Biogen & Partner Eisai Get EU Nod for Alzheimer's Drug Leqembi
Biogen (BIIB) and partner Eisai announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization to Leqembi (lecanemab) for early Alzheimer’s disease (AD).The regulatory body has approved Leqembi as a treatment for adult patients with early AD who are apolipoprotein E ε4 (ApoE ε4) non-carriers or heterozygotes with confirmed amyloid pathology in Europe.Biogen’s partner, Japan-based Eisai, leads the clinical development and regulatory submissions for Leqembi. Though both companies co-commercia ...