Roche Holding AG and partners Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and MorphoSys AG are anticipating data from their IgG1 antibody for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), gantenerumab.
The candidate targets amyloid beta, an approach that saw a recent resurgence of confidence after rival Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen, Inc.’s lecanemab demonstrated slowdown of cognitive decline in its confirmatory trial following the disappointment surrounding their first-to-market product Aduhelm (aducanumab)