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Subcutaneous injections of Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi led to numerically greater amyloid removal than the intravenous version of the Alzheimer’s disease therapy, though risks of brain swelling and bleeding remained.
The losing streak continues for Merck and Eisai with their Keytruda-Lenvima combination failing to improve progression-free survival and overall survival in two late-stage lung cancer studies.
While an initial analysis showed improvements in progression-free survival and objective response rate, a second analysis saw no improvement in overall survival.
Following the full approval of Leqembi, the CMS suggests expanding its coverage of beta-amyloid PET scans, which could improve the uptake of novel Alzheimer’s disease treatments.
Eisai and Biogen announced positive data from a Phase III trial in Alzheimer’s of its drug lecanemab. Still, questions remain about the drug’s implications for the future of Alzheimer’s treatment.
Biogen and Tokyo-based development partner Eisai are embroiled in controversy surrounding their investigational Alzheimer’s drug, aducanumab.
As the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference runs from September 12 through 14, numerous biopharma companies are making presentations, updating their operations and pipeline activities. Here’s a look at some of the highlights.
It’s a busy week on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s calendar, although the agency got ahead of itself and approved three of the applications early. Here’s a look.
Massachusetts in general and Boston, specifically Cambridge, is one of the two largest centers in the U.S. for biotech startups and life science companies (the other being the San Francisco Bay Area). Here’s a look at 13 Massachusetts life science companies that are showing both gains and losses—mostly gains—at the six-month mark.
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