JPM 2023 Day 3: ESPR, IONS, EMBC, AMRN, and VTRS
On the third day of JPM 2023, FENIX has provided coverage of presentations by other CVRM companies including Esperion, Ionis, Embecta, Amarin, and Viatris.
On the third day of JPM 2023, FENIX has provided coverage of presentations by other CVRM companies including Esperion, Ionis, Embecta, Amarin, and Viatris.
On the second day of JPM 2023, FENIX has provided coverage of presentations by major CVRM companies including Lilly, Abbott, Insulet, AZ, and Merck. GSK and Sanofi also presented at JPM 2023, but neither had any meaningful discussion relating to their respective CVRM portfolios. Separately, two CVRM-related news items have been observed: Sernova announced it has made progress toward a first in-human study for its cell pouch system (view press release); and Pfizer initiated a new Ph1 trial (view CT.gov record) for one of its oral GLP-1RA assets (PF-07081532).
On the first day of JPM 2023, FENIX has provided coverage of presentations by major CVRM companies including Dexcom, Medtronic, Pfizer, Amgen, Vertex, Novartis, Cytokinetics, Teladoc, and Arrowhead. Alnylam, Gilead, J&J, Regeneron, and Amgen also presented at JPM 2023, but none had any meaningful discussion relating to their respective CVRM portfolios. Additionally, three separate CVRM-related news items have been observed: AZ announced the acquisition of CinCor Pharma (view press release), Viking completed enrollment of the Ph2b VOYAGE NASH trial (view press release), and Ionis entered into an agreement with Royalty Pharma to sell rights to Spinraza and pelacarsen (view press release).
Two cardiometabolic-related new items have been observed: Madrigal Pharmaceuticals announced additional positive results from the pivotal Ph3 MAESTRO-NASH trial evaluating resmetirom in patients with NASH and liver fibrosis (view press release; CT.gov record); and bluebird bio announced it entered into a definitive agreement to sell its second Rare Disease PRV to BMS for $95M (view press release; view 8-K). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items, including updated thoughts on the resmetirom filing discrepancy.
Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Inventiva announced changes to the clinical development of lanifibranor, including a new Ph3 trial in NASH and compensated cirrhosis (view press release); Galectin announced enrollment completion for its Ph2b/3 NAVIGATE study evaluating belapectin in patients with liver cirrhosis caused by NASH (view press release; CT.gov record); and Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics announced an iPSC-derived cell therapy license agreement with Novo Nordisk (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items, including readthrough from Inventiva’s new NASH clinical development strategy.
During the holiday break, a series of cardiometabolic-related news items were observed from Novo Nordisk, Intercept, Amgen, Beta Bionics, Lannett, Equillium and Metacrine, MindRank, EOFlow, Medtronic, Adocia, and PeptiDream. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.
Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: The final trial from Lilly’s Ph3 QW insulin QWINT program has been observed (QWINT-1; view CT.gov record); Madrigal announced plans to leverage $300M+ in financing events to support planned commercial and clinical activities for resmetirom in NASH (view press release); and Akebia announced it received an interim response from FDA to its Formal Dispute Resolution Request regarding the vadadustat CRL issued in March 2022 (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insight on the respective news items, including thoughts on Lilly’s strategy to pursue a QW insulin fixed-dose escalation regimen as well as readthrough from GSK’s impending daprodustat PDUFA to Akebia’s vadadustat.
A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Medtronic, Abbott, Altimmune, Embecta, Alnylam, and Biocorp. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insight on the respective news items, including thoughts on the Medtronic recall and how the positive Altimmune NAFLD data may not be enough.
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.
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.