Lecanemab receives priority review status in Japan
Stockholm, January 30, 2023 – BioArctic AB’s (publ) (Nasdaq Stockholm: BIOA B) partner Eisai announced today that the application for manufacturing and marketing approval for lecanemab (generic name, U.S. brand name: LEQEMBI™) in Japan has been designated for Priority Review by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). Lecanemab is an anti-amyloid-β (Aβ) protofibril[1] antibody for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Priority Review in Japan is granted to new medicines recognized as having high medical utility for serious diseases, and once designated for Priority Review,