Japan approved two amyloid PET imaging agents for their new indications on August 31 as the market awaits the official greenlight of Eisai’s lecanemab as the country’s first Alzheimer’s disease (AD)-modifying therapy. PDRadiopharma’s Amyvid Injection (florbetapir (18F)) and Nihon Medi-Physics’…
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