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Roche engaged in talks with FDA for Alzheimer’s drug candidate

CEO Severin Schwan told reporters Roche will complete a phase 3 trial of gantenerumab in the second half of 2022

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Lilly and Banner Alzheimer’s Institute collaborate on donanemab prevention trial

Trial will evaluate donanemab in participants at risk for cognitive and functional decline related to Alzheimer’s

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FDA leaders offer perspective on accelerated approval of Biogen’s Aduhelm

Leaders maintain that Aduhelm fits into the regulatory paradigm of the FDA’s accelerated approval pathway

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FDA narrows label for Biogen’s Aduhelm to only include mild forms of Alzheimer’s disease

Reflects the patient population included in clinical trials of anti-amyloid treatment

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GlaxoSmithKline agrees $2.2bn dementia mAb deal with Alector

The focus of the deal is two clinical-stage monoclonal antibodies in development for a number of neurodegenerative diseases

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ICER says price of Biogen’s Aduhelm should be much lower

US cost-effectiveness watchdog’s analysis estimates current annual list price of $56,000 could be reduced to $3,000 to $8,400

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Breakthrough therapy designated for Lilly’s investigational Alzheimer’s drug donanemab

The BTD is based on data from the phase 2 TRAILBLAZER-ALZ study in early symptomatic Alzheimer's patients

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Biogen plans confirmatory trial as FDA documents show struggle over Aduhelm approval

Confirmatory trial is planned to be completed ahead of nine-year time frame

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Roche’s gantenerumab improves biomarkers in inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease

However, anti-amyloid antibody did not show evidence of cognitive benefit for patients

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Biogen discontinues clinical development of anti-tau antibody for Alzheimer’s disease

The drug failed to meet the primary efficacy endpoint in a phase 2 study

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Biogen to begin shipping newly approved Alzheimer’s treatment in two weeks

Just days after the drug was approved by the FDA advisory panel, two of its members have resigned

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FDA approves Biogen’s aducanumab for Alzheimer’s disease in ‘landmark’ decision

FDA is requiring Biogen to conduct a new randomised, controlled clinical trial to verify the drug’s clinical benefit for Alzheimer’s patients

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