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Eisai Plots A Meticulous Path To CMS Coverage For Lecanemab

US Exec Ivan Cheung Expects ‘More Open Access’ To Drug

 
• By Mandy Jackson

The company believes the Phase III Clarity AD results offer a high level of evidence that may convince the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to change its stance on anti-amyloid antibodies for lecanemab. 

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Eisai will piece together a detailed data package for CMS • Source: Shutterstock

Eisai Co., Ltd. is confident that it has the necessary data to convince the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to grant broader coverage for its Biogen, Inc.-partnered Alzheimer’s drug candidate lecanemab, if the US Food and Drug Administration approves it next month – setting it up for a potentially much better commercial outlook than the firms’ Aduhelm faced. Many in the Alzheimer's field, impressed with the quality and amount of data presented from the Phase III Clarity AD clinical trial, are optimistic about lecanemab’s chances as well.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a national coverage decision (NCD) providing for coverage with evidence development...

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