Novo Nordisk’s New Diabetes Combo Shows Potential To Best Lilly’s Mounjaro

Fierce Competition In Diabetes And Obesity Expected

New Phase II data shows combination of semaglutide plus a novel amylin analog outperforms semaglutide alone, and could surpass Lilly’s Mounjaro in helping weight loss in diabetes patients.

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Novo Nordisk hopes to maintain its lead in diabetes and obesity treatment with its new combination

Novo Nordisk has unveiled promising topline Phase II results combining novel candidate cagrilintide with diabetes and obesity blockbuster treatment semaglutide, a two-in-one weekly therapy which could help it repel competition from Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro (tirzepatide).

The Phase II study of Novo Nordisk’s amylin analog cagrilintide with semaglutide – known as CagriSema – showed better lowering of blood sugar in type 2 diabetes patients compared with the

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