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ArticleDrugs in context2025

Lecanemab for mild Alzheimer disease - is there a way forward?

Rajesh R Tampi

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Article in Drugs in context, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Rajesh R TampiDepartment of Psychiatry, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This Editorial reviews data on the efficacy and adverse effects of lecanemab amongst individuals with mild Alzheimer disease. Additionally, the recent controversy regarding the rejection by the EMA of a marketing authorization request for lecanemab, followed by its subsequent approval, is also discussed. The need for thoughtful discussions regarding the risks and benefits of this medication as well as the importance of developing Appropriate Use Recommendations and/or national guidelines for the use of lecanemab are also highlighted.

Indexed as

Alzheimer diseaseamyloid-related imaging abnormalitiesdonanemablecanemabmonoclonal antibodyβ-Amyloid

Identifiers

PMID40078953
PMCPMC11900888

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