
Updated: ICER on Alzheimer's: lecanemab should be priced lower than Aduhelm
Drug pricing watchdog ICER said that the uncertainty in the health benefits of two potential Alzheimer’s drugs makes it challenging to assess their future cost-effectiveness, according to a draft report released Thursday morning.
The report evaluates Biogen and Eisai’s lecanemab and Eli Lilly’s donanemab, both of which are amyloid-clearing antibody drugs due for FDA decisions in the coming weeks and months. The FDA’s deadline for a decision on lecanemab’s accelerated approval is Jan. 6, while the deadline for donanemab is estimated to be in February.
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