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STAT+: Two type 1 diabetes patients now freed from insulin shots with cell therapy, Vertex reports

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals said Friday that, over a year after receiving the company’s stem-cell therapy, two type 1 diabetes patients no longer need to take insulin injections and saw stark reductions in a biological marker of disease. 

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STAT+: Patients loved Carbon Health’s diabetes program. That couldn’t save it

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A diabetes diagnosis was not what Jason had in mind when he set out on a cross-country road trip with his family in the fall of 2021. He went to get checked out at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, and on a Thursday night in November, the blood test results popped up in his patient portal: He had type 2 diabetes.

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Lilly launches Mounjaro (tirzepatide), offers new treatment option for obesity and type 2 diabetes

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It is a treatment for obesity, overweight, and type 2 diabetes that activates both GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) and GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) hormone receptors. Mounjaro is also indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. per cent and 2.1

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Artificial pancreas will be piloted in 1,000 diabetics, says NHS CEO

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NHS England will provide artificial pancreas devices to 1,000 type 1 diabetes patients as part of a pilot study of the technology, according to chief executive Sir Simon Stevens. — JDRF UK (@JDRFUK) June 15, 2021. The post Artificial pancreas will be piloted in 1,000 diabetics, says NHS CEO appeared first on.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA finds ‘potential systemic bias’ in Amgen cancer drug trial; drugmakers organize to push back on antitrust reviews

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Lumakras received an accelerated — or conditional — approval in May 2021, making it the first KRAS drug on the market. The head of Eli Lilly’s burgeoning diabetes and obesity franchise is retiring at the end of the year, The Wall Street Journal notes. Now, Amgen needs to prove it works.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about the aftermath of FDA vote on MDMA, rising pharma layoffs, and more

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… Eli Lilly’s blockbuster diabetes and obesity drug improved liver scarring in a mid-stage study of the liver disease MASH, adding to positive data announced earlier this year, STAT tells us. Ozempic won approval in China in 2021 and Novo Nordisk saw sales of the drug in that region double to $698 million last year.

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The US biosimilar market: Predictions for 2021

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It’s important that the biosimilar market continue to build on the success established last year in 2021. Based on this momentum, we’re making three predictions for 2021: we will see increased competition within individual markets pay off, expansion in the biosimilar channel to include new therapeutic categories, and more regulatory support.