FDA approves Leqembi 4-week maintenance dosing

Biogen, Eisai Win Nod for Monthly Leqembi Maintenance Amid Stagnant Sales
The monthly maintenance regimen, which offers a more convenient frequency than the initially approved treatment schedule for patients with Alzheimer’s, could help with Leqembi’s thus far disappointing uptake and sales.
BIIB Secures FDA Nod for Monthly Maintenance Dosing of Alzheimer's Drug
Biogen BIIB announced that the FDA has approved a monthly maintenance dosing version for its intravenously (IV) administered Alzheimer's disease (AD) drug, Leqembi. Post the FDA approval, patients have the option to transition to a monthly maintenance dosing regimen of Leqembi after completing an 18-month course of biweekly infusions of the drug.
FDA approves Leqembi four-week maintenance dosing
The FDA has approved Eisai (OTCPK:ESALF) and Biogen's (NASDAQ:BIIB) supplemental application for four-week maintenance dosing of their Alzheimer's drug Leqembi. The agency approved Leqembi to be dosed every four weeks via IV as a maintenance therapy.
Eisai and Biogen’s LEQEMBI sBLA set for Alzheimer’s maintenance dosing
The FDA has approved the sBLA of Eisai and Biogen's LEQEMBI for maintenance dosing indicated for the early stages of Alzheimer's.
Eisai and Biogen gain FDA approval for monthly Leqembi
Eisai and Biogen have secured US Food and Drug Administration approval for a once-monthly intravenous maintenance dosing regimen for Leqembi (lecanemab).
Biogen, Eisai Get FDA Nod for Leqembi IV Maintenance Dosing
Biogen and Eisai have won Food and Drug Administration approval of an intravenous maintenance dosing of their Leqembi drug for early Alzheimer's disease. The companies late Sunday said the FDA approved the maintenance dosing of once every four weeks after 18 months of the initiation phase of once every two weeks.
FDA Approves LEQEMBI® (lecanemab-irmb) IV Maintenance Dosing for the Treatment of Early Alzheimer’s Disease
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