BRIEF—Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi approved in Hong Kong

11 July 2024

Japan’s Eisai and US biotech Biogen have announced that the Department of Health in Hong Kong has approved humanized anti-soluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody Leqembi (lecanemab) for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

Treatment with Leqembi should be initiated in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia stage of disease (collectively referred to as early AD), the population in which treatment was initiated in clinical trials.

Eisai will distribute Leqembi in Hong Kong.

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