Lilly’s Failed Solanezumab: Could It Get Another Chance In A ‘Silicon Valley’ FDA?

Alzheimer drug’s development was discontinued after third disappointing Phase III trial, but given the kind of FDA commissioner candidates getting meetings with the President, maybe Lilly should reconsider.

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On November 23, 2016, Eli Lilly & Co. broke the disappointing news that its anti-amyloid drug solanezumab failed to meet the primary endpoint of the Phase III EXPEDITION3 trial in patients with mild dementia due to Alzheimer's Disease. (Also see "Lilly’s Thanksgiving Turkey: Lessons From Another Failed Alzheimer’s Program" - Pink Sheet, 30 November, 2016.)

“There were no new safety signals identified in the study. Lilly will not pursue regulatory submissions for solanezumab for the...

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