four-Weeks Maintenance Dosing Of LEQEMBI For Early Alzheimer's Disease
Eisai Co., Ltd. (ESALF.PK) and Biogen Inc. (BIIB) announced Sunday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the
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.
FDA clears monthly dosing of Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi
The approval is the first to come from the FDA since the Trump administration paused external communication by health agencies last week.
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