Lilly’s lebrikizumab looks to outdo Dupixent

Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent is the current king of the atopic dermatitis sector. But Lilly hopes to upset the status quo with its contender lebrikizumab, which should yield pivotal data shortly.

If lebri can replicate phase 2b results, which showed Dupixent-like efficacy, Lilly could have a mega-blockbuster on its hands – justifying the $1.1bn that the group spent on lebri’s originator, Dermira. But anything less might relegate lebri to an also-ran in the competitive atopic dermatitis space.