IP strategy teams at major manufacturers have spent the past two years assessing what the combined pressure of Cost Plus, IRA negotiation, and Orange Book enforcement means for lifecycle management economics
Regarding the secondary endpoint of improvement by at least 1 fibrosis stage without worsening of MASH, this occurred in 55%, 51% and 51% of participants in the tirzepatide 5 mg, 10 mg, and 15 mg arms, respectively, compared to 30% in the placebo arm
Swapna Kallikadan believes these survey figures have undoubtedly climbed significantly since last year
A few more well-studied factors stand out
[86] found that semaglutide, as a GLP-1 analog, can directly act on fat cells, increase the expression of thermogenic genes for browning phenotype maintenance, improve the expression of UCP1, mitochondrial biosynthesis and thermogenic marker, thereby contributing to weight loss