Zealand/Sanofi's Lixisenatide as Effective as Lilly's Byetta

LONDON – Zealand Pharma A/S advanced its hopes of delivering the second once-daily glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist (GLP-1) to the market, announcing the results from a Phase III trial comparing its product lixisenatide to exenatide (Byetta), which is administered twice daily. (BioWorld International)