Europe reconsiders Alzheimer’s antibody approval

Leqembi

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Leqembi recommended for approval with restrictions to reduce side effect risk

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended market approval for Alzheimer’s antibody Leqembi (lecanemab), reversing its previous recommendation.

The reversal came after a re-examination of trial data – requested by Eisai – that removed the data of patients with two copies of Apoe4