The benefits seen in people with early Alzheimer’s disease after a year of treatment with blarcamesine (Anavex 2-73) were sustained over nearly three years, according to new analysis from the treatment’s developer, Anavex Life Sciences. Patients treated with the investigational oral medication in a Phase 2b/3 study…
Researchers are calling for more studies to determine whether lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA), a surgical procedure that helps clear molecular waste from the brain, might benefit people with Alzheimer’s disease. “LVA represents a novel therapeutic strategy that may complement existing treatments, offering new hope for addressing the [disease biology] of…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing an application seeking expanded approval of an under-the-skin injection version of Leqembi (lecanemab), called Leqembi Iqlik. Leqembi is an approved treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease. Under its current approval, patients are first given the therapy as infusions into the…
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