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Leqvio PDUFA Date Disclosed; Verquvo EC approval; Ph1b Trial to Delay the Onset or Progression of T1DM Meets Primary Endpoint; Novartis and J&J Q2 ’21 Earnings Updates
Four cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Novartis hosted its Q2 ’21 earnings call (press release; slides) and disclosed the Leqvio (inclisiran) PDUFA date is on January 1, 2022; Merck and Bayer received EC approval of vericiguat, branded as “Verquvo,” for the treatment of symptomatic chronic HF (Merck press release here and Bayer press release here); IM Therapeutics announced positive topline results from a Ph1b study evaluating IMT-002 in adults with T1DM and the HLA-DQ8 gene; and Johnson & Johnson hosted its Q2 ’21 earnings call (press release; slides). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items.