Fresh on the heels of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, the maker of a second medicine that works in similar fashion said Thursday it hopes to apply for approval of its medication later this year.
Eli Lilly said findings from a mid-stage clinical trial of 272 patients with early Alzheimer’s suggest the drug donanemab slows declines in thinking and daily function, the Associated Press reported.
The company said it plans to examine the drug in a larger, late-stage trial that will complete enrollment by the end of the year, followed by an 18-month treatment period.
Donanemab has already received a “breakthrough therapy” designation…
