On Friday (Jan 6), the US Food and Drink Administration (FDA) granted a licence for another anti-amyloid drug – lecanemab – to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Roche announced yesterday that Phase 3 studies for its Alzheimer’s drug gantenerumab failed to meet the primary endpoint of slowing clinical decline. Although disappointed, Alzheimer’s associations are hopeful there is still a lot that can be learned...
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...
The WHO has set out a new blueprint for dementia research: outlining the potential of precision medicine, repurposed drugs and revamped clinical trials. “Addressing dementia is one of the greatest health challenges of our generation,” says the organization.
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) and the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) have announced a collaboration to accelerate clinical development of adeno-associated virus (AAV) based gene therapies for dementia.
Previously a series of unsuccessful clinical trials for treatments, combined with the high costs of R&D in the area, led to declining interest in dementia research but a new publication from the WHO notes a definite uptick in the funding of such work...
