Lixisenatide data underpin Zealand Pharma ambitions
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Zealand Pharma, the Danish peptide drug discovery company, moved a step closer today in establishing itself as an emerging force in the control of diabetes. Its partner Sanofi-Aventis has announced positive top-line results from the Phase III GETGOAL-L-ASIA trial which assessed the efficacy and safety of lixisenatide, Zealand's once-daily glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, in combination with French pharma's long-acting insulin Lantus (insulin glargine), in type 2 diabetes patients.