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228: A surprise success in Alzheimer's and how FDA history seeded modern controversy
35 minutes Posted Sep 29, 2022 at 7:37 pm.
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Lecanemab, a new Alzheimer's treatment from partners Biogen and Eisai, succeeded in a pivotal clinical trial, and we explain the surprising development and its sweeping implications. Then, oncologist Mikkael Sekeres joins us to talk about his new book, which is a history of the FDA and an insider’s look at one of the agency’s most contentious drug approval hearings.