A new study released Tuesday showed a closely-watched Alzheimer's drug slowed cognitive decline among people with early signs of the disease also carries safety risks for some patients.
A new study released Tuesday showed a closely-watched Alzheimer's drug slowed cognitive decline among people with early signs of the disease but also carries safety risks for some patients.
In new data released Tuesday night at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease conference in San Francisco and published in the, researchers reported the drug showed moderate benefit while also carrying safety risks for some patients. Earlier media reports linked lecanemab to two patient deaths, the most recent death involving a woman who suffered a stroke and was administered a clot-busting medication at a Chicago hospital,But the study found fewer than 1% of patients died while on the drug or placebo. Researchers concluded"no deaths were considered ... to be related to lecanemab" or from brain swelling and tiny bleeds revealed during brain MRIs.
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