The European Medicines Agency re-examined clinical data of a subset of patients with one or no copies of the APOE4 gene ...

Following a re-evaluation, the EMA has recommended Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer’s therapy Leqembi for a subgroup of patients.

The CHMP renders a positive opinion recommending approval for BIIB and Eisai's Leqembi for treating early Alzheimer's disease ...

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) made a number of recommendations at its November ...

Europe's medicines watchdog on Thursday partially approved a marketing request for a long-awaited new treatment for Alzheimer ...

A European regulatory committee now recommends approval of the Alzheimer’s treatment lecanemab a few months after rejecting ...

The EMA has changed its mind about an earlier decision that the risks of Leqembi (lecanemab) outweigh the benefits and is now recommending the Alzheimer’s disease drug is approved for a subgroup of ...

Leqembi is a medication doctors prescribe for people with Alzheimer’s disease. It's covered by Original Medicare Part B because you receive it as an intravenous (IV) infusion.

An estimated 4,500 prescriptions have been filled in 2024 so far, Iwatsubo said. About 80 percent of patients have mild cognitive impairment, the rest have mild dementia. Most are in their 70s, and ...

The CHMP recommends approval of lecanemab for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease, in adult patients who are heterozygotes (carry one copy) ...

"After re-examining its initial opinion, the EMA... has recommended granting marketing authorisation to Leqembi (lecanemab) for treating mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer ...