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New Alzheimer’s treatment buoyed by US Fast Track Designation

By Rachel Arthur

Acumen Pharmaceuticals believes ACU193 – the first clinical-stage monoclonal antibody that selectively targets toxic soluble amyloid beta oligomers (AβO) – offers the promise of an effective treatment with a better safety profile than other Alzheimer's...

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Biogen releases long-term Aduhelm data

By Rachel Arthur

Biogen has announced new Phase 3 data showing that, after nearly 2.5 years of treatment, Aduhelm continued to reduce two key Alzheimer’s disease pathologies.

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Biogen halves price of Aduhelm in the US

By Rachel Arthur

As of January 1, 2022, Biogen will cut the price of its Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm (aducanumab-avwa) in half: saying too many patients are not currently being offered the choice of the drug due to financial considerations.

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FDA lead calls for independent inquiry into Biogen drug approval

By Jane Byrne

Acting US FDA commissioner, Janet Woodcock, has called for an independent federal review of interactions between officials at her agency and representatives of Biogen, prior to the recent approval of the pharma company’s treatment for Alzheimer’s disease....