Roche Releases Results Of First Phase III Study For Taspoglutide

Roche has released the results of a first phase III clinical study using Taspoglutide, the first human once weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue originating from Ipsen’s research.

The company said that the phase III study, T-EMERGE 2 met its primary endpoint of change in HbA1c (subcutaneous weekly taspoglutide versus subcutaneous twice-daily exenatide, as add-on to metformin, a thiazolidinedione [TZD], or metformin and a TZD).