Glooko announced it has appointed Mark Clements as the company’s new CMO. Recall, Clements is a pediatric endocrinologist from Kansas City, MO who has sat on the Glooko board since 2015. He also served as the Pediatric Chair of T1D Exchange. Below, FENIX provides insight into how Clements fits into Glooko’s business needs.
FDA issued a safety communication regarding the use of unauthorized devices as part of closed-loop systems. Additionally, FDA said it has identified companies who are “illegally marketing components, such as unauthorized continuous glucose monitors that some patients may integrate into unauthorized automated insulin dosing systems.” According to the FDA communication, the warning is based on a report that a patient received too much insulin resulting in the need for medical intervention. Below, FENIX provides insight on the FDA communication including the potential impact on current closed-loop systems in development as well as thoughts on potential systems that are being marketed illegally.
Late last week, FDA issued the final guidance on biosimilar interchangeability titled, “Considerations in Demonstrating Interchangeability With a Reference Product Guidance for Industry.” Below, FENIX provides thoughts on the FDA interchangeability guidance in the context of the insulin market.
ADA 2019 abstract and session titles are available through the ADA desktop app. According to the ADA website, full abstract text will be available Tuesday, June 4 at 5:00 pm ET.
Senseonics and Beckton Dickinson hosted their respective CY Q1 ’19 earnings calls and provided updates to their diabetes businesses. Additionally, Xeris Pharmaceuticals released its Q1 ’19 earnings but did not have an associated call. Of note, BD disclosed that the launch of its T2DM patch pump (called “Swatch”) will be delayed after it received feedback from FDA. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the calls.
Insulet hosted its Q1 ’19 earnings call and provided updates to its Omnipod business including the recent launch of the Omnipod Dash PDM as well as development of the Omnipod Horizon hybrid closed-loop. Below are highlights and insights from the call.
Tandem hosted its Q1 ’19 earnings call and provided updates to its diabetes business including the Control IQ (hybrid closed-loop) and t:sport (with smartphone control) development programs. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the call.
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.
Valeritas announced the publication of new HEOR data for its V-Go daily insulin patch pump for T2DM. The V-GoAL study was a randomized trial of 415 T2DM patients which resulted in 24% less total daily insulin as well as statistically significant reductions in A1C compared to standard treatment optimization. Below, FENIX provides thoughts on the V-Go system in the context of the emerging patch pump market.
Medtronic announced it has signed an outcomes-based contract (OBC) with BCBS of Minnesota for the standalone Guardian Connect CGM. According to the press release, the OBC is based on time-in-range metrics. In return, Guardian Connect will be distributed through the BCBS Minnesota pharmacy benefit. While the press release does not specify, it is believed that both insulin-dependent T1DM and T2DM patients are eligible. Below, FENIX provides thoughts on the Medtronic CGM OBC and how it could impact other CGM manufacturers, notably Dexcom and Abbott.