Biogen’s controversial Alzheimer drug crosses FDA finish line
US Food and Drug Administration finally approves antibody therapy for debilitating brain condition
07 June 2021 - 19:03
Biogen received approval for its controversial Alzheimer’s disease therapy, a landmark decision that stands to dramatically change treatment for the debilitating brain condition.
After decades of research failures by numerous companies, Biogen’s aducanumab became the first drug cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to slow the course of the mind-wasting disease that afflicts 6-million Americans...
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