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The drug, lecanemab, jointly developed by pharma companies Biogen and Eisai, was tested on patients with early Alzheimer’s.
About Lecanemab
- Lecanemab belongs to a class of drugs called monoclonal antibodies.
- These antibody-mediated drugs target beta-amyloid, the protein deposition that is seen in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, and disrupts cell function.
- Lecanemab appears to have shown modest effects in early dementia both via clinical improvements (scores in the CDR and ADAS-Cog rating scales) and reduction in amyloid plaques.
Source:TH
