The drug is an antibody that is injected into the blood.
- Drugmaker Eli Lilly says it has made a major breakthrough in treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and is planning to submit its drug for the Food and Drug Administration’s approval next month.
In a clinical trial, the company’s medicine Donanemab found progression of the disease slowed by 35% over the course of 18 months.It travels to the brain and finds and binds plaques linked to Alzheimer’s.According to Eli Lilly, about half of the patients achieved plaque clearance after one year and 72% achieved it in 18 months.Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved.
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