Eli Lilly & Co. reported the first detailed results from a cardiovascular outcomes trial for the GLP-1 receptor agonist Trulicity (dulaglutide) at the American Diabetes Association's annual meeting on 9 June in San Francisco, showing treatment with Trulicity resulted in a significant 12% reduction in major cardiovascular events in a uniquely broad patient population. But the results were more modest than some investors had expected.
Lilly's Trulicity Shows Unique Cardiovascular Outcomes Benefit, Albeit A Modest One
At the ADA annual meeting, Lilly reported positive results from REWIND, a cardiovascular outcomes trial studying the GLP-1 agonist Trulicity in a broad population of patients with and without established CV disease.
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