Shots:The 2 P-III (ACHIEVE-2 & 5) trials assessed orforglipron (3, 12 & 36mg; QD) vs dapagliflozin (10mg; QD) in 962 adults with T2D uncontrolled on metformin, & vs PBO in 546 adults with T2D uncontrolled on titrated insulin glargine ± metformin/SGLT2i for 40wks., respectivelyACHIEVE-2 showed reduced A1C (1EP) at Wk. 40 across both…
Shots:The US FDA has accepted sBLA of Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder for the treatment of children & adolescents with type 1 or type 2 diabetes (PDUFA: May 29, 2026)sBLA was supported by P-III (INHALE-1), assessing Afrezza vs multiple daily injections (MDI), both in addition to basal insulin among type1/2 diabetic pts (4-17yrs.)…
Shots:Novo Nordisk has reported a sub-analysis of P-III (REDEFINE 1) trial assessing cagrilintide monotx. (2.4mg) with lifestyle intervention vs PBO in 3,417 obese/overweight pts with ≥1 obesity-related comorbidities, & without type 2 diabetesTrial showed 11.8% superior weight loss vs 2.3% after 68wks., while 31.6% lost ≥15% of body weight vs 4.7%. However, weight…
Shots:Remedium Bio has entered into a multi-target research & development collaboration with Eli Lilly to develop gene therapies targeting multiple targets for the treatment of Obesity & Type 2 Diabetes, leveraging Remedium’s Prometheus platformAs per the deal, Remedium will receive an upfront, equity investment as well as development & commercial milestone payments, with tiered…
Shots:Replicate has entered into a multi-year research collaboration with Novo Nordisk to develop novel self-replicating RNA (srRNA) therapies for obesity, T2D & other cardiometabolic diseases, leveraging Replicate’s srRNA platformAs per the deal, Novo & Replicate will collaborate on certain cardiometabolic targets, granting Novo an exclusive global license to Replicate’s srRNA platform to devlelop…
Shots:Health Canada has approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of kidney disease worsening & CV death in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) & chronic kidney disease (CKD)Approval was based on P-IIIb (FLOW) trial assessing Ozempic (1mg, Q1W, n=1767) vs PBO (n=1766) in type 2 diabetes & CKD pts (N=3533)Study met its 1EP of 24% relative…
Shots:Medtronic has received CE mark to extend label of MiniMed 780G system to pts (≥2yrs.), pregnant women & T2D pts; application is under the FDA’s review for T2D, plus US trial for use in pts (2-6yrs.) is underwayApproval was backed by extensive clinical data incl. LENNY trial data in T1D pts (2–6 yrs), showing a…
Shots:Septerna & Novo Nordisk to identify, develop & market oral small molecules for obesity, T2D & other cardiometabolic diseases under an exclusive global collaboration & license agreementAs per the deal, Septerna will receive ~$2.2B, incl. over $200M in upfront & near-term milestones, plus research, development, & commercial milestones, along with net sales-based tiered…
Shots:The P-III (ACHIEVE-1) trial assessed orforglipron vs PBO in T2D adults (n=559) having inadequate glycemic control with diet & exercise alone; subjects started at 1mg QD, with dose escalation at every Q4W till assigned doses of 3, 12mg (via 1, 3 & 6mg), or 36mg (via 1, 3, 6, 12, & 24mg)Trial met…
Shots:Novo Nordisk has reported P-III (REDEFINE 2) trial data assessing CagriSema (cagrilintide 2.4mg + semaglutide 2.4mg, QW, SC) vs PBO in 1,206 obese/overweight pts (~102Kg) and type 2 diabetes for 68wks., and followed flexible dosing protocol with 61.9% pts reaching highest dose after 68wks.
Trial met its co-1EPs demonstrated 15.7% superior weight loss…

