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Lilly says orforglipron tops Wegovy pill in diabetes trial

Lilly's head-to-head trial of oral GLP-1 orforglipron and Novo Nordisk's oral Wegovy in type 2 diabetes raises as many questions as it answers.

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Head-to-head trial dents Novo Nordisk's obesity hopes

Novo Nordisk slumps as its two-drug combination for weight loss, CagriSema, performs less well than Eli Lilly's rival Zepbound in a comparative trial.

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Grail's multi-cancer test fluffs its lines in UK trial

Grail's Galleri blood test for cancer screening missed the mark in the much-anticipated NHS-Galleri trial, wreaking havoc with the firm's share price.

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Makary says FDA will "end two-trial dogma" for approvals

The FDA plans to adopt a new policy that will do away with the default requirement to base regulatory filings for new medicines on two pivotal trials.

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