Alzheimer treatment granted fast track designation by the FDA
STOCKHOLM: BioArctic AB’s partner Eisai announced today that lecanemab, an investigational anti-amyloid beta (Aβ) protofibril antibody for the treatment of early Alzheimer disease (AD), was granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for lecanemab in June of 2021. Breakthrough Therapy designation and Fast Track…