European agency recommends approval for Alzheimer's drug lecanemab, reversing earlier decision.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended approval for lecanemab, a treatment for early Alzheimer's disease, for adult patients without or with one copy of the ApoE ε4 gene. This positive recommendation reverses an earlier negative assessment and, if finalized by the European Commission within 67 days, will make the drug available in the EU. Lecanemab is already approved in the U.S. and several other countries.

November 14, 2024
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