EMPA-REG Data Will Boost Jardiance's Role In Combination Therapy, Lilly Says
Executive Summary
Large outcomes trial showing a cardiovascular benefit with empagliflozin could shift the treatment landscape to earlier use of the SGLT2 inhibitor in combination therapy rather than replacing treatment with metformin and other agents, Lilly Diabetes President Conterno predicts.
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