Eli Lilly Reports Pirtobrutinib Clinical Trial Results with 87% ORR
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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- Clinical Trial Success: In the BRUIN CLL-314 study, pirtobrutinib achieved an overall response rate (ORR) of 87.0%, significantly higher than 78.5% for ibrutinib, indicating its superior efficacy in treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and potentially changing treatment standards.
- Favorable Survival Trends: Although progression-free survival (PFS) data are still immature, pirtobrutinib demonstrated a 76% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death in treatment-naïve patients, suggesting its potential in early treatment and likely attracting more patients to this therapy.
- Large Study Scale: The study enrolled 662 patients, randomized into pirtobrutinib (331) and ibrutinib (331) groups, providing robust statistical support for the drug's efficacy and further validating its application prospects in clinical settings.
- Good Safety Profile: The safety profile of pirtobrutinib was similar to previous studies, with significantly lower rates of adverse events such as atrial fibrillation and hypertension compared to ibrutinib, indicating its advantages in clinical use and potentially enhancing patient adherence to treatment.
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Bernstein raised the firm's price target on Eli Lilly to $1,300 from $1,100 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm cites a catalyst path and earnings upside over the next 24 months-plus driven by Orforglipron launch, Trump GLP1 deal and ex-U.S. expansion.
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Eli Lilly and Company is a medicine company, which discovers, develops, manufactures and markets products in the human pharmaceutical products segment. Its cardiometabolic health products include Basaglar; Humalog, Humalog Mix 75/25, Humalog U-100, Humalog U-200, Humalog Mix 50/50, insulin lispro, and others; Humulin, Humulin 70/30, and others; Jardiance; Mounjaro; Trulicity; Zepbound; VERVE-102; VERVE-201, and VERVE-301. Its oncology products include Cyramza, Erbitux, Tyvyt, and Verzenio. Its immunology products include Ebglyss, Olumiant, Omvoh, and Taltz. Its neuroscience products include Emgality and Kisunla. The Company, through its subsidiary, POINT Biopharma Global Inc., is engaged in radiopharmaceutical discovery, development, and manufacturing efforts, as well as clinical and pre-clinical radioligand therapies in development for the treatment of cancer. It is also developing an oral small molecule inhibitor of a4b7 integrin for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.