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JPM 2025 Day 1: DXCM, AMGN, VKTX, PFE, ZEAL, MDT, REGN, VTX, ALNY, CYTK; Metsera Files for IPO; Fractyl REVEAL-1 Data; Ro Zepbound DTC; 89bio 2025 Outlook

On the first day of JPM 2025, FENIX has provided coverage of presentations by major CVRM companies, including Dexcom, Amgen, Viking, Pfizer, Zealand, Medtronic, Regeneron, Vertex, Alnylam, and Cytokinetics. Roche also presented at JPM 2025 but had no meaningful discussion relating to its CVRM portfolio. Additionally, a series of CVRM-related news items have been observed:

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Novo Partners with GE Healthcare for T2DM/Obesity; Cytokinetics’ Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor Programs Update; New Ph3 Dapa+Zibotentan Combination Trial in CKD and High Proteinuria

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Novo Nordisk and GE HealthCare partner to further advance the clinical and product development of peripheral focused ultrasound (PFUS) for T2DM and obesity (view press release); Cytokinetics announced updates on its cardiac myosin inhibitor programs during its virtual Investor and Analyst Day (view webcast; slides); and AstraZeneca initiated a new Ph3 dapa+zibotentan combination trial in CKD and high proteinuria, called ZENITH High Proteinuria (view CT.gov record). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights into the respective news items.

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FDA Adcom Votes Against (3-8) Omecamtiv Approval

Today, FDA held an advisory committee meeting to discuss the use of Cytokinetics’s omecamtiv to reduce the risk of CV death and HF events in patients with HFrEF, and panelists voted overwhelmingly against (3-8) the omecamtiv benefit/risk profile. For context, in June 2022, FDA accepted the omecamtiv NDA and set a PDUFA date for February 28, 2023 (previous FENIX insight). Recall, the NDA submission is based on data from the Ph3 GALACTIC-HF trial (view CT.gov record) which were initially presented at AHA 2020 (previous FENIX insight) and published in the NEJM (view publication). Below, FENIX provides key commentary from the adcom panel as well as insight on the future for the asset.

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Servier Terminates Omecamtiv Agreement; Oramed Oral Leptin PoC Results

Two CV-met news items have been observed: Cytokinetics announced Servier has decided to terminate its sublicense agreement with Amgen for the development and commercialization of omecamtiv in EU and CIS; and Oramed announced topline results from a PoC study of its oral leptin drug candidate. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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Amgen Returns Omecamtiv Rights to Cytokinetics; Risk-reward for CYTK Hinges on FDA Adcom

Amgen (press release) and Cytokinetics (press release) separately announced Amgen provided notice to Cytokinetics of its intention to return development and commercial rights for omecamtiv mecarbil (cardiac myosin activator) and AMG 594 (cardiac troponin activator). Cytokinetics also hosted a call with investors to provide commentary regarding Amgen’s decision and next steps for omecamtiv. Below, FENIX provides thoughts on Amgen’s decision, in the context of other recent partnership dissolution examples, as well as implications from the upcoming Entresto FDA adcom.

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Omecamtiv Misses on Primary Outcome Components, Hits on LVEF <28% Subgroup; GALACTIC-HF @ AHA 2020

Full results from the GALACTIC-HF trial were presented during the late-breaking clinical trial session at the 2020 AHA conference (view Cytokinetics press release) and simultaneously published in the NEJM (view publication here). Cytokinetics hosted a subsequent call with investors to discuss the trial results. Below, FENIX provides thoughts on the GALACTIC-HF results in the context of the HF market.

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Sotagliflozin, Finerenone, and Omecamtiv CVOTs @ AHA 2020

The AHA 2020 late-breaking abstract titles have been published and include the sotagliflozin (SOLOIST-WHF and SCORED), finerenone (FIDELIO-DKD), and omecamtiv mecarbil (GALACTIC-HF) CVOTs (view all AHA late-breaking topics here). Recall, Bayer announced positive topline results from FIDELIO-DKD in July 2020 (previous FENIX insight). Lexicon has not released any topline results from the SOLOIST-WHF and SCORED trials, which were closed out early following the Sanofi partnership dissolution (previous FENIX insight). As such, the SCORED and SOLOIST-WHF results are highly anticipated.

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