FDA Approves Alzheimer’s Blood Test Developed by Roche and Eli Lilly
The FDA has granted clearance to a new Alzheimer’s disease blood test developed by Roche and Eli Lilly.
Who reported it (10)
- FDA clears Roche and Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's blood test for primary and specialty care qz.com · 1h ago
- Roche, Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's blood test gets FDA clearance Reuters · 7h ago
- FDA Clears Roche And Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s Blood Test Forbes · 7h ago
- Roche, Eli Lilly net FDA approval for first-of-its-kind Alzheimer’s biomarker blood test Fierce Biotech · 7h ago
- FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer’s disease WashU Medicine · 7h ago
- FDA Approves Alzheimer’s Blood Test Developed by Roche and Eli Lilly WSJ · 7h ago
- FDA approves first Alzheimer's blood test for Americans as young as 40 New Atlas · 7h ago
- Roche, Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s blood test gets FDA clearance 93.3 The Drive · 7h ago
- Roche Elecsys pTau217 Receives FDA Clearance for Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Yahoo Finance · 7h ago
- FDA clears Roche’s Alzheimer’s blood test for rule-in and rule-out assessment MassDevice · 7h ago broke it first
The brief
One first-of-its-kind biomarker blood test developed jointly by Roche and Eli Lilly has officially secured clearance from the Food and Drug Administration. The regulatory decision applies to the Roche Elecsys pTau217 test and covers use for Americans as young as 40, functioning to aid in rule-in and rule-out assessments for Alzheimer's disease evaluation.
Future availability, clinical rollout timelines, and pricing details have not yet been specified in available reports.
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Quick answers
Who developed the newly cleared Alzheimer's blood test?
The test was developed by Roche and Eli Lilly.
What is the name of the approved test according to reports?
Coverage identifies it as the Roche Elecsys pTau217 test.
What age group does the clearance apply to?
Reports indicate the test is cleared for Americans as young as 40.
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