Cautious Optimism As Genentech/AC Immune’s Anti-Tau Antibody Slows Cognitive Decline

Next Steps May Depend On Longer-Term Open-Label Data

Semorinemab met only the cognition co-primary endpoint in the Phase II LAURIET trial in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s patients and missed all secondary endpoints, but some firsts were achieved in the top-line readout.

Tau protein in Alzheimer's disease
AC Immune's CEO said semorinemab efficacy in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease may relate to the tau species the antibody targets • Source: Alamy

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