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Novo CEO concedes R&D setbacks as CagriSema data stay mixed

The cagrilintide-semaglutide combination has repeatedly landed below investor expectations, keeping pressure on Novo's obesity pipeline.

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By Maren Holt · Senior Reporter, GLP-1
Aug 5 03:00 ETSource: Fierce Biotech

The wire

  1. 01Novo Nordisk's chief executive acknowledged a 'couple of setbacks' in research and development as the amylin-plus-semaglutide combination CagriSema posted further mixed results, Fierce Biotech reports.
  2. 02CagriSema is Novo's main answer to Lilly's tirzepatide and retatrutide, so its trajectory shapes what prescribers and payers will have available next.
  3. 03Detailed endpoint data and regulatory timing were not laid out in the report; how the mixed readouts affect filings remains open.

From the source

Novo CEO accepts ‘couple of setbacks’ in R&D as CagriSema posts more mixed data

Read at fiercebiotech.com