Will Novo’s LEADER Trial Move GLP-1 To The Front Line In High-Risk Diabetes?
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Novo Nordisk sets its sights on GLP-1 expansion after Victoza scores in CV outcomes trial, but docs want the full dataset to understand the robustness and implications of results.
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