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Despite the failure of Eli Lilly's anti-amyloid antibody solanezumab in its latest phase III trial for Alzheimer disease, a bulging pipeline of amyloid-modulating candidates and novel clinical trial strategies still hold promise.
The shape of the predicted sales launch curve can dramatically affect financial models of pre-commercial drugs. This article provides an update on a commonly used framework for modelling launch curves.