Novo Nordisk and Ventus Therapeutics Partner for NASH; Intercept’s OCA Misses Primary Endpoint in Ph3 REVERSE Trial; Beta Bionics Publishes Pivotal Trial Results in NEJM; Diamyd Completes Dosing Patients in DIAGNODE-B Booster Trial
Four cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Ventus Therapeutics announced it entered into an exclusive WW license agreement with Novo Nordisk to develop and commercialize its NLRP3 inhibitor portfolio in multiple TAs including NASH; Intercept announced the Ph3 REVERSE trial of obeticholic acid (OCA) in compensated cirrhosis due to NASH failed to meet its primary endpoint; Beta Bionics published results from its insulin-only bionic pancreas pivotal trial in the New England Journal of Medicine (view publication); and Diamyd announced it dosed the last patient with an additional booster of the Diamyd vaccine in its DIAGNODE-B trial (view CT.gov record). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective new items.