“leqembi® intravenous infusion” (lecanemab) for the treatment of alzheimer’s disease to be launched in japan on december 20
tokyo and cambridge, mass., december 13, 2023 – eisai co., ltd. (headquarters: tokyo, ceo: haruo naito, “eisai”) and biogen inc. (nasdaq: biib, corporate headquarters: cambridge, massachusetts, ceo: christopher a. viehbacher, “biogen”) announced today that humanized anti- soluble aggregated amyloid-beta (aβ) monoclonal antibody “leqembi® intravenous infusion” (200 mg, 500mg, lecanemab) will be launched in japan on december 20, following its scheduled inclusion in the price listing on the japan national health insurance (nhi) drug price list.