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EU Regulator Rejects Leqembi, Eisai to Seek Re-Examination
Eisai said on July 26 that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended against approving its Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi (lecanemab) - a setback that came despite a series of green lights picked up in other markets. The EMA’s Committee for…
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