Citing positive Phase II data, industry analyst GlobalData says North Carolina, USA-based vTv Therapeutics (Nasdaq: VTVT) could become “a strong player in the developing market” for type 1 diabetes (T1D) medicines.
vTv had been focused on neurological disorders, exploiting an association between the RAGE receptor and Alzheimer’s disease, but a Phase III failure at the start of 2018 put paid to lead candidate azeliragon, eviscerating the firm’s stock price.
Undeterred, continued research in diabetes yielded a positive Phase II result for the firm’s new frontrunner, TTP399, at the start of February 2020.
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