Leqembi
E25439
Leqembi is an Alzheimer’s disease drug (lecanemab) that targets amyloid-beta plaques to slow cognitive decline in early-stage patients.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lecanemab | 8 |
| Leqembi canonical | 7 |
| Lecanemab | 2 |
| Leqembi – Alzheimer’s disease | 1 |
| donanemab | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alzheimer’s disease drug
ⓘ
drug ⓘ monoclonal antibody ⓘ |
| administeredTo | adult patients ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Food and Drug Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
|
| belongsToTherapeuticArea |
neurodegenerative diseases
ⓘ
neurology ⓘ |
| coDevelopedBy | Eisai and Biogen ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Biogen
ⓘ
Eisai ⓘ |
| hasATCClass | N06DX ⓘ |
| hasBiomarkerTarget | amyloid-beta protofibrils ⓘ |
| hasBrandOwner | Eisai ⓘ |
| hasCommonAdverseEffect |
ARIA-E (amyloid-related imaging abnormalities with edema)
ⓘ
ARIA-H (amyloid-related imaging abnormalities with microhemorrhages and hemosiderin deposits) ⓘ headache ⓘ infusion-related reactions ⓘ |
| hasContraindicationNote | caution in patients on anticoagulant therapy ⓘ |
| hasCoPromotionPartner | Biogen ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfApproval |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasDosageForm | solution for intravenous infusion ⓘ |
| hasDosingFrequency | every two weeks ⓘ |
| hasDrugClass | anti-amyloid beta monoclonal antibody ⓘ |
| hasEffect | slows cognitive decline compared with placebo in early Alzheimer’s disease ⓘ |
| hasFDAIndicationText | treatment of Alzheimer’s disease ⓘ |
| hasGenericName |
Leqembi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
lecanemab
|
| hasIndication |
Alzheimer's disease
ⓘ
surface form:
Alzheimer’s disease
mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease ⓘ mild dementia stage of Alzheimer’s disease ⓘ |
| hasINN |
Leqembi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
lecanemab
|
| hasKeyClinicalTrial |
CLARITY AD
ⓘ
Study 201 ⓘ Study 301 ⓘ |
| hasMolecularType | humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody ⓘ |
| hasRegulatoryPathway | FDA traditional approval ⓘ |
| hasRegulatoryStatus | FDA approved ⓘ |
| hasRouteOfAdministration | intravenous infusion ⓘ |
| hasWarning | risk of ARIA ⓘ |
| indicatedFor | early-stage Alzheimer’s disease ⓘ |
| isAdministeredIn | hospital or infusion center settings ⓘ |
| isFirstInClass | first anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s drug with full FDA approval (as of 2023) ⓘ |
| isUsedWith | MRI monitoring for ARIA ⓘ |
| mechanismOfAction |
binds aggregated soluble and insoluble amyloid-beta
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reduces amyloid-beta plaques in the brain ⓘ |
| previouslyHadRegulatoryPathway | FDA accelerated approval ⓘ |
| requires | confirmation of amyloid-beta pathology ⓘ |
| targets |
amyloid-beta
ⓘ
amyloid-beta plaques ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
lecanemab
this entity surface form:
Lecanemab
this entity surface form:
Leqembi – Alzheimer’s disease
this entity surface form:
lecanemab
this entity surface form:
lecanemab
this entity surface form:
lecanemab
this entity surface form:
lecanemab
ARIA-H (amyloid-related imaging abnormalities with microhemorrhages and hemosiderin deposits)
→
associatedWith
→
Leqembi
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subject surface form:
ARIA-H
this entity surface form:
lecanemab
ARIA-H (amyloid-related imaging abnormalities with microhemorrhages and hemosiderin deposits)
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associatedWith
→
Leqembi
ⓘ
subject surface form:
ARIA-H
this entity surface form:
donanemab
this entity surface form:
lecanemab