HONG KONG – China-based Hua Medicine (Shanghai) Ltd.’s phase III trial of a potentially first-in-class dual-acting glucokinase activator, dorzagliatin, met its primary efficacy endpoint.
HONG KONG – China-based Hua Medicine (Shanghai) Ltd.’s phase III trial of a potentially first-in-class dual-acting glucokinase (GK) activator, dorzagliatin (HMS-5552), has met its primary efficacy endpoint.
Fractyl Laboratories Inc. is pioneering a procedure known as duodenal mucosal resurfacing (DMR) to reverse chronic metabolic disorders. This month it has reported positive results from a couple of clinical trials that are shaping its planning for a pivotal trial that is slated to start next year in type 2 diabetes patients.
Virta Health Corp. reported 90-day data from a pilot study of its Virta Treatment for type 2 diabetes (T2D) in military veterans. Conducted jointly by Virta and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the pilot shows 84% of participants who used the low carbohydrate and diabetes coaching model reduced their glycemic levels to below the diabetes threshold or experienced at least a one-point drop in HbA1c, a measure of blood sugar.
