A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Lilly, Fractyl Health, Tiziana, Merck, and Rivus. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.
Four cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: FDA granted Fast Track Designation to Altimmune’s pemvidutide for the treatment of NASH (view press release); Diamyd announced results from a retrospective follow-up study of two prior trials, DiAPREV-IT and DiAPREV-IT2 (view press release); Viking (press release) and Merck (press release; slides) hosted their respective Q3 ’23 earnings call. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.
Three cardio-metabolic related news items have been observed: FDA updated the Ozempic label to include ileus (intestinal blockage) as an adverse reaction reported post-approval (view updated label); AZ, BMS, Merck, and BI have reportedly agreed to participate in the first round of Medicare price negotiations (view article); and Biomea Fusion announced FDA and Health Canada cleared the expansion portion of its Ph2 COVALENT-111 study evaluating BMF-219, an oral covalent menin inhibitor, in T2DM (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights into the respective news items.
Four cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Novo Nordisk is reportedly having difficulties meeting Wegovy demand in Germany (view article); Abata Therapeutics disclosed its development candidate, ABA-201, to be a disease-modifying Treg cell therapy for T1DM (view press release); Bayer announced it will initiate three additional finerenone Ph3 studies as part of its HF MOONRAKER development program (view press release); and Merck initiated its oral PCSK9i (MK-0616) CVOT (view CT.gov record). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights into the respective news items.
Four cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Altimmune announced enrollment of the first subject in its Ph2b IMPACT trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of pemvidutide (QW GLP-1/GCG dual agonist) in NASH (view press release); and Pfizer (press release; slides), Esperion (press release; slides), and Merck (press release; slides) hosted their respective Q2 ‘23 earnings calls. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights into the respective news items.
Five cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Abbott, Merck, Pfizer, Amarin, and Johnson & Johnson. Importantly, Abbott disclosed it is converting Libre 2 intermittent scanning CGMs into real-time CGMs through an app update, starting with the UK. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items, including potential insight into Abbott’s rationale for the Libre 2 LCM initiative.
Four cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Dexcom (press release; slides), Amgen (press release; slides), and Merck (press release; slides) hosted their respective Q1 ’23 earnings calls; and JDRF and Humacyte announced a collaboration to advance the development of Humacyte’s Biovascular Pancreas (BVP) product candidate for the treatment of T1DM (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights into the respective news items.
A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Esperion, Abbott, Lexicon, Merck, and BI/Lilly. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights into the respective news items.
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.
Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Lilly (press release; slides), Merck (press release; slides), and Roche (press release; slides) hosted their respective Q4 ’22 earnings calls. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the earnings calls.