Eisai and Biogen plunge after report of second death in groundbreaking Alzheimer’s drug trial

A 65-year-old woman has died of a brain hemorrhage, the second person to die during the Alzheimer’s drug trial. As there are few treatment options, analysts think lecanemab will move forward.
Photo: Steven Senne/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Steven Senne/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
By Naomi Kresge, bloomberg

Eisai Co shares fell the most in about 16 months following a report of a second death potentially linked to the groundbreaking experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease it’s developing with Biogen Inc.

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