Trial results of a drug appearing to slow Alzheimer's disease represent a 'historic moment', experts say.
Trial results of a drug appearing to slow Alzheimer's disease represent a "historic moment", experts say.works when given in the early stages of the disease.And even the limited data has generated excitement among dementia scientists and charities.The drug, lecanemab, is designed to remove clumps of toxic beta-amyloid proteins that build up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease.
In this trial, 1,795 volunteers in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease were injected with lecanemab every two weeks and regularly had their memory and mental agility tested. The companies are now applying for regulatory approval for the drug to be given in the US, Europe and Japan. Prof John Hardy, from University College London, said the results were "truly encouraging" and "look like the first truly positive mechanistic trial results in Alzheimer's disease"."This is clearly not a magic bullet but it looks like a definite 'end of the beginning'."But its US launch was widely criticised and the EU refused to allow it over doubts about whether it worked.
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