Eli Lilly stock slips on Zepbound-Taltz trial data as Ventyx deal, pricing debate loom
Shares of Eli Lilly fell 2.1% on Thursday, trading between $1,070.16 and $1,133.06, and were last at $1,085.19 in after-hours activity after the drugmaker reported late-stage data on a Zepbound-Taltz combination in psoriatic arthritis. Lilly said 31.7% of patients on the combo met a dual goal — at least 50% lower disease activity and at least 10% weight loss after 36 weeks — compared with 0.8% on Taltz alone. Senior vice president Mark Genovese said the results support an “integrated treatment approach” for the inflammatory joint disease, which affects up to a third of people with psoriasis; nausea, diarrhea and constipation were among the most common side effects, Lilly said. Reuters
