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- noun pharmacy A
humanized monoclonal antibody that acts on thenervous system and haspotential therapeutic value for thetreatment ofAlzheimer's disease and possiblyglaucoma .
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Dr. Morrison noted that Pfizer has nine Alzheimer's compounds in various stages of development, including partial rights to another promising one called bapineuzumab that is in Phase 3.
Alzheimer's Drug Falls Short Jonathan D. Rockoff 2010
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The sites Pfizer is set to close include Wyeth's facility in Princeton, N.J., which has been working on promising therapies for Alzheimer's disease, including one called bapineuzumab under development by several companies.
BNET Articles 2009
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In addition, safety data being presented Wednesday on another late-stage investigational Alzheimer's treatment called bapineuzumab suggest serious side effects such as brain swelling are relatively common but occur early on during treatment and may abate over time.
Failed Lilly Drug Prompts Concern Shirley S. Wang 2011
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Also on Thursday, there was bad news for an Alzheimer's treatment called bapineuzumab, one of the most interesting potential offerings in Wyeth's pipeline.
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A 2008 study of 240 patients testing that drug, known as bapineuzumab, found a dozen cases of a brain swelling condition called vasogenic edema, shaking confidence in the safety of agents that reduce levels of a protein called beta amyloid that accumulates in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
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Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson are conducting late-stage trials of a treatment called bapineuzumab, but some patients taking it in studies developed brain swelling.
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The therapy involves a monoclonal antibody called bapineuzumab, which attaches itself to the plaque that builds up in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and is believed to be a main cause of the disease.
SFGate: Top News Stories eallday@sfchronicle.com (Erin Allday 2011
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One group is working on an investigational drug called bapineuzumab, that may slow the progression of Alzheimer's.
EzineArticles 2010
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The study involves the drug bapineuzumab, which is designed to bind to and remove one of the proteins, beta-amyloid, that accumulates in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's disease.
The Lantern 2009
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The drug, called bapineuzumab, is expected to locate and dissolve plaque that builds-up in the brain of an Alzheimer's patient.
CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports 2009
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