Alzheimer’s Drugs Take Baby Steps Toward Brighter Future
Executive Summary
Anti-beta amyloid antibodies from Lilly, Biogen Idec and Roche took center stage at the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Congress, but as a new PhRMA analysis shows, getting to the development finish line is rare – with 30 failures for every one success.
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