Merck/Pfizer's Latest SGLT-2 Data Support Attractive Ertugliflozin/Januvia Combo

Overall, data suggest a profile similar to J&J's market-leading Invokana, but analysts still see room for a new entrant to the anti-SGLT-2 class in type 2 diabetes.

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Results from the VERTIS SITA2 study support a combination of Merck & Co. Inc./Pfizer Inc.'s SGLT-2 inhibitor ertugliflozin with the first-in-class DPP-4 inhibitor Januvia that could prove attractive in type 2 diabetes, despite the crowded nature of the market.

Merck and Pfizer announced positive results from the study at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting in...

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