Abstract

Ecnoglutide (XW003) is a novel, long-acting GLP-1 analog being developed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity. We conducted a Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of ecnoglutide, which enrolled 145 adults at over 20 hospital-based sites in China. Eligible participants had T2DM that was inadequately controlled by lifestyle or a single oral hypoglycemic agent. Participants were randomized to receive 0.4, 0.8, or 1.2 mg ecnoglutide or placebo as once weekly injections for 20 weeks, including dose escalation. Change in mean HbA1c, body weight, and BMI, as well as safety and tolerability were evaluated. At baseline, participants had mean HbA1c of 8.55 ± 0.707 % and BMI of 26.27 ± 3.308 kg/m2. At the end of treatment, participants receiving ecnoglutide achieved significant HbA1c reductions of 1.81% to 2.39% from baseline (P<0.0001 for all cohorts vs placebo). At end of treatment, up to 67% of participants in the ecnoglutide cohorts achieved HbA1c levels ≤6.5% and up to 33% had body weight reductions ≥5% from baseline (Figure). Ecnoglutide was generally safe and well tolerated. There were no treatment-related ≥Grade 3 AEs and no treatment-related SAEs. The proportion of participants reporting any AE ranged from 72.2 to 78.4% for ecnoglutide and 58.3 % for placebo. The most frequently reported AEs were gastrointestinal, including diarrhea and nausea. Disclosure D.Zhu: None. S.Xu: Employee; Sciwind. M.K.Junaidi: None. H.H.Qin: Employee; Sciwind Biosciences, Sichuan Anerobic Biotech. Q.Zheng: Employee; Sciwind Biosciences. J.Ning: None. Z.Zhu: Employee; Sciwind Biosciences. G.Mengying: None. Y.Bu: Employee; Sciwind Biosciences. C.Jones: Employee; Sciwind Biosciences. M.Fenaux: Employee; Sciwind Biosciences, Stock/Shareholder; Terns Pharmaceuticals. Funding Sciwind Biosciences

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