Leqembi (lecanemab) authorized for early Alzheimer’s disease in Great Britain
Stockholm, Sweden August 22, 2024 – BioArctic AB (publ) (Nasdaq Stockholm: BIOA B) partner Eisai announced today that Leqembi® (brand name, generic name: lecanemab) has been granted Marketing Authorization by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in Great Britain, for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in adult patients that are apolipoprotein E ε4 (ApoE ε4)[1] heterozygotes or non-carriers.[2] Lecanemab becomes the first the medicine which targets an underlying cause of the disease, to be authorized in a