On the heels of full US FDA approval for Leqembi (lecanemab), Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato told reporters on July 7 that the Alzheimer’s drug, developed by Eisai and Biogen, is being “appropriately and promptly” reviewed for regulatory approval also…
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