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Intercept, AZ, and Sanofi Q1 ’23 Earnings; Sanofi Completes Provention Acquisition; DRI Sells Tzield Royalties to Sanofi

Five cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Intercept (press release; slides), AstraZeneca (press release; slides), and Sanofi (press release; slides) hosted their respective Q1 ’23 earnings calls; Sanofi announced it has completed its acquisition of Provention Bio (view press release); and DRI Healthcare Trust announced that it has sold its Tzield royalty interests and milestone payment obligations to Sanofi for $210M (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the call.

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AZ Q4 ’22 Earnings; Oramed to Consider M&A Opportunities

Two cardio-metabolic related news items have been observed: AstraZeneca hosted its Q4 ’22 and FY ‘22 earnings call and provided brief updates to its CVRM business, including the ongoing Farxiga LCM initiatives (press release; slides); and Oramed issued an update to shareholders (view here) in which it said the company is conducting a comprehensive analysis of the data from its discontinued Ph3 oral insulin trials. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights into the respective news items, including thoughts on AZ’s dapa LCM initiatives ahead of its anticipated 2025 LOE.

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Dexcom G7 Super Bowl DTC; Medtronic Initiates 780G+DS5 GCM Trial; Forxiga Receives EU Approval for Chronic HF; Merck Initiates Vericiguat Pediatric HF Trial

Four cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Dexcom announced plans for a second Super Bowl DTC for the G7 CGM US launch (view press release; commercial); Medtronic initiated a trial evaluating the MiniMed 780G insulin pump used in combination with the DS5 CGM (Simplera) as well as the Medtronic extended infusion set and reservoir (view CT.gov record); Forxiga (dapagliflozin) has received EU approval to expand its HF indication regardless of LVEF (view Forxiga EPAR); and Merck initiated a Ph2/3 trial evaluating the vericiguat in pediatric patients aged 28 days to 18 years (VALOR; view CT.gov record). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items including commentary on how the Medtronic study could suggest the company may not believe it can achieve iCGM designation.

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JPM 2023 Day 2: LLY, ABT, PODD, SNY, AZN, MRK, and GSK; Sernova Advances T1DM Cell Pouch Technology; Pfizer Initiates New Ph1 Oral GLP-1RA Trial

On the second day of JPM 2023, FENIX has provided coverage of presentations by major CVRM companies including Lilly, Abbott, Insulet, AZ, and Merck. GSK and Sanofi also presented at JPM 2023, but neither had any meaningful discussion relating to their respective CVRM portfolios. Separately, two CVRM-related news items have been observed: Sernova announced it has made progress toward a first in-human study for its cell pouch system (view press release); and Pfizer initiated a new Ph1 trial (view CT.gov record) for one of its oral GLP-1RA assets (PF-07081532).

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JPM 2023 Day 1: DXCM, MDT, PFE, AMGN, VRTX, NVS, CYTK, TDOC, ARWR, and AMGN; AZ Acquires CinCor; Viking Completes Ph2b NASH Enrollment; Ionis Sells Pelacarsen Royalties

On the first day of JPM 2023, FENIX has provided coverage of presentations by major CVRM companies including Dexcom, Medtronic, Pfizer, Amgen, Vertex, Novartis, Cytokinetics, Teladoc, and Arrowhead. Alnylam, Gilead, J&J, Regeneron, and Amgen also presented at JPM 2023, but none had any meaningful discussion relating to their respective CVRM portfolios. Additionally, three separate CVRM-related news items have been observed: AZ announced the acquisition of CinCor Pharma (view press release), Viking completed enrollment of the Ph2b VOYAGE NASH trial (view press release), and Ionis entered into an agreement with Royalty Pharma to sell rights to Spinraza and pelacarsen (view press release).

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Madrigal Wins Big with Ph3 NASH Data; Novo Expands Partnership for Dose Check; AZ Announces DELIVER Positive CHMP Opinion

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Madrigal Pharmaceuticals announced positive topline results from its Ph3 resmetirom MAESTRO-NASH study and hosted an investor call, although the company provided conflicting guidance on the filing timeline (view press release; webcast); Amalgam Rx announced the expansion of its global agreement with Novo Nordisk for the commercialization of Dose Check (view press release); and AstraZeneca announced Forxiga (dapagliflozin) received a positive CHMP opinion for DELIVER (view press release). Below, FENIX provides insights on the respective news items, including readthrough from the Madrigal data to other NASH players.

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Lilly Partners with Sosei Heptares for Metabolic Drug Discovery; FIGARO-DKD and DELIVER Positive CHMP Opinions

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Sosei Heptares announced an R&D collaboration with Lilly for diabetes and metabolic diseases (view press release); Bayer announced Kerendia (finerenone) received a positive CHMP opinion for the FIGARO-DKD study (view press release); AZ’s Forxiga received a positive CHMP opinion to broaden its HF indication based on results from DELIVER (view opinion). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights on the Lilly partnership and respective positive CHMP opinions.

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AZ and Zealand Q3 ’22 Earnings Updates; Novo Smart Pen Integration with Libre

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: AstraZeneca (press release; slides) and Zealand (press release; slides) hosted their Q3 ‘22 earnings calls, where Zealand talked about its dual agonist’s weight loss data; and Novo Nordisk announced its smart pens can now connect to Abbott’s FreeStyle LibreLink app in the UK. Below, FENIX provides context and insight on the respective news items.

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Indigo Expands Multi-Metabolite Sensor Development; GlucoTrack to Develop CGM for T1DM; AZ Initiates New Dapa + Zibotentan Ph2 Trial; Sciwind Initiates Patient Dosing in Ph1 Oral GLP-1RA Trial; Ascensia Completes Initial European E3 CGM Launch; October CHMP Agenda

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Indigo, GlucoTrack, AstraZeneca, Sciwind, Ascensia, and EMA. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective new items.

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New ADA/EASD 2022 T2DM Guidelines; EASD 2022 Key Press Releases (Sept 23)

On the final day of EASD 2022, two key news items were observed: ADA/EASD presented the updated T2DM consensus guidelines (journal publication; download slides), placing obesity management as a key consideration; and Ionis announced AstraZeneca decided not to advance their PCSK9i (ION449; AZD8233) despite achieving positive Ph2b results (press release). Below FENIX provides insights and context from the respective announcements.

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