Bepranemab

Bepranemab

Mid-stage completed completed CT.gov grounded

Tau-directed antibody program that matters because Alzheimer's cannot stay a one-mechanism pipeline forever.

Program overview

Mechanism
anti-tau antibody
Modality
monoclonal antibody
Phase
Mid-stage
Status
completed
Recruitment
completed
Confidence
medium
Watch priority
3
Last verified
20 Apr 2026

Sponsor and trial identifiers

Sponsor
UCB
Trial IDs
NCT04867616
ClinicalTrials.gov exact matches: NCT04867616

Regions and recruitment

Active in 10 regions
United States Belgium Canada France Germany Italy Netherlands Poland Spain United Kingdom

Indication tags

Alzheimer's tau

Milestones and catalysts

Last milestone
A serious tau-targeted Alzheimer's program with completed mid-stage work worth keeping in view.
Next expected catalyst
Whether tau-antibody follow-through survives the broader amyloid-dominated landscape.

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Modality
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Modality
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Next catalyst
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