Investing.com -- Biomea Fusion Inc (NASDAQ:BMEA) stock surged 12.6% in premarket trading Friday after the company presented positive long-term results for its diabetes treatment icovamenib at a scientific conference.
The clinical-stage diabetes and obesity company announced that its COVALENT-111 study showed durable glycemic and c-peptide improvements in patients with insulin-deficient type 2 diabetes, with benefits continuing 9 months after the final dose.
The data, presented at the 23rd World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease (WCIRDC) in Los Angeles, demonstrated that icovamenib, a menin inhibitor, produced lasting treatment effects in severe insulin-deficient type 2 diabetes patients.
"The results we presented at this meeting highlight the lasting and continuous benefits observed in our study, with durable glycemic and C-peptide improvements 9 months after the last dose," said Mick Hitchcock, Ph.D., Interim CEO and Board Member of Biomea Fusion.
Key findings from the study showed higher HbA1c reduction was associated with higher icovamenib exposure, and the treatment improved long-term insulin secretion in severe insulin-deficient type 2 diabetes. The company also reported treatment effects in GLP-1 "failures" continued to improve with clinically significant improvements in HbA1c.
The COVALENT-111 trial was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study that enrolled adult patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes within the last 7 years. According to the company, icovamenib was generally well-tolerated, with no adverse-event related discontinuations and no related serious adverse events reported.
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