February 22, 2010 – Phase 2 Extension Study Demonstrated Sustained Weight Loss - Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) announced that the companies have selected the combination treatment of pramlintide, an analog of the natural hormone amylin, and metreleptin, an analog of the natural hormone leptin, for advancement toward Phase 3 development. The decision to advance the program followed encouraging results from a 52-week blinded, placebo-controlled Phase 2 extension study. The pramlintide/metreleptin combination met the key target criteria of sustained and robust weight loss.
“There is an enormous unmet need to help reduce the individual and economic burden of obesity,”... Takeda's Press Release - Amylin's Press Release -
