The positive Phase III results and subsequent US approval of lecanemab for Alzheimer’s disease was reflected by a spike in enthusiasm for the central nervous system (CNS) space among the 90 or so respondents to Scrip’s question “which therapeutic area will see the greatest advances in 2023?”
Scrip Asks…What Does 2023 Hold For Biopharma? Part 8: Therapeutic Area Advances
CNS Rises In Prominence Following Alzheimer’s Progress
Neuroscience and oncology fuel high hopes for therapeutic R&D progress among 90-plus surveyed biopharma industry leaders.

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