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Early data back J&J and AC Immune’s Alzheimer’s jab

Shares in Swiss biotech AC Immune have risen sharply after it said a vaccine in development for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) hit the mark in a phase 1/2 trial.

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Could Lilly’s donanemab readout in Alzheimer's boost Biogen’...

When Eli Lilly reported results for donanemab in Alzheimer’s disease earlier this week it was hailed as a rare win for the amyloid hypothesis, although there’s no shortage of candidates tha

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FDA panel unimpressed with data for Alzheimer’s drug aducanu...

The FDA may have been minded to approve Biogen and Eisai’s Alzheimer’s candidate aducanumab, but its clinical advisors have little doubt that the evidence for the drug is lacking.<

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Trials and tribulations in Biogen's Alzheimer’s drug reviews

Regulatory reviews of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab are now ongoing on both sides of the Atlantic, but debate is still ongoing about whether the data behind the drug is strong enough

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AC Immune poleaxed on Alzheimer’s study fail

Shares in AC Immune have collapsed after partner Genentech revealed its tau-targeting Alzheimer’s drug semorinemab had flunked a phase 2 trial in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The Swis

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Roche doubles down on tau for Alzheimer’s, licensing UCB dru...

Roche already has one Alzheimer’s candidate in its pipeline targeting tau, but has added a second via a deal with Belgian drugmaker UCB worth up to $2 billion.

Early data back J&J and AC Immune’s Alzheimer’s jab

Could Lilly’s donanemab readout in Alzheimer's boost Biogen’...

FDA panel unimpressed with data for Alzheimer’s drug aducanu...

Trials and tribulations in Biogen's Alzheimer’s drug reviews

AC Immune poleaxed on Alzheimer’s study fail

Roche doubles down on tau for Alzheimer’s, licensing UCB dru...

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