Eli Lilly and its subsidiary, Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, have announced that the European Commission has approved Amyvid (Florbetapir (18F)) solution for injection as a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical.
Amyvid can now be used to aid in the selection of patients who are indicated for amyloid beta-directed therapy as described in the prescribing information. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) is among the Goldman Sachs Stock Portfolio: 10 Large-Cap Stocks To Buy. On June 25, the company announced that the FDA had approved a label update for Amyvid to ...
The label update for Amyvid adds guidance for assessing amyloid plaque levels and may help inform diagnostic and treatment decisions in patients being evaluated for Alzheimer disease. FDA updates ...
Skovronsky will be recognized for his extraordinary work with the Amyvid PET scan, the first FDA-approved diagnostic test for Alzheimer's. The Goodes Prize – referred to the Nobel Prize of Alzheimer's ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is pursuing a National Coverage Determination (NCD) for monoclonal antibodies that clear amyloid beta plaque from the brain, such as aducanumab ...
On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved aducanumab (Aduhelm), an amyloid beta-directed monoclonal antibody indicated for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Biogen’s Aduhelm is ...
"The use of diagnostic imaging can help patients and their families plan for the future and make informed choices about their health and well-being, in addition to facilitating appropriate patient ...
Doctors in the Louisville area have a new tool to help determine whether someone has Alzheimer's disease, but the test is expensive and has limitations. The Norton Diagnostic Center — St. Matthews is ...
Florbetapir, an FDA-approved PET tracer that detects amyloid in the brain, predicts global and cognitive decline much like its predecessor, Pittsburgh compound B (PiB), according to a new study.
Physicians in the US who want to see how much amyloid-beta protein has accumulated in the brains of their patients with Alzheimer's disease now have two options of imaging agents. On 25 October, the ...