Lecanemab: Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Disease Medication Déjà vu

Minding Memory

In this episode of Minding Memory, we dive into the newest FDA-approved drug to treat Alzheimer’s – Lecanemab – with Ohio State University stroke neurologist Jim Burke. Dr. Burke discusses the benefits and drawbacks of the new Alzheimer’s drug and also the paradigm shift of how people (clinicians, patients, and the general population) are thinking about these news Alzheimer’s medications.  

Jim Burke Faculty Profile: https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/find-a-doctor/james-burke-md-128794  

Article referenced in podcast: Burke JF, Richard S, Langa KM, Albin RL, Kotagal V. Lecanemab: Looking Before We Leap. Neurology. 2023 Jul 21: doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207505. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37479527. 

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

CAPRA Website: http://capra.med.umich.edu/ 

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