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Ionis Initiates New Ph3 Study in Hypertriglyceridemia; Real-World Evidence Study of PDT BT-001 for T2DM; Metacrine Announces MET409 Topline Results; Esperion and Pfizer Q3 ’21 Earnings Updates

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Ionis announced the initiation of a second Ph3 clinical study (CORE) evaluating olezarsen in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia; Better Therapeutics and Mass General Brigham announced a partnership for real-world evidence study evaluating the long-term effectiveness of Better Therapeutics’s BT-001; Metacrine announced topline results from the MET409 + empagliflozin Ph2a trial in patients with T2DM and NASH; and Esperion (press release; slides) and Pfizer (press release; slides) hosted their respective Q3 ’21 earnings calls. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items.

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Tandem, Ionis, Esperion, and Amgen Q2 ’21 Earnings Updates; Dario Gains National Digital Behavioral Health Contract

Five cardiometabolic-related news items have recently been observed: Tandem, Ionis, Esperion, and Amgen hosted their respective Q2 ‘21 earnings calls; and Dario Health announced it was selected as the digital behavioral health provider for an undisclosed national professional services company. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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AZ and Mass Gen Hospital Collaborate with AMAZE Platform; Ionis to Reduce Akcea Workforce by ~70%; Galectin Launches Website for NAVIGATE Trial in NASH; Blue Shield of California Adds Two New Services to Wellvolution Platform

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: AstraZeneca announced a collaboration agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital to utilize the AMAZE platform in two pivotal, real-world studies for HF and asthma; Ionis disclosed a reorganization of its Akcea business, including a workforce reduction of nearly 70%; Galectin Therapeutics announced the launch of NAVIGATEnash.com to highlight the Ph2b/3 trial and educate HCPs and patients on liver cirrhosis from NASH; and Blue Shield of California announced the addition of two new services to its Wellvolution platform to provide personalized care and nutrition support for patients with T2DM. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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Novo Invests in Danish Facility for Oral Sema Production; MNKD, PRVB, ICPT, BAYRY, and IONS Q4 ’20 Earnings Updates

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Novo Nordisk announced plans to invest 500M DKK (~82M USD) to expand its oral tablet production facilities in Måløv, Denmark; and Mannkind, Provention Bio, Intercept, Bayer, and Ionis hosted their Q4 and FY ’20 earnings call. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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JPM 2021 Day 2: LLY, NVO, ABT, PODD, AMRN, and IONS; Bayer’s Finerenone Receives Priority Review for DKD

On day two of JPM 2021, FENIX has provided coverage of presentations by Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Abbott, Insulet, Amarin, and Ionis. Additionally, one separate cardiometabolic-related news item has been observed: Bayer announced FDA granted priority review of finerenone for patients with DKD. Below, FENIX provides a topline summary of key takeaways followed by more in-depth coverage.

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Thoughts on Ionis Investor Day Event

Yesterday, Ionis hosted its 2020 Investor Day event and provided updates to its pipeline developments, including its PCSK9i that has been licensed to AstraZeneca (ION449/AZD8233). Importantly, Ionis provided details on the discontinuation of its oral formulation of the AZ PCSK9i in favor of a next-gen version. Below, FENIX provides cardiometabolic-related highlights and insights from the event.

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