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Alzheimer’s drug milestone “bittersweet” for certain patients
The first new dementia medicine to be licensed in over two decades shows for first time, that the course of Alzheimer disease can be modified and slow cognitive decline.
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Alzheimer’s drug development roundup – July 2024
From exciting data on cell therapy and monoclonal antibodies, through to new regulatory developments, this article summarises some of the key developments within the Alzheimer’s therapeutic landscape over July.
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CHMP meeting highlights – July 2024
In its July meeting, the EMA’s human medicines committee recommended 14 medicines and held a negative opinion for authorising lecanemab to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
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Takeda agrees to develop active immunotherapy for Alzheimer’s
As part of the agreement, AC Immune SA will be eligible for an option exercise fee and extra potential milestones of up to approximately $2.1 billion from Takeda.
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Research calls for greater investment in Alzheimer’s clinical trials
Despite some challenges, for the Alzheimer’s drug development pipeline, 2024 is a “learning year”, an expert on the disease says.
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Biogen refocuses its Alzheimer’s strategy
Part of Biogen’s prioritisation of its portfolio includes focusing on the advancement of its leading anti-amyloid beta Alzheimer’s treatment, LEQEMBI® (lecanemab-irmb).
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Novel drug delivery method shows promise in Alzheimer’s
Ultrasound combined with a biologic treatment has demonstrated the ability to safely reduce brain amyloid plaques in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, a first-in-human study shows.
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Year in review: EPR’s top stories of 2023
EPR wraps up the year with a selection of top stories from 2023, highlighting key trends and topics such as environmental monitoring (EM), quality (QA/QC), manufacturing, regulation and clinical development.
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AbbVie to buy neuroscience specialist Cerevel Therapeutics for $8.7bn
AbbVie plans to acquire neuroscience specialist Cerevel Therapeutics for $45 per share, or around $8.7 billion.
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siRNA drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s
Carrie Taylor, Director of Research & Development at BOC Sciences examines the key pathologies in Alzheimer’s and highlights several promising siRNA drug delivery systems that offer potential in helping to overcome the neurodegenerative disease.
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Stem-cell therapy delivers potential in Alzheimer’s
Top-line Phase IIa data has demonstrated an allogeneic stem-cell therapy facilitated a lack of deterioration in cognitive signals in mild Alzheimer’s.
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Paving the way for anti-Abeta active immunotherapy
Recent breakthroughs in anti-Abeta immunotherapy for Alzheimer's have shown disease-modifying potential, with vaccination emerging as a promising approach, as AC Immune’s Marija Vukicevic, Yves Kremer, Marie Kosco-Vilbois and Andrea Pfeifer explain.
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Alzheimer’s senescent cell combination therapy presents promise
Evidence from a Phase I trial suggests that the tyrosine kinase inhibitor dasatinib in combination with quercetin clears amyloid from the brain and lowers inflammation in the blood.
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Treating Alzheimer’s: regulatory hurdles in an anti-amyloid revolution
In this article, Gareth Morgan, a life sciences partner at Pinsent Masons discusses how Leqembi validates the anti-amyloid approach for treating Alzheimer’s, and whether its recent regulatory authorisations could support fast-tracking approvals of other promising Alzheimer’s therapies.
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Alzheimer’s vaccine granted Fast Track designation
The US FDA has given Fast Track designation to an active immunotherapy vaccine that “specifically targets the most toxic forms of amyloid beta (Abeta)”.
