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Lecanemab arrived in Canada in January 2026 as an anti-amyloid therapy meant to slow Alzheimer disease. A new practice article in CMAJ, "Lecanemab use for early Alzheimer disease in Canada," lays out key challenges with the drug including narrow eligibility, a modest effect that may not be clinically meaningful, and a resource-intensive path to treatment. Dr. Sophie Weiss, a co-author of the article and a third-year internal medicine resident at the University of Toronto, walks through eligib...

