Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s Drug Donanemab Is Being Considered For FDA Approval—Here’s What To Know

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Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s Drug Donanemab Is Being Considered For FDA Approval—Here’s What To Know
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Trump Hush Money Judge Says Juror’s Supposed ‘Cousin’ Predicted A Conviction On Facebook—But It’s Unclear If It’s TrueA panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration could on Monday recommend Eli Lilly’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug donanemab for FDA approval, a closely watched decision that could pave the way for the drug to become the second of its kind authorized in the U.S..

Data and concerns surrounding donanemab are roughly in line with those for Leqembi, the brand name for Biogen and Eisai’s Alzheimer’s treatment lecanemab, which became the first fully authorized treatment for Alzheimer’s in the U.S. last year. Both drugs — antibodies that combat the buildup of amyloid proteins in the brain that experts believe play a key role in Alzheimer’s disease — have been hailed as the heralds of a new era in Alzheimer's medicine after years of failing to develop treatments to meaningfully stop or reverse the terminal decline.The FDA is not required to follow the recommendations of its expert panels but it does put significant weight in their opinions.

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