Posted on May 28, 2021
First drug to slow Alzheimer’s disease poised for approval
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The first drug claimed to slow the decline of Alzheimer’s disease could be available on the NHS by 2022 if approved by regulators in the US.
Biogen says its drug, aducanumab, would be the first treatment to “reduce the clinical decline” of patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease if given the green light next month.
The treatment offers new hope to patients in the early stages of the most common form of dementia, which affects about one million people living in the UK and led to the death of EastEnders actress Dame Barbara Windsor in 2020.
Biogen says its drug, aducanumab, would be the first treatment to “reduce the clinical decline” of patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease if given the green light next month.
The treatment offers new hope to patients in the early stages of the most common form of dementia, which affects about one million people living in the UK and led to the death of EastEnders actress Dame Barbara Windsor in 2020.
First drug to slow Alzheimer’s disease poised for approval
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I hope Aducanumab proves helpful to Alzheimer’s patients. At the conclusion of my time as an Alzheimer’s caregiver, I concluded the three drugs I was so careful to administer were mostly placebos to make the caregiver feel useful !
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"Biogen says its drug, aducanumab, would be the first treatment to “reduce the clinical decline” of patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease if given the green light next month.
The treatment offers new hope to patients in the early stages of the most common form of dementia, which affects about one million people living in the UK and led to the death of EastEnders actress Dame Barbara Windsor in 2020.
The potentially ground-breaking treatment - which is the first new Alzheimer’s drug in almost two decades - does not cure or reverse the disease, but it is hoped it can modestly slow the rate of decline.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will decide on whether to approve its use on 7 June."
"Biogen says its drug, aducanumab, would be the first treatment to “reduce the clinical decline” of patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease if given the green light next month.
The treatment offers new hope to patients in the early stages of the most common form of dementia, which affects about one million people living in the UK and led to the death of EastEnders actress Dame Barbara Windsor in 2020.
The potentially ground-breaking treatment - which is the first new Alzheimer’s drug in almost two decades - does not cure or reverse the disease, but it is hoped it can modestly slow the rate of decline.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will decide on whether to approve its use on 7 June."
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I sure hope something develops to combat Alzheimer's. I've lost two Uncles and an Aunt to Alzheimer's. ( My Dad's brother and My Mom's younger sister and brother ) All three were very capable people and both men were Army Veterans and well educated. In none of those cases would I have expected that to happen with three very well adjusted successful people. My great Grandfather also had died from Dementia and He was in the upper executive level of New England Telephone and Telegraph and very intelligent. ( I never knew him as He died before I was born) Its shown on both side of the family and I hope never rises again. My Dad is 95 and He still is fine both physically and mentally, my Mom died from breast cancer at age 92 so neither of them were effected as all their brothers and sisters were.
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