Lilly Will Go for Full Approval on Alzheimer’s Drug Despite High Adverse Event Rate

Despite more than half of treated patients developing adverse reactions, Eli Lilly will seek a traditional full approval for donanemab after topline phase 3 data showed that the antiamyloid antibody prevented further cognitive decline in 47 percent of early-stage Alzheimer’s patients and slowed decline by up to 36 percent on two other scales.
Source: Drug Industry Daily