Novo Nordisk has given up on the GLP-1 drug as a treatment for Type 1 diabetes, at least for now. A blockbuster in the Type 2 form of the disease, Victoza fell short in a new late-stage trial as an add-on to insulin therapy.

Higher doses of the drug did cut blood sugar levels and helped patients lose weight, but they also boosted the risk of hypoglycemia, Novo said. The lowest dose failed to beat placebo at controlling blood sugar or triggering weight loss.

Together with the results of a previous Type 1 trial, the latest data underwhelmed Novo execs. The company "does currently not intend to submit an application to expand the label of Victoza for use in type 1 diabetes," Novo said in a statement.

Novo's Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen

"We are disappointed as we believed in the potential to provide people with type 1 diabetes with a new treatment option, and we will continue to invest in new treatment options for this group of people," said Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, Novo's EVP and chief science officer.

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