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Newest in this topic

  1. Donanemab: First Approval 2024-09-06
  2. Lessons Learned from Approval of Aducanumab for Alzheimer's Disease 2024-01-01

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2024

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  • Annual review of medicine 1
  • Drugs 1

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  1. Donanemab: First Approval

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Drugs 2024-09-06 Treatments

    Donanemab (donanemab-azbt; Kisunla TM ) is an amyloid β-directed antibody developed by Eli Lilly and Company for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

  2. Lessons Learned from Approval of Aducanumab for Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Annual review of medicine 2024-01-01 Treatments

    When the US Food and Drug Administration used the accelerated approval process to authorize the use of the antiamyloid drug aducanumab to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD), many people hoped this signaled a new era of disease-modifying treatment.

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