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Ertugliflozin Fails to Demonstrate CV Benefit; Merck and Pfizer Q1 ’20 Earnings Updates

Merck and Pfizer hosted their respective Q1 ’20 earnings calls and provided updates to their diabetes businesses. Importantly, Merck disclosed that the VERTIS CV outcomes trial failed to meet superiority for CV protection. Full results from VERTIS CV are scheduled to be presented during the virtual ADA conference on June 16 at 11:15 AM ET. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective earnings calls including thoughts on the surprising VERTIS CV results.

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Merck Q2 ’19 Earnings Update

Merck hosted its Q2 ’19 earnings call but did not provide any updates to its diabetes business beyond the Januvia and Steglatro financial performances. Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of the discussion was focused on Merck’s oncology and HIV portfolios. Below, FENIX provides diabetes-related highlights from the call.

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Merck Q3 ’18 Earnings Update; No BS-Glargine Discussion

Merck hosted its Q3 ’18 earnings call and only briefly discussed its diabetes business. Of note, this is the first time in recent memory that Merck has provided an accompanying slide presentation with its earnings release. Consistent with previous quarters, nearly all of the event was dedicated to Keytruda, and there was no discussion of Merck’s discontinuation of bs-glargine. Below are highlights from the call.

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