Genentech's Gantenerumab Receives the US FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
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- The designation is based on the data from an ongoing SCarlet RoAD- Marguerite RoAD OLE trials along with other studies evaluating gantenerumab (anti-amyloid beta Ab) in patients with AD- demonstrated a reduction in brain amyloid plaque
- The studies have been included in the optimized design of two ongoing P-III trials- GRADUATE 1 & 2 that evaluates the effects- safety & efficacy of gantenerumab (1020mg) vs PBO in 2-000 patients with early AD across ~350 study centers in 30+ countries globally. The results are expected in H2’22
- The company continues to explore multiple approaches and molecules for the treatment of AD & support clinicians to monitor disease progression
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