Lilly closes up as Alimta patent proves watertight again

6 October 2017

The chances of US pharma major Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) hanging onto market exclusivity with its chemotherapy drug Alimta (pemetrexed for injection) until 2022 were given a fresh boost on Thursday.

With sales of $2.3 billion last year, Alimta is Lilly’s best-selling oncology product. Its indications are for the treatment of pleural mesothelioma and non-small cell lung cancer.

"We continue to emphasize that protection of IP rights is extremely important to the biopharmaceutical industry and the patients we serve"

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