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22/08/2022at 14:47

Novo Nordisk's combination drug for obesity and diabetes shows positive results, heads to phase III

The Danish pharmaceutical firm has successfully concluded a phase II study of a weekly treatment combining two substances, semaglutide and cagrilintide, and is now preparing two phase III programs. (Updated)
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by christopher due karlsson, translated by daniel pedersen

In a company press release, Novo Nordisk has announced positive headline results from a phase II trial of a once-weekly treatment, Cagrisema, which combines semaglutide and the amylin analogue cagrilintide.

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