Lecanemab

@BarBaraPrz (50586)
St. Catharines, Ontario
October 29, 2025 8:45am CST
A newly approved medication that slows the progression of Alzheimer’s? Woo hoo! "Lecanemab, also marketed as leqembi in Canada, is administered intravenously over an hour every two weeks for the first 18 months... The treatment reverses the effects of amyloid proteins in the brain that form sticky clumps, called amyloid plaques, which impair neurological function."
https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/canada/london-doctor-hails-canada-s-first-drug-that-slows-alzheimer-s-disease/article_b898fbe5-d07d-530a-81a0-c25f5ecd5a23.html?source=newsletter&utm_content=a09&utm_source=ml_nl&utm_medium=email&utm_email=874A97654
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Amber
@AmbiePam (105226)
• United States
29 Oct
That is absolutely wonderful! I am very glad to read that article. It’s very encouraging since it’s so hard to treat at all.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Oct
Yes, it is.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (486071)
• Italy
29 Oct
Here in Europe it has been approved the past month of April.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Oct
That's great.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
12h
@LadyDuck Unfortunately, but better than current treatments.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (486071)
• Italy
19h
@BarBaraPrz - It works if patients start to take it at the very initial stage of the disease. It does not work for those who are already in a serious and advanced stage of Alzheimer's.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (79771)
• United States
29 Oct
Oh, what wonderful news to hear! Sooo thankful they're making progress in this!
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (86703)
• United States
29 Oct
That certainly is good news and how wonderful it would be if it could be the solution to such an awful disease.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Oct
Yes.
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Baconstripsxxx
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16089)
• Torrington, Connecticut
11h
Thats good news, my aunt suffers from it and it is sad to see
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10h
That's too bad
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (50212)
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29 Oct
This would be a huge godsend to so many!!!
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Oct
Not exactly a cure, but a good start, I think.
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (50212)
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30 Oct
@BarBaraPrz I hope it helps some people.
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changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (17053)
• China
11h
It is a heartening news ! However the specific cause of Alzheimer is not yet fully understood so far.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
11h
True.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (146247)
• Roseburg, Oregon
22h
That would be really wonderful. A cure would be good.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13h
Yes, a cure would be good, but this seems to be a step in the right direction.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (204752)
• United States
15h
That's amazing. I hope it becomes affordable for all that suffer from Alzheimer's.
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