“Today, the FDA approved LEQEMBI through the classic approval pathway, making LEQEMBI the first and only anti-amyloid remedy approved for Alzheimer’s disease that has been shown to slow the rate of disease progression and delay cognitive decline. at early and mild levels of the disease. . As a research and progression driven company founded on our hhc (human fitness care) concept, we are proud that the effects of Eisai Alzheimer’s disease studies for more than 40 years have been identified and provided to others living with this disease in the United States,” said Haruo Naito, CEO of Eisai. “Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive and fatal disease that greatly affects not only those who suffer from it, but also their loved ones, caregivers and society. We continue to work to create broad and undeniable access to LEQEMBI for patients to aid diagnosis and treatment at the early level of disease. Eisai will work diligently to educate clinicians on the safe and appropriate use of LEQEMBI to maximize its benefits for others living with early AD and their families.
“Today marks a breakthrough in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, and we are proud to be at the forefront of a new era of progress for a disease once considered incurable. We would like to express our sincere thanks to those who have worked tirelessly to find a cure for this persistent disease, without whom this progress would not be possible,” said Christopher A. Viehbacher, President and Chief Executive Officer of Biogen. ” We are now focused on the way forward, following Eisai with the goal of making LEQEMBI available to eligible patients as soon as possible. “
LEQEMBI is a humanized immunoglobulin gamma 1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibody directed against soluble aggregate forms (protofibrils*) and insoluble beta-amyloid (Aβ). Fundamentally, LEQEMBI targets and removes the maximal neurotoxic form of Aβ that frequently builds up and removes existing plaques to treat this chronic progressive disease. In June 2023, the FDA’s Central and Peripheral Nervous System (PCNS) Advisory Committee voted unanimously that data from Eisai’s Clarity AD clinical trial demonstrated the clinical advantages of LEQEMBI for the treatment of AD. Committee members also showed the overall benefit/risk ratio of LEQEMBI. On January 6, 2023, LEQEMBI was approved through the FDA under the Accelerated Approval Pathway.
Eisai evolved and implemented ARIA Understanding, a multifaceted educational initiative to advance the control and monitoring of amyloid imaging abnormalities (ARIAs™) in the AD healthcare community. Understanding ARIA™ provides resources and systems that come with peer education, individual and organizational educational sessions, and expert evaluation of old case studies.
Eisai is committed to making sure that appropriate patients have access to LEQEMBI and has established a patient assistance program to provide LEQEMBI at no fee to eligible uninsured or underinsured patients, adding Medicare beneficiaries who meet the monetary requirements and other criteria of the program. In addition, Eisai provides patient access assistance through LEQEMBI Patient Navigators, which will provide information about access to LEQEMBI, help patients and their families perceive their insurance policy and options, and identify cash assistance systems for eligible patients. People in the U. S. visit LEQEMBI. com, by calling 1-833-4-LEQEMBI (1-833-453-7362), Monday through Friday, 8 a. m. .
Eisai leads LEQEMBI progression and regulatory filings globally, with Eisai and Biogen jointly commercializing and promoting the product and Eisai having the ultimate decision-making authority.
* Protofibrils are aggregate soluble species Aβ from 75 to 5,000 Kd. 2,3. 4
INDICATION QEMBI is indicated for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Treatment with LEQEMBI merits initiation in patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia, a population in which treatment has been initiated in clinical trials.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
CONTRAINDICATION
LEQEMBI is contraindicated in patients with severe hypersensitivity reaction to lecanemab-irmb or to any of the excipients of leqembi. Reactions included angioedema and anaphylaxis.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
AMYLOID-RELATED IMAGING ABNORMALITIES
ARIA Dose Management and Control Guidelines
Impact of ARIA
ApoE ε4 carrier and ARIA threat
Radiographic findings
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Concomitant antithrombotic drugs:
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HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS Hypersensitivity reactions, in addition to angioedema, bronchospasm, and anaphylaxis, have occurred in patients treated with LEQEMBI. Discontinue the infusion immediately at any symptoms or symptoms consistent with a hypersensitivity reaction and initiate appropriate treatment.
INFUSION REACTIONS
SIDE EFFECTS
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Notes to editors
1. About LEQEMBI (lecanemab-irmb) LEQEMBI® (lecanemab-irmb) is the result of a strategic studies alliance between Eisai and BioArctic. insoluble aggregate bureaucracy of beta-amyloid (Aβ). LEQEMBI is an antibody against beta-amyloid indicated as a modifying cure for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the United States. on January 6, 2023 and classic approval on July 6, 2023. Treatment with LEQEMBI deserves to be initiated in patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia of the disease, a population in which remedy was initiated in clinical trials. There are no protections or knowledge of the effectiveness of the implementation of the remedy in stages of the disease before or after those studied.
Eisai has also submitted programs for the approval of lecanemab in Japan, the European Union, China, Canada, Great Britain and South Korea. In Japan and China, programs have been designated for precedence review, and in Britain, canemab has been designated for Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP), which targets time-to-market for next-generation medicines.
Eisai has completed a subcutaneous bioavailability study of lecanemab, and the subcutaneous trial is recently being evaluated as part of the open-label extension (OLE) of Clarity AD (Study 301). A maintenance regimen evaluated in Study 201 and OLE Clarity AD (Study 301). Separate supplemental biologics licensing programs for subcutaneous dosing and maintenance dosing regimen will be submitted to FDA at the end of Eisai’s fiscal year.
As of July 2020, the Phase 3 clinical trial (AHEAD 3-45) is ongoing for other people with preclinical AD, who are clinically general and have intermediate or elevated levels of amyloid in the brain. AHEAD 3-45 is conducted as a component of a public-private partnership between the Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials Consortium that provides the infrastructure for educational clinical trials in AD and similar dementias in the United States, funded through the National Institute on Aging, component of the National Institutes of Health, Eisai and Biogen.
Since January 2022, the Tau NexGen clinic for hereditary dominant Alzheimer’s disease (DIAD), conducted through the Hereditary Dominant Alzheimer’s Network (DIAN-TU) Trial Unit, led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, it’s ongoing.
2. About Eisai and Biogen’s collaboration for ADEIisai and Biogen have been involved in the co-progression and commercialization of treatments for AD since 2014. Eisai leads LEQEMBI progression and regulatory filings globally, with corporations jointly marketing and promoting the product and Eisai having the ultimate decision-making authority.
3. Regarding the collaboration between Eisai and BioArctic for ADDe, since 2005, Eisai and BioArctic have maintained a long-term collaboration related to the progression and commercialization of AD remedies. Eisai received the global rights to study, develop, manufacture and commercialize LEQEMBI for the EA remedy under an agreement with BioArctic in December 2007. The agreement for the progression and commercialization of the rescue antibody LEQEMBI was signed in May 2015.
4. About Eisai Co. , Ltd. Eisai’s business concept is to “put patients and others first in the realm of life, and develop the benefits of physical care. “As a component of this concept (also known as the concept of fitness care (hhc)), we aim to achieve social intelligence by alleviating exercise anxiety and reducing disparities in fitness. With a global network of R facilities
In addition, we demonstrate our commitment to the elimination of overlooked tropical diseases (NTDs), which is a target (3. 3) of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by implementing activities with global partners.
To learn more about Eisai, visit www. eisai. com (for world headquarters: Eisai Co. , Ltd. ) and connect with us on Twitter @Eisai_SDGs.
5. About BiogenFounded in 1978, Biogen is a leading global biotechnology company that has pioneered several innovative innovations, adding a broad portfolio of medicines to treat multiple sclerosis, the first approved remedy for spinal muscular atrophy, and two jointly developed remedies to satisfy a pathological definition of Alzheimer’s disease. Biogen is advancing a pipeline of prospective new remedies in neurology, neuropsychiatry, specialized immunology and rare diseases and remains firmly focused on its purpose of serving humanity through science while promoting a healthier, more sustainable and more equitable world.
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