Bayer Initiates Kerendia and Jardiance Combo Trial Following Kerendia EU Approval
Bayer announced the initiation of CONFIDENCE, a Ph2 study evaluating the combination therapy of Kerendia (finerenone) and Jardiance (empagliflozin) in patients with CKD and T2DM (view CT.gov record). The trial initiation follows the recent EU approval of finerenone for CKD associated with T2DM in adults (view press release). Recall, finerenone was approved in the US in July 2021 (previous FENIX insight) and is currently under review in China and multiple other countries worldwide. Below, FENIX provides insights into the new CONFIDENCE trial, including thoughts on Bayer’s strategy to do the Ph2 trial with empa instead of dapa.
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Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.
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