Tag Archives: Merck

Jardiance EMPULSE Trial Published; Senseonics Q4 ’21 Earnings Update; Novo Initiates Icosema COMBINE 2 Ph3 Trial; Merck’s Oral PCSK9i Enters Ph2; BI Partners with Lifebit; Intercept and Amarin Q4 ’21 Earnings Updates

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from BI/Lilly, Senseonics, Novo, Merck, BI/Lifebit, Intercept, and Amarin. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective new items.

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Lannett, Merck, Roche, and BD Q4 ‘21 and FY ’21 Earnings Updates

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Lannett (press release), Merck (press release; slides), Roche (press release; slides), and BD (press release; slides) hosted their respective Q4 ’21 earnings calls. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective new items.

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JPM 2022 Day 1: DXCM, NVS, BAYRY, MDT, TDOC, VRTX; Sanofi Partners with BrightInsight; Viking Initiates GLP-1/GIP Dual Agonist Ph1 Trial

On the first day of JPM 2022, FENIX has provided coverage of presentations by major CVRM companies including Dexcom, Novartis, Bayer, Medtronic, Teladoc, Vertex, Pfizer, Merck, and JNJ. Additionally, two separate cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Sanofi announced a partnership with BrightInsight for a digital companion app (potentially for diabetes); and Viking Therapeutics announced the initiation of a Ph1 trial evaluating its novel GLP-1+GIP dual agonist (VK2735). Below, FENIX provides a topline summary of key takeaways followed by more in-depth coverage.

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BI/Lilly’s Jardiance Receives FDA Priority Review; Novo’s Wegovy Receives Positive CHMP Opinion; Merck/Bayer Initiate New Ph3 Verquvo Study; Dario Enters Three New Commercial Agreements; Gmax Administers First in Human Dose of GMA106 in Ph1 Obesity Study; Metacrine and Zealand Q3 ’21 Earnings Updates

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from BI/Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Zealand, Merck/Bayer, Dario, Gmax Biopharma, and Metacrine. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items, including an updated projection of the EMPEROR-Preserved PDUFA date.

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Novartis’s Entresto Marketing Under DOJ Investigation?; Inventiva’s Ph2a Lanifibranor + Empa Trial (LEGEND); Merck and Sanofi Q3 ’21 Earnings Updates; Roche and Zur Rose Group Collaboration

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: It has been reported that Novartis received a request from DOJ regarding details about the marketing and pricing of Entresto since 2016 (view article); Inventiva announced the design of its Ph2a combination (lanifibranor+empa) trial (LEGEND) in patients with NASH and T2DM; Merck (press release; slides) and Sanofi (press release; slides) hosted their respective Q3 ’21 earnings calls; and Roche and the Zur Rose Group announced their collaboration of healthcare products and solutions. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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Apple Watch 8 Reportedly Set to Include BGM; Lifescan Launches OneTouch Solutions; Xeris and Merck Collaboration; Dario Partners with New Employer Group; Tidepool Period Project Receives Financial Support

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: New reports suggest the Apple Watch Series 8 may include a blood glucose reader (view article); Lifescan announced the launch of OneTouch Solutions; Xeris announced a collaboration agreement with Merck to leverage Xeris’s injection suspension technology “for the purpose of engineering ultra-high concentration, ready-to-use [mAb] formulations”; Dario announced a new agreement with a US national employer; and Tidepool announced it has received financial support from Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Tidepool Period Project. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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Lexicon, Merck, and Intercept Q2 ’21 Earnings Update

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Lexicon, Merck, and Intercept hosted their Q2 ’21 earnings calls and provided updates to their respective CV/Met businesses. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the calls.

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ViaCyte Initiates Ph2 Encapsulated Cell Therapy Trial in T1DM; Lannett, Merck, Roche, and BD Q4 and FY ’20 Earnings Updates; Merck CEO to Retire

A series of diabetes-related news items have been observed: ViaCyte announced the initiation of a Ph2 study of encapsulated cell therapy for the treatment of T1DM; and Lannett, Merck, Roche, and BD hosted their respective CY Q4 ’20 earnings calls. Importantly, Merck announced the retirement of CEO, Kenneth Frazier. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items, including the observation that Januvia franchise US sales were -16% for FY 2020.

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Verquvo (Vericiguat) Approved by FDA; Label Analysis, Entresto and CYTK Implications

Merck and Bayer received FDA approval of vericiguat, branded as “Verquvo,” for symptomatic chronic HF (Merck press release here and Bayer press release here). Recall, vericiguat received Priority Review from FDA in July 2020 despite the modest 10% RRR in the VICTORIA CVOT primary endpoint (view NEJM publication). For context, Verquvo is the first treatment for chronic HF approved specifically for patients following a hHF or need for outpatient intravenous diuretics. Below, FENIX details its Verquvo label analysis, including the potential for counter-detail by SGLT2i manufacturers, as well as thoughts on the cumulative regulatory tailwinds for Cytokinetics’s omecamtiv.

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