Novo Selects First Liver Therapy From Dicerna Collab; Metacrine Initiates Ph2a Jardiance Combo Trial in T2DM/NASH; Terns Pharma Raises $87M in Series C Funding; Dario Announces First Self-insured Employer Client
Here is a brief preview of this blast: A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Dicerna announced Novo Nordisk selected its first GalXC RNAi candidate for IND-enabling studies in liver-related cardiometabolic diseases; Metacrine announced the initiation of a Phase 2a combination trial of MET409 50g with empagliflozin in patients with T2DM and NASH; Terns Pharmaceuticals announced the closing of its Series C funding round with $87M raised for NASH-related trials; Dario announced an agreement with the first self-insured employer group to come from its partnership with Vitality Group. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.