Category Archives: SGLT2i

AZ and Zealand Q3 ’22 Earnings Updates; Novo Smart Pen Integration with Libre

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: AstraZeneca (press release; slides) and Zealand (press release; slides) hosted their Q3 ‘22 earnings calls, where Zealand talked about its dual agonist’s weight loss data; and Novo Nordisk announced its smart pens can now connect to Abbott’s FreeStyle LibreLink app in the UK. Below, FENIX provides context and insight on the respective news items.

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Lexicon, Xeris, and Ionis Q3 ’22 Earnings Updates; Esperion Hosts 2022 R&D Day

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Lexicon (press release), Xeris (press release), and Ionis (press release; slides) hosted their respective Q3 ’22 earnings calls; and Esperion hosted its 2022 R&D webinar (press release; webcast) where it provided a review of the company’s pipeline, including its oral PCSK9i and ACL inhibitor programs. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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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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EMPA-KIDNEY Demonstrates 28% RRR @ ASN 2022; Sernova to Expand Ph1/2 Patient Cohort; Creative Medical Cell Therapy IND Granted FDA Clearance; Senseonics/Ascensia Collaborate with NPG to Expand Eversense CGM Access; Amgen Q3 ’22 Earnings Update

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Lilly/BI and Oxford jointly announced that the EMPA-KIDNEY trial demonstrated a 28% RRR in the primary composite endpoint, with results simultaneously published in NEJM (view publication); Sernova announced it received FDA authorization to expand enrollment for its Ph1/2 Cell Pouch trial (view CT.gov record); Creative Medical announced FDA accepted its IND application for its AlloStem cell therapy system; Senseonics and Ascensia announced a collaboration with The Nurse Practitioner Group (NPG) to provide in-office and at-home Eversense procedures; and Amgen hosted its Q3 ’22 earnings call (press release; slides). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective new items.

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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Medtronic Launches 770G Personalized Insights Program; GSK Initiates Ph2b NASH Trial; J&J Q3 ’22 Earnings Update

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Medtronic announced the launch of a new personalized program, called My Insights, which is designed to support patients using the MiniMed 770G AID system (view website); a new GSK-sponsored Ph2b trial (HORIZON) has been observed evaluating GSK4532990 (HSD17B13 silencer) in adults with NASH (view CT.gov record); and J&J hosted their Q3 ‘22 earnings call (press release; slides). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective new items.

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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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Under-DELIVERed: Results Parity for AZ at ESC

Results from AZ’s Ph3 DELIVER (Farxiga HF outcomes trial in HFpEF; press release) and new results from a pre-specified pooled analysis from the Ph3 DAPA-HF and DELIVER trials (press release) were presented at ESC 2022 and simultaneously published in the NEJM (view publication) and Nature Medicine (view publication), respectively. Of note, an 18% RRR was observed in the DELIVER primary composite endpoint (hHF+urgent hospitalization and CV death). Below, FENIX provides highlights, insights, and implications from DELIVER in the context of BI/Lilly’s EMPEROR-Preserved and the evolving CVRM global landscape.

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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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AZ to Initiate Ph2 Dapa + Zibotentan Trial in Cirrhosis; Esperion’s BA Included in ACC’s ECDP Guidelines

Two cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: an AZ-sponsored Ph2 dapa + zibotentan combination trial in cirrhosis (ZEAL) has been observed (view CT.gov record); and Esperion announced the ACC’s ECDP guidelines now include bempedoic acid as an oral non-statin therapy to lower LDL-C. Below, FENIX provides context and insight on the respective news items.

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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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DELIVER Filed in US? August 2022 CHMP Agenda

The CHMP agenda for this month’s meeting (August 16-19) has been released and includes several cardiometabolic-related agenda items. Of note, the August CHMP meeting only has written procedures, not oral explanations. Notably, AZ’s Forxiga (dapagliflozin) has been filed for an indication extension based on the DELIVER HFpEF trial results. Below, FENIX provides highlights from the August 2022 CHMP agenda.

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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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Lexicon Q2 ’22 Earnings Update; CLEAR Outcomes CVOT Reaches 100% MACE Accumulation; Esperion Q2 ’22 Earnings Update; Dexcom ONE Available with Prescription in UK; Gan & Lee Dose First Patient in Ph2 GZR18 Trial for T2DM; Structure Therapeutics Advances Diabetes & Obesity Clinical Program

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Lexicon (press release; slides) and Esperion (press release; slides) hosted their respective Q2 ’22 earnings calls; Dexcom announced the Dexcom ONE rt-CGM system is now listed on the NHS England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland drug tariffs; Gan & Lee recently announced the first patient has been dosed in its Ph2 study evaluating the company’s GLP-1RA (GZR18) in T2DM; and Structure Therapeutics announced it has completed dosing in the Ph1 SAD trial for its small molecule oral GLP-1RA (GSBR-1290). Below, FENIX provides context and insight on the respective news items.

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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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Novo’s QW Insulin Icodec Meets Primary Endpoints in ONWARDS 3 and 4; AZ and Alnylam Q2 ’22 earnings updates; Better Therapeutics Meets Secondary Endpoint in BT-001 Pivotal Trial in T2DM

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Novo announced topline results from the QW insulin icodec Ph3 ONWARDS 3 and ONWARDS 4 trials in T2DM; AZ (press release; slides) and Alnylam (press release; slides) hosted their respective earnings calls; and Better Therapeutics (BT) announced positive secondary endpoint results for its BT-001 pivotal clinical trial in T2DM and held an associated investor call (view webcast). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective new items.

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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Lexicon’s Sota HF NDA Accepted by FDA in Patients With and Without T2DM

Lexicon announced FDA accepted the sotagliflozin HF NDA with a PDUFA date in May 2023. Importantly, Lexicon disclosed the filed indication includes a broad patient population for those with and without T2DM despite the SCORED and SOLOIST trials being conducted in patients with T2DM. Recall, Lexicon resubmitted the sota NDA in May 2022 after a voluntary NDA withdrawal in February 2022 due to an unintentional exclusion of supportive documents (previous FENIX insight). Below, FENIX provides brief thoughts on the sota standard review, including a potential savvy maneuver by Lexicon.

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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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