Clinical Trial Expert’s Deep Dive Into The Important New Liraglutide Trial

–Sanjay Kaul plunges into the LEADER data pool There will be a lot of discussion in the near future about the LEADER trial, the large new trial assessing cardiovascular outcomes with liraglutide (Victoza, Novo Nordisk). The trial is the latest in a series of large CVOTs with new diabetes drugs showing benefit— or at least…

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Top Line Results Favor Victoza In Large Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial

Novo Nordisk today announced top-line positive results of the LEADERS trial, the cardiovascular outcomes trial testing its diabetes drug Victoza (liraglutide). Liraglutide is a GLP-1 inhibitor used to help achieve glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes. 9,340 people with type 2 diabetes were randomized to liraglutide or placebo in LEADERS for 3.5 –…

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