Lilly Is Revved Up About Alzheimer's Opportunity

The upcoming filing of Lilly's Alzheimer's antibody donanemab dominated the company's second quarter call. Lilly is also developing a new blood test to confirm diagnosis and a second-generation antibody. 

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Lilly is getting ready to file a new Alzheimer's drug for accelerated approval • Source: Alamy

Eli Lilly and Company's amyloid-beta antibody donanemab for Alzheimer's disease could be a near-term blockbuster commercial opportunity. So, unsurprisingly, the pipeline candidate overshadowed the company's second quarter financial results on 3 August.

Lilly’s Alzheimer's updates were largely incremental as the company previously told investors that it plans to file donanemab with the...

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