Novo Files Lawsuit Over Third-Party Semaglutide Promotion; Versanis Bio Completes Enrollment of Ph2b Bimagrumab Study in Obesity; FDA Approves Jardiance and Synjardy for Pediatric T2DM and Lodoco for ASCVD
Here is a brief preview of this blast: Four cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Novo Nordisk announced it is taking legal actions over third-party semaglutide promotion (view press release); Versanis Bio announced it completed enrollment for the global Ph2b BELIEVE study evaluating the safety and efficacy of bimagrumab as a monotherapy and in combination with semaglutide in participants with obesity (view CT.gov record); FDA approved Jardiance and Synjardy to improve glycemic control in children 10 years of age and older with T2DM (view press release) as well as Agepha Pharma’s Lodoco in adult patients with established ASCVD or with multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights into the respective news items, including brief thoughts on the bimagrumab + semaglutide program.