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Madrigal Wins Big with Ph3 NASH Data; Novo Expands Partnership for Dose Check; AZ Announces DELIVER Positive CHMP Opinion

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Madrigal Pharmaceuticals announced positive topline results from its Ph3 resmetirom MAESTRO-NASH study and hosted an investor call, although the company provided conflicting guidance on the filing timeline (view press release; webcast); Amalgam Rx announced the expansion of its global agreement with Novo Nordisk for the commercialization of Dose Check (view press release); and AstraZeneca announced Forxiga (dapagliflozin) received a positive CHMP opinion for DELIVER (view press release). Below, FENIX provides insights on the respective news items, including readthrough from the Madrigal data to other NASH players.

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Lilly Partners with Sosei Heptares for Metabolic Drug Discovery; FIGARO-DKD and DELIVER Positive CHMP Opinions

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Sosei Heptares announced an R&D collaboration with Lilly for diabetes and metabolic diseases (view press release); Bayer announced Kerendia (finerenone) received a positive CHMP opinion for the FIGARO-DKD study (view press release); AZ’s Forxiga received a positive CHMP opinion to broaden its HF indication based on results from DELIVER (view opinion). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights on the Lilly partnership and respective positive CHMP opinions.

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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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Alnylam Hosts 2022 R&D Day; Movano Health Initiates First Beta Program for Smart Ring

Two cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Alnylam hosted its 2022 R&D webinar and provided clinical and commercial updates (view press release; slides); and Movano Health announced the launch of its Movano Ring beta program with Novant Health (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights on the two news items, including thoughts on Alnylam’s clinical and preclinical pipeline.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

|
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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Tandem Acquires Sigi Patch Pump; Novo Reports Ozempic Supply Shortages; Novo Initiates Second 7.2mg Sema Ph3 Trial in T2DM; Cytokinetics Host Post-adcom Investor Call

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Tandem announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AMF Medical SA (view press release); it has been reported that Novo Nordisk is experiencing a shortage of Ozempic (view article); Novo Nordisk initiated a second 7.2mg QW SC semaglutide Ph3 trial (view CT.gov record) in T2DM; and Cytokinetics hosted an investor event to discuss the results of the omecamtiv adcom (view press release; webcast). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights on the respective news items, including questions regarding Tandem’s acquisition decision.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

|
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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FDA Adcom Votes Against (3-8) Omecamtiv Approval

Today, FDA held an advisory committee meeting to discuss the use of Cytokinetics’s omecamtiv to reduce the risk of CV death and HF events in patients with HFrEF, and panelists voted overwhelmingly against (3-8) the omecamtiv benefit/risk profile. For context, in June 2022, FDA accepted the omecamtiv NDA and set a PDUFA date for February 28, 2023 (previous FENIX insight). Recall, the NDA submission is based on data from the Ph3 GALACTIC-HF trial (view CT.gov record) which were initially presented at AHA 2020 (previous FENIX insight) and published in the NEJM (view publication). Below, FENIX provides key commentary from the adcom panel as well as insight on the future for the asset.

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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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Lilly Green Lights Two Next-Gen Incretin Ph3 Programs; Lilly 2023 Guidance Call

Lilly hosted its 2023 guidance call (slides; webcast) and provided key pipeline updates and an overview of potential upcoming milestones. Importantly, Lilly announced plans to advance its GGG tri-agonist (retatrutide) and oral GLP-1R NPA (orfoglipron) into Ph3 development. Additionally, Lilly disclosed that the final pivotal QW insulin trial (QWINT-1) will evaluate a fixed dose using the same Mounjaro/Trulicity auto-injector. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the event including a readthrough to new obesity development entrants, specifically Pfizer and Amgen.

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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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Pfizer Hosts 2022 R&D Day; Novo Initiates 7.2mg Sema Ph3 Obesity Trial; ADA 2023 Diabetes SoC Guidelines; December CHMP Agenda

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Pfizer hosted a Near-Term Launches and High-Value Pipeline investor event and discussed its two oral GLP-1RAs, PF-07081532 and danuglipron (slides; webcast); Novo Nordisk initiated a Ph3 semaglutide obesity trial evaluating up to a 7.2mg QW subcutaneous dose (STEP UP; view CT.gov record); ADA announced it published the 2023 SoC guidelines in Diabetes Care (view press release; view publication); and the CHMP agenda (view here) for this month’s meeting (December 12-15) has been released. Below, FENIX provides insight on the respective news items, including the impact of the updated ADA Standards of Care guidelines.

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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Lilly Ends Ypsomed Partnership; Cytokinetics Adcom Documents Available

Two cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Ypsomed announced Lilly terminated the joint project with Ypsomed to enter the US insulin pump market in 2026 (view press release); and Cytokinetics announced FDA posted briefing documents (view here) for its upcoming omecamtiv adcom which is scheduled for December 13, 2022 (view press release). Below, FENIX provides brief insights on the news items, including how Lilly’s decision to terminate the partnership validates FENIX’s initial thoughts from 2020.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

|
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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Dexcom G7 receives FDA clearance

Dexcom announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for the next-gen G7 CGM for patients two years of age and older with all types of diabetes, including T1DM, T2DM, and gestational diabetes. Of note, Dexcom continues to state that it plans to launch G7 in early 2023 (previous FENIX insight). Below, FENIX provides an overview of G7 features as well as an analysis of the G7 website and early messaging.

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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Esperion’s CLEAR Outcomes CVOT Meets Primary Endpoint; Biocorp’s Mallya Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance; Jardiance Meets Primary Endpoint in Pediatric Trial; MediciNova MN-001 (tipelukast) T2DM and NAFLD Ph2 Data; Daewoong Looks to Commercialize Enavogliflozin Globally

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Esperion, Biocorp, BI/Lilly, MediciNova, and Daewoong Pharmaceutical. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items, including thoughts on the positive clinical data.

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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