"In the study that read out today, we saw 23% weight loss with Cagresema... The 25%, which we saw with the comparator drug, is actually the best data that has been seen so far... it stands alone." The CSO explicitly admits that their new combination therapy (CagriSema) underperformed the comparator (Lilly's asset) in pure weight loss efficacy (23% vs 25%). In the obesity duopoly, the market pays a premium for "best-in-class" efficacy. This data point reinforces Lilly's dominance and suggests Novo failed to leapfrog them in this cycle. Long LLY as the undisputed efficacy leader in the GLP-1 space. Future Novo studies (REDEFINE 11) successfully optimizing dosing to beat Lilly's numbers.
"In the study that read out today, we saw 23% weight loss with Cagresema... The 25%, which we saw with the comparator drug, is actually the best data that has been seen so far... it stands alone." The CSO explicitly admits that their new combination therapy (CagriSema) underperformed the comparator (Lilly's asset) in pure weight loss efficacy (23% vs 25%). In the obesity duopoly, the market pays a premium for "best-in-class" efficacy. This data point reinforces Lilly's dominance and suggests Novo failed to leapfrog them in this cycle. Long LLY as the undisputed efficacy leader in the GLP-1 space. Future Novo studies (REDEFINE 11) successfully optimizing dosing to beat Lilly's numbers.