STAT July 2, 2024
Elaine Chen, Matthew Herper

Eli Lilly’s early Alzheimer’s treatment was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, making it the second drug on the U.S. market aimed at slowing progression of the debilitating neurological disease.

The treatment, whose scientific name is donanemab and will be sold under the brand name Kisunla, will compete with Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi, which got full approval last...

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