Tailored Alzheimer’s Indication Let Lecanemab Avoid Stronger Safety Warning, REMS

Eisai says ‘narrow’ indication negated need for REMS on amyloid-related imaging abnormalities and hemorrhages in the brain. Unusual nature of accelerated approval and confirmatory trial timing means safety data from the Phase III is barely mentioned in label.

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A “narrow” patient population helped Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen, Inc.’s Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab avoid contraindications, a boxed warning and a risk-evaluation and mitigation strategy, Eisai said.

Eisai and Biogen’s amyloid-targeting antibody, which will be marketed as Leqembi, became the second drug of its type to gain...

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