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New Case Report Links Person’s Death to New FDA-Approved Alzheimer’s Drug

June 13, 2023
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A participant died in a clinical trial of a Federal Drug Administration-approved antibody treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, and the death may be linked to the drug, a new case report reveals. The case, published in May in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, details unreported adverse outcomes associated with the use of Lecanemab (Lequembi), an anti-amyloid…

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2 Fast-Approved Anti-Amyloid Alzheimer’s Drugs Raise Concerns

January 16, 2023
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Over the past two years, two Alzheimer’s disease drugs were approved under accelerated approval. Both drugs are based on popular amyloid beta-plaque theories, yet both have raised questions. On Jan. 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb), a new monoclonal antibody that seems to slow cognitive decline in some Alzheimer’s patients. In…

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