AstraZeneca's MedImmune Gets Creative In Diabetes With PCSK9/GLP-1 Fusion Product
Executive Summary
AstraZeneca PLC's MedImmune LLC will be the first drug developer to present data for a "fusion molecule" therapy combining a PCSK9 antibody with a GLP-1 peptide when a Phase I trial of its pioneering product MEDI-4166 in type 2 diabetics completes later this year. The company's head of diabetes innovative medicines, Cristina Rondinone, explains to Scrip the thought process behind the unique combination and what to expect for further development of the novel drug in 2017.