Rising Tide Lifts Many Ships In Wake Of Eisai/Biogen’s Lecanemab Readout
Firms Boosted Regardless Of Alzheimer’s Drugs’ Mechanisms
Executive Summary
Eisai and Biogen had double-digit stock price gains based on the positive Phase III readout for lecanemab. The good news also lifted competitors Lilly and Roche as well as earlier-stage Alzheimer’s drug developers.
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