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News|Articles|July 18, 2023

Alzheimer Disease Pipeline Update: Inside Look at Promising Agents

With the recent approval of lecanemab (Leqembi; Eisai), NeurologyLive took a closer look at the Alzheimer pipeline, and the potential agents clinicians should keep an eye on in the coming years.

There are an estimated 6.3 million individuals with Alzheimer disease (AD) dementia in the United States, and an estimated 50 million individuals with AD dementia globally. These populations are expected to grow to 12.7 million and 150 million in the US and globally, respectively, by 2050. Fortunately, though, in recent years, drug development has expanded significantly, with several dozens of agents currently progressing through the pipeline.