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On December 10, Biogen/Eisai’s controversial Alzheimer’s treatment aducanumab was filed for regulatory approval in Japan. It’s unclear whether Japanese regulators will give the green light, but if approved, it will offer the first-ever disease-modifying Alzheimer’s therapy - or a drug…
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