Category Archives: Glucagon

REWIND Filed; Empa T1DM, Nasal Glucagon Delayed; Lilly Q1 ’19 Earnings Update

Lilly hosted its Q1 ’19 earnings call and provided updates to its diabetes business. Of note, Lilly disclosed that it submitted REWIND (US and EU), URLi (EU, Japan, and maybe the US), a connected prefilled pen (US), and the empa+lina+metXR triple combination (US). Furthermore, Lilly also disclosed two regulatory delays. FDA refused to accept the sNDA for Jardiance in T1DM for “technical reasons,” and the review for Lilly’s nasal glucagon rescue product was extended by 3 months after FDA requested additional data. Below, FENIX provides thoughts and context to the significant Q1 ’19 regulatory events in diabetes.

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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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No Lilly Nasal Glucagon Update?

Curiously, there has been no news from Lilly regarding the US regulatory status of its Locemia nasal glucagon product. Recall, during Lilly’s Q2 ’18 earnings, the company disclosed that it filed the nasal glucagon with FDA in Q2 ’18 (and July in EU). Assuming a 10-month review period, approval was projected by the end of April 2019. Below, FENIX provides thoughts on the Lilly nasal glucagon regulatory situation including the possibility that Lilly received a CRL from FDA.

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

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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Zealand and Xeris Q4 ’18 Earnings Updates

Zealand and Xeris both released their respective Q4 ’18 earnings. Of note, Xeris did not have an associated call for investors. Recall, Xeris’s Gvoke glucagon rescue product PDUFA date is on June 10, 2019, and Zealand remains on track to file an NDA for its dasiglucagon HypoPal by YE ’19. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective earnings releases.

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

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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Diabetes Takes a Backseat During Part II Drug Pricing Hearing

Today, the Senate Finance Committee held the second drug pricing hearing of 2019 (Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part II). Part I was held on January 29, 2019. While the Part I drug pricing hearing spent much time discussing insulin pricing, diabetes-specifically was hardly mentioned. When a specific drug was mentioned, it was most often AbbVie’s Humira. Below, FENIX provides diabetes-related highlights and insights from the hearing.

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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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Xeris Glucagon to be Branded “Gvoke”; Xeris Issues 5M Additional Shares

Xeris announced a proposed public offering of 5M additional shares; and, in the S-1 document, disclosed the commercial name of its stable glucagon as “Gvoke” believed to be pronounced (gee’-voke), which appears to be a play on the word “evoke.”   Below, FENIX provides key highlights from the S-1 filing, thoughts on the impending Xeris glucagon launch in H2 ’19 (June 10, 2019 PDUFA date), and insight on potential read-through to Xeris from FDA’s upcoming decisions on Sanofi/Lexicon’s sotagliflozin in T1DM (March 22, 2019 PDUFA date) and Lilly’s nasal glucagon (PDUFA believed to be in April 2019).

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

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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JPM 2019 Day 2: LLY, SNY, LXRX, ABT, PODD, MYL

The second day of the 2019 J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference included diabetes-related presentations from Lilly, Sanofi, Lexicon, Mylan, Abbott, and Insulet. Separately, Lilly announced plans to further increase drug pricing transparency using Trulicity TV DTC. The commercials will include a portion directing patients to a Lilly website for more information on list price and average copays. Below, find a topline summary of key JPM takeaways by company followed by more in-depth coverage. In case you missed it, here is a link to FENIX’s Day 1 JPM 2019 insights. Lilly Lilly’s CEO provided a brief introduction to the company and referenced the……

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

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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Zealand Q3 ’18 Earnings; Xeris Initiates New Ph3 Study vs. GlucaGen

Zealand hosted its Q3 ’18 earnings call and provided updates to its dasiglucagon development program. Additionally, a new Ph3 Xeris glucagon study vs. Novo’s GlucaGen has been observed. Of note, Zealand narrowed its filing timeline for dasiglucagon hypoglycemia from H2 ’19 to Q4 ’19. Below, FENIX provides thoughts on the dasiglucagon hypoglycemia rescue program, Zealand’s ongoing partnership discussions for dasiglucagon commercialization, and Xeris’s new Ph3 study.

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

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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Thoughts on the Regulatory Environment in Diabetes

The regulatory environment in diabetes has greatly evolved in the last 10 years since the 2008 FDA CV risk guidance. As recently as ADA and now through EASD in 2018, FENIX considers the regulatory environment in the US and Europe to be highly favorable for sponsors developing diabetes drugs, devices, and technological solutions. Below, FENIX provides its perspective in a winners and losers analysis on how the highly favorable regulatory environment could be positively impactful to the key upcoming 2019 market events in diabetes from sponsors like Lexicon, Sanofi, AZ, Janssen, Novo Nordisk, Xeris, Lilly, BI, Dexcom, Senseonics, Abbott/Bigfoot, Tandem, Insulet, and Medtronic.

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

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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Xeris to Launch Stable Glucagon in H2 ’19

In Xeris’s Q3 ’18 10-Q SEC filing, the company disclosed plans to launch its stable glucagon pen for hypoglycemia rescue in H2 ’19, which is later than previously projected by FENIX. Recall, Xeris recently stated that the FDA PDUFA date is on June 10, 2019. Below, FENIX explores potential reasons for the later-than-anticipated launch as well as key exhibition opportunities for Xeris.

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

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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Xeris Q3 ’18 Earnings Update

Xeris released its Q3 ’18 earnings (press release) and provided updates to its glucagon activities including the recent FDA filing acceptance (PDUFA June 10, 2019). Below are highlights from the earnings release.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

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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