New Case Report Links 1 Death to New FDA-Approved Alzheimer’s Drug

New Case Report Links 1 Death to New FDA-Approved Alzheimer’s Drug
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A participant died in a clinical trial of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved antibody treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, and the death may be linked to the drug, a new case report reveals.

The case, published in May in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, details unreported adverse outcomes associated with the use of lecanemab (Lequembi), an anti-amyloid plaque therapy intended to slow disease progression.
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George Citroner reports on health and medicine, covering topics that include cancer, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative conditions. He was awarded the Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence (MORE) award in 2020 for a story on osteoporosis risk in men.
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