Leqembi approved for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in the United Arab Emirates
Stockholm, Sweden, August 14, 2024 – BioArctic AB’s (publ) (Nasdaq Stockholm: BIOA B) partner Eisai announced today that the Ministry of Health and Prevention in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved Leqembi® (lecanemab) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Treatment with Leqembi should be initiated in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia stage of disease (collectively referred to as early AD), the population in which treatment was initiated in clinical trials.Leqembi’s approval in the UAE is based on the large global Phase 3 Clarity AD study. In