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Congress Targets FDA, Biogen on Alzheimer's Drug Approval

A congressional report finds the FDA's approval process for Biogen's Alzheimer's treatment was 'rife with irregularities' that included 'atypical collaboration.'

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Probe: Alzheimer's drug approval 'rife with irregularities'

The Food and Drug Administration's contentious approval of a questionable Alzheimer's drug is taking another hit

The Independent UK

House report questions FDA’s approval of Alzheimer’s drug

WASHINGTON — A joint investigation released Thursday by House Democrats identified unusual collaboration between Food and Drug Administration officials and drugmaker Biogen, highlighting potential problems in the agency’s approval of the controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm.

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US congressional report slams FDA approval of Alzheimer's drug

Washington (AFP) - The US Food and Drug Administration's approval process for a controversial drug used to treat Alzheimer's was "rife with irregularities," a congressional report said Thursday.

AFP

House report questions FDA's approval of Alzheimer's drug - Roll Call

House Democrats releases a report highlighting potential problems in the FDA's approval of Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm.

Roll Call

The Battles Brewing That Could Stoke Already Red-Hot Eli Lilly Stock

Investors are closely watching two Eli Lilly battles that will unfold in 2023 as LLY stock continues a fevered streak, tacking on new highs.

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Lecanemab: Experimental drug is a ray of hope for Alzheimer's disease

On Nov. 30, Eisai and Biogen announced the results of their latest phase 3 clinical trial in Alzheimer’s disease. The verdict: an 18-month treatment with lecanemab slows functional and cognitive loss by 27 per cent in people with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. The study…

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Lots of breakthroughs, still no cure. Do new dementia drugs bring us any closer?

We often hear about dementia breakthroughs in the news – new genes being discovered, new blood tests being developed, new drugs being tested.

The New Daily

Lots of 'breakthroughs', still no cure. Do the new dementia drugs bring us any closer?

We often hear about “dementia breakthroughs” in the news – new genes being discovered, new blood tests being developed, new drugs being tested.

The Conversation

Lisa Jarvis: That blockbuster Alzheimer’s drug? It’s not a cure

Biogen Inc. and Eisai Co. caused a stir in September when they announced positive results in a late-stage trial for a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab. Doctors tempered their excitement, though, until they could scrutinize the full peer-reviewed data.

Tribune News Service

Data shows drug slowing Alzheimer’s but doubts over effect remain

Lecanemab modestly slows disease’s inevitable worsening, but it remains unclear how much of a difference it will make.

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Eleven Stocks Turned $10,000 To $261,421 In 11 Months

Most S&P 500 investors got a little gain this month. But investors willing to look off the beaten path found huge gains.

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Biogen Stock Surges As New Drug Offers 'Meaningful Change' For Alzheimer's Patients

"These peer-reviewed, published results show lecanemab will provide patients more time to participate in daily life and live independently," the Alzheimer's Association said.

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‘Momentous breakthrough’: New Alzheimer’s drug lives up to bold claims, with caveats

Data supports claims that a new drug reduced cognitive and functional decline in Alzheimer's patients by 27 per cent in a clinical trial.

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Stocks Nudge Higher, Powell, Bankman-Fried, Biogen, HPE in Focus -Five Things To Know

Stock futures nudge higher will Powell, jobs data in focus; Powell speech may challenge Fed's new rate hike outlook; Sam Bankman-Fried set for DealBook summit appearance after FTC collapse; Biogen shares jump after promising Alzheimer's treatment data and HPE shares surge after Q4 earnings beat, solid near-term outlook.

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Study: Alzheimer's drug shows modest success slowing declines in memory, thinking

In a large study, the experimental Alzheimer's drug lecanemab reduced the rate of cognitive decline by 27 percent in people in the early stages of the disease.

AFP

Alzheimer's drug data shows results but also risks

Tokyo (AFP) - Experts hailed full data Wednesday showing a new drug can slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients, but warned improvements were comparatively small and the treatment can have serious side effects.

Tribune News Service

Alzheimer's drug sparks hot debate over benefits as risks like brain bleeding emerge

Eisai Co. unveiled much-anticipated findings on its experimental Alzheimer’s drug, providing tinder for the hot debate over whether its modest efficacy is worth potential risks that include serious brain bleeding.

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Why This New Alzheimer's Update Is Likely To Spark A Debate For Biogen Investors

Biogen stock surged Wednesday after partner Eisai unveiled Alzheimer's treatment test results that two doctors reportedly described as "magnificent."

The Independent UK

Drug slows Alzheimer's but can it make a real difference?

New data shows an experimental Alzheimer's drug modestly slowed the brain disease's inevitable worsening

Axios

Safety concerns hang over new Alzheimer's treatment

Two deaths linked to the drug may present a more complicated path to approval.

Investors Business Daily

Axsome Hits The Stratosphere On Alzheimer's News As Biogen Faces A Setback

Axsome Therapeutics said its Alzheimer's treatment met the goals of a study, sending its shares into the stratosphere, while Biogen's Alzheimer's effort had a setback.

The Street

Biogen Stock Slumps On Report of Death in Alzheimer's Drug Trial

Science.org reported Sunday that a woman participating in the joint Biogen-Eisai Clarity AD trial of an experimental Alzheimer's treatment has died of a brain hemorrhage.

The Guardian - US

Gene therapy at $3.5m a dose approved for US adults with hemophilia B

Hemgenix frees patients from repeated treatments but initial cost makes it most expensive medicine in the world

The Guardian - UK

‘This looks like the real deal’: are we inching closer to a treatment for Alzheimer’s?

After years of setbacks, dementia researchers are getting excited about a new antibody drug called lecanemab. No one expects it to stop cognitive decline, but even slowing it would be a breakthrough

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