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Camurus Shares Positive Phase III Results from Acromegaly Trial

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Sweden-based biotech Camurus shared positive Phase III trial data for CAM2029, one of its lead candidates, in patients with the rare hormonal disorder acromegaly. Due to its ability to mimic somatostatin, octreotide is used to treat various conditions associated with excessive hormone production.

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GLP-1 Agonists for Diabetes: Mounjaro Versus Ozempic

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Lilly is also working towards an obesity treatment form of tirzepatide, with trials currently underway to evaluate its weight loss effects. GLP-1 receptor agonists, or incretin (metabolic hormones) mimetics, are analogs of the GLP-1 peptide hormone that binds to the GLP-1 receptor to regulate blood sugar levels by boosting insulin secretion.

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Mounjaro (tirzepatide), Eli Lilly’s Highly Awaited Type 2 Diabetes Injection Gets FDA Nod

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Life science industry data analytics company Evaluate Vantage predicts that Mounjaro could bring in $4.9 Related: Tirzepatide Obesity Drug Shown to Reduce Body Weight by 20 Percent in Eli Lilly Trial. The efficacy of Mounjaro was compared to placebo, Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide and two long-acting insulin analogs.

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Eli Lilly’s Type 2 Diabetes Shot Tirzepatide Emerges Winner Against Semaglutide

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Eli Lilly (NASDAQ: LLY ) reported late last week that its investigational diabetes injection, tirzepatide, demonstrated superiority to Novo Nordisk’s (NASDAQ: NVO ) ozempic (semaglutide) in a Phase III trial. GLP-1 receptor agonists lower blood glucose levels by increasing the production of insulin. SURPASS-2 Clinical Trial.

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Tirzepatide Obesity Drug Shown to Reduce Body Weight by 20 Percent in Eli Lilly Trial

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Eli Lilly announced that its obesity drug tirzepatide has scored favorably in a late-stage clinical trial, with results showing that people who took the drug lost an average of 50 pounds, or 21 percent, of their body weight compared to placebo. percent and 22.5 percent, respectively, compared to placebo.

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Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine: Does Diamyd Have a Winning Formula?

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A vaccine developed by Swedish company Diamyd Medical has demonstrated significant treatment efficacy in a predefined genetic subgroup of individuals with type 1 diabetes in a Phase IIb clinical trial. In the trial, the vaccine was injected directly into the lymph nodes of type 1 diabetic individuals. The DIAGNODE-2 Trial.

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NAFLD & NASH Clinical Trials: Viking Therapeutics Reports Positive Phase II Trial Data

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VK2809 is a novel, oral small molecule thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist that has selectivity for liver tissue. VK2809 and the VOYAGE Trial. Results from the trial showed that patients that were administered VK2809 demonstrated a statistically significant 45.4 Related: Six of the Latest NASH/NAFLD Webinars. mg daily; 2.5