Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Announces Clinical Data On The Impact Of Sotagliflozin On Stroke And Heart Attack Risk Among Four Lexicon-Sponsored Presentations At The American College Of Cardiology 73rd Annual Scientific Session & Expo

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | March 25, 2024 09:25am

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LXRX) today announced that four data presentations related to sotagliflozin, an inhibitor of two sodium glucose transport proteins (SGLT2 and SGLT1), will be delivered during the American College of Cardiology 73rd Annual Scientific Session & Expo being held April 6 - 8, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia, including results from a post-hoc evaluation of the efficacy of sotagliflozin in reducing stroke events in patients with type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and high cardiovascular (CV) risk in the SCORED Phase 3 clinical trial.

"Following FDA's 2023 approval of INPEFA® (sotagliflozin) for heart failure (HF), researchers are adding to the overall scientific understanding of sotagliflozin, including clinical evidence of its ability to reduce the risk of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI), or heart attack," said Craig Granowitz, M.D., Ph.D., Lexicon's senior vice president and chief medical officer.

Details of the presentations are as follows:

• Sotagliflozin Reduces Stroke Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease – a moderated poster presentation, Monday, April 8, 12:15 - 12:25 p.m. ET, Theater 8‚ presented by Rahul Aggarwal, M.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
  
  
  
  Study researchers evaluated the efficacy of sotagliflozin in reducing all-cause and cause-specific stroke outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes, CKD, and high CV risk. In a post-hoc analysis of data from the 10,584 patients in the SCORED Phase 3 clinical trial, 213 all-cause stroke events occurred, including 29 (13.6%) fatal events. Sotagliflozin reduced the risk of all-cause stroke by 34%, with 1.2 events per 100 patient-years in the sotagliflozin group and 1.8 events per 100 patient-years in the placebo group. Similarly, sotagliflozin reduced the risk of ischemic stroke by 32%, with 0.8 events per 100 patient-years in the sotagliflozin group and 1.2 events per 100 patient-years in the placebo group.
  
  
  
  Click here to access additional study details in the online abstract.

 

• Sotagliflozin, a Dual SGLT 1 and 2 Inhibitor, Modulated Expression of Glucose Transport and Inflammatory Proteins in Endothelial Cells following Angiotensin II Stimulation – a poster presentation, Sunday, April 7, 1:15 – 2:00 p.m. ET, 1425-157, Hall B4-5, presented by Preston Mason, Ph.D. MBA, Elucida Research, Beverly, Massachusetts
  
  
  
  Study researchers found that sotagliflozin modulated expression of proteins linked to the Akt signaling pathway, glucose transport and vasodilation in human endothelial cells   exposed to an inflammatory stimulus in vitro. The favorable endothelial cell actions of sotagliflozin during inflammation add to the body of knowledge of sotagliflozin's mechanism of action and are consistent with the reduced atherothrombotic risk demonstrated in outcome trials.
  
  
  
  Click here to access additional study details in the online abstract.

 

• Sotagliflozin, a First-in-Class SGLT1/2 Inhibitor, Inhibits Clotting Potential in the Vessel via Inhibition of Platelet Activation, Integrin Activation, and Aggregation in Human Platelets – a moderated poster presentation, Sunday, April 7, 11:30 - 2:40 a.m. ET, Theater 5‚ presented by Livia Stanger, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  
  
  
  Study researchers found that sotagliflozin inhibits platelet activation through simultaneously targeting SGLT1 and SGLT2. These findings provide insight into the potential mechanism by which sotagliflozin impacts stroke and MI risk in patients with type 2 diabetes and CKD and provides a basis for further studies to explore the role of sotagliflozin for CV protection in patients at increased risk for ischemic events.
  
  
  
  Click here to access study details in the online abstract.

 

• Temporal Shift in Heart Failure Medications Prescribed to Hospitalized Patients According to Sex and Age. Results from Two Large US Integrated Health Systems – a poster presentation, Sunday, April 7, 9:15 – 10:00 a.m. ET, 1343-121, Hall B4-5, presented by Mario Enrico Canonico, M.D., Ph.D., CPC Clinical Research, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
  
  
  
  Study researchers found that substantial opportunity exists to further improve the prescription of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for patients with HF. Differences in timing of initiation of these therapies by sex and age highlight the need to evaluate care gaps by these and other determinants of health.
  
  
  
  Click here to access additional study details in the online abstract.

 

On May 26, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved INPEFA® (sotagliflozin), a once-daily oral tablet, to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, hospitalization for heart failure, and urgent heart failure visit in adults with:

• heart failure or
  
  
  • type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, and other cardiovascular risk factors.
    
     

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