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 · Dec 29, 2022
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. Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022
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 · Dec 29, 2022
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… The Conversation · Dec 21, 2022
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 · Dec 8, 2022
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 · Dec 8, 2022
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 · Dec 1, 2022
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. Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2022
‘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. The New Daily · Nov 30, 2022
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. WEKU · Nov 30, 2022
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. Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022
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 The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022
Safety concerns hang over new Alzheimer's treatment Two deaths linked to the drug may present a more complicated path to approval. Axios · Nov 29, 2022
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 - US · Nov 23, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2022 ‘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
StockNews.com · Nov 17, 2022 2 Stocks You Could Keep in Your Portfolio Forever Despite signs of inflation cooling in the United States, the IMF is not expecting the global economic picture to improve anytime soon. However, the cooling inflation might induce the Fed to ease the pace of rate hikes. As economic uncertainties remain, we think fundamentally solid stocks McDonald’s (MCD) and Biogen…
The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022 Biogen tabs veteran pharma leader Viehbacher as next CEO Biogen has picked former Sanofi CEO Christopher Viehbacher to become its next leader, as the drug developer continues to recover from its failed launch of the Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm
Benzinga · Oct 20, 2022 Biogen Whale Trades For October 20 A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Biogen. Looking at options history for Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) we detected 12 strange trades.
Tribune News Service · Oct 14, 2022 For Alzheimer’s patients, a controversial drug brings hope TAMPA, Fla. -- At 53, Michele Hall was at the height of her legal career. She’d just sent her three kids to college. She had decades ahead with her husband Doug — after nearly 30 years of marriage, the couple looked forward to celebrating 30 more.
Benzinga · Oct 13, 2022 This Is What Whales Are Betting On Biogen Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
StockNews.com · Oct 7, 2022 2 Stocks with Great Track Records to Buy Right Now Despite the Fed's aggressive interest rate hikes, the job market remains strong. However, given the mounting recessionary fears, it may be prudent to invest in UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Biogen (BIIB), based on their solid fundamentals and impressive growth prospects. Continue Reading….
The Conversation · Oct 4, 2022 New Alzheimer's drug slows cognitive decline – and may be available as early as next year Lecanemab is the first drug to help improve the symptoms of Alzheimer’s by slowing the disease. These are very promising results, although the only data we have at the moment is from the drugmaker’s press release.