New Drug Hailed As Momentous Breakthrough
The Free Press Journal|December 01, 2022
A new drug, lecanemab, has been found to slow down cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients, according to a study that could lead to new treatments for the neurodegenerative disease.
New Drug Hailed As Momentous Breakthrough

The study results were presented at the 15th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) Conference in San Francisco, U.S., on November 29. The study is also published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Amyloid-clearing and cognitive decline-slowing drug lecanemab, which is poised for FDA approval early next year will be a positive step in the treatment of Alzheimer's, the study said.

Alzheimer's is a complex disease with multiple underlying causes tied to the biology of ageing. Therefore, the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) has long held that a combination drug approach is needed, the study said.

ADDF is dedicated to rapidly accelerating the discovery of drugs to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer's.

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