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Holiday Hangover: Novo’s Wegovy/Ozempic Featured on 60 Minutes; Intercept OCA NASH NDA Refiled; Amgen Initiates Ph2 AMG 133 Obesity Trial; Steven Russell Joins Beta Bionics; Novo’s Third Cagrisema Ph3 Trial Initiated; Wegovy Pediatric Indication; Lannett Bs-Insulin Updates; Equillium and Metacrine Terminate Merger; and More

During the holiday break, a series of cardiometabolic-related news items were observed from Novo Nordisk, Intercept, Amgen, Beta Bionics, Lannett, Equillium and Metacrine, MindRank, EOFlow, Medtronic, Adocia, and PeptiDream. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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Lilly Initiates Final Ph3 QWINT Trial; Madrigal Announces $300M+ in Financing Events to Advance Resmetirom; Akebia Receives Interim Response to Appeal for Vadadustat CRL

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: The final trial from Lilly’s Ph3 QW insulin QWINT program has been observed (QWINT-1; view CT.gov record); Madrigal announced plans to leverage $300M+ in financing events to support planned commercial and clinical activities for resmetirom in NASH (view press release); and Akebia announced it received an interim response from FDA to its Formal Dispute Resolution Request regarding the vadadustat CRL issued in March 2022 (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insight on the respective news items, including thoughts on Lilly’s strategy to pursue a QW insulin fixed-dose escalation regimen as well as readthrough from GSK’s impending daprodustat PDUFA to Akebia’s vadadustat.

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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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Lilly Green Lights Two Next-Gen Incretin Ph3 Programs; Lilly 2023 Guidance Call

Lilly hosted its 2023 guidance call (slides; webcast) and provided key pipeline updates and an overview of potential upcoming milestones. Importantly, Lilly announced plans to advance its GGG tri-agonist (retatrutide) and oral GLP-1R NPA (orfoglipron) into Ph3 development. Additionally, Lilly disclosed that the final pivotal QW insulin trial (QWINT-1) will evaluate a fixed dose using the same Mounjaro/Trulicity auto-injector. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the event including a readthrough to new obesity development entrants, specifically Pfizer and Amgen.

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Lilly Ends Ypsomed Partnership; Cytokinetics Adcom Documents Available

Two cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Ypsomed announced Lilly terminated the joint project with Ypsomed to enter the US insulin pump market in 2026 (view press release); and Cytokinetics announced FDA posted briefing documents (view here) for its upcoming omecamtiv adcom which is scheduled for December 13, 2022 (view press release). Below, FENIX provides brief insights on the news items, including how Lilly’s decision to terminate the partnership validates FENIX’s initial thoughts from 2020.

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Medtronic CY Q3 ’22 Earnings Update; Novo Expands Manufacturing Facilities; FDA Approves Lilly’s Rezvoglar as an Interchangeable Biosimilar; Oramed Presents Additional Ph2 PRMD-0801 NASH Data

Four cardio-metabolic related news items have been observed: Medtronic hosted its CY Q3 ’22 earnings call (press release; slides); Novo announced plans to invest DKK 5.4B (~$750M USD) in the expansion of manufacturing facilities in Denmark (view press release); FDA approved Lilly’s Rezvoglar (bs-glargine) as an interchangeable to Sanofi’s Lantus (view label; view article); and Oramed hosted an event to discuss data from its Ph2 trial evaluating 8mg ORMD-0801 compared to placebo in 32 participants with T2DM and NASH (slides; webcast; press release). Below, FENIX provides context and insight on the respective news items.

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Lilly and Novo Leave Twitter Advertising; Insulet Issues O5 Medical Device Correction; Biocon, Movano, and Nemaura Q3 ’22 Earnings Updates

A series of cardiometabolic-related updates have been observed: Lilly (view article) and Novo (view article) have reportedly halted Twitter advertising; Insulet announced an Omnipod 5 voluntary medical device correction in the US; Biocon (press release), Movano (press release), and Nemaura (press release) hosted their respective Q3 ’22 earnings calls. Below, FENIX provides context and insight on the respective news items.

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Lilly Connected Pen US Launch in 2022; Lannett Partners with Ypsomed; Eversense to Integrate with Apple; Viatris Q3 ’22 Earnings Update; November CHMP Agenda

A series of CVRM-related news items have been observed: Lilly announced plans to launch its Tempo Personalized Diabetes Management Platform to select US clinics in 2022; Lannett announced a partnership with Ypsomed for insulin pen delivery; Ascensia announced the Eversense implantable CGM now integrates with Apple Health; Viatris hosted its Q3 ’22 earnings and provided brief updates to its bs-insulin portfolio divestiture (press release; slides); and the November CHMP agenda (view here) has been released. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items.

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Lilly Q3 ’22 Earnings Update

Lilly hosted its Q3 ’22 earnings call (press release; slides) and provided updates across its CVRM portfolio. Unsurprisingly, much of the call was focused on the Mounjaro US launch, manufacturing capacity considerations, and LCM initiatives. Other topics highlighted during the call included the ongoing QW insulin Ph3 program (QWINT), recent Tempo Smart Button US/EU regulatory approvals, and ANGPTL-3 siRNA advancement into Ph2. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the call.

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Lilly Partners with Nimbus Therapeutics for Metabolic Drug Discovery; Arecor Reports Positive Topline Results from Second Ph1 uRAI Trial

Two cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Nimbus Therapeutics announced a new partnership with Lilly to develop novel small molecule therapies; and Arecor announced positive topline results from its second Ph1 AT247 trial comparing its ultra-rapid-acting insulin (AT247) to Novolog and Fiasp in T1DM patients. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective new items.

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