THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, DEC. 20, 2024 — Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX) today announced it has received a complete response letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for Zynquista™ (sotagliflozin) as an adjunct to insulin therapy for glycemic control in adults with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD).
This expected communication from the FDA aligns with the company’s previously disclosed strategic decision to discontinue launch preparations for Zynquista and focus solely on its clinical development pipeline.
"We are sincerely grateful to the patients and physicians who participated in our Zynquista™ clinical trials, and the broader diabetes community who strongly advocated for Zynquista’s approval," said Mike Exton, Ph.D., chief executive officer and director of Lexicon. “Although this was not our desired outcome for sotagliflozin in this indication, we remain steadfast in our commitment to advancing our clinical pipeline, including our near-term focus on LX9211 for diabetic neuropathic pain (DPNP) with top line data from our PROGRESS Phase 2b study anticipated in Q1 2025, and pursuing innovations that we believe can profoundly benefit patients."
About Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
Lexicon is a biopharmaceutical company with a mission of pioneering medicines that transform patients’ lives. Through the Genome5000™ program, Lexicon’s unique genomics target discovery platform, Lexicon scientists studied the role and function of nearly 5,000 genes and identified more than 100 protein targets with significant therapeutic potential in a range of diseases. Through the precise targeting of these proteins, Lexicon is pioneering the discovery and development of innovative medicines to treat disease safely and effectively. Lexicon has a pipeline of promising drug candidates in discovery and clinical and preclinical development in neuropathic pain, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), obesity, metabolism and other indications. For additional information, please visit www.lexpharma.com.