Ionis Initiates New Ph3 Study in Hypertriglyceridemia; Real-World Evidence Study of PDT BT-001 for T2DM; Metacrine Announces MET409 Topline Results; Esperion and Pfizer Q3 ’21 Earnings Updates
Here is a brief preview of this blast: A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Ionis announced the initiation of a second Ph3 clinical study (CORE) evaluating olezarsen in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia; Better Therapeutics and Mass General Brigham announced a partnership for real-world evidence study evaluating the long-term effectiveness of Better Therapeutics’s BT-001; Metacrine announced topline results from the MET409 + empagliflozin Ph2a trial in patients with T2DM and NASH; and Esperion (press release; slides) and Pfizer (press release; slides) hosted their respective Q3 ’21 earnings calls. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items.