Maybe it won't cure diabetes. But a compound slated to begin a new Phase 2b clinical trial early next year stands a good chance of knocking diabetes back into remission.
Almost never do I write about new drugs unless they are at least in in the final stage of development, a Phase 3 trial. The odds are against them.
Of 100 drugs for which developers submit investigational new drug applications to the Food and Drug Administration for approval, about 70 will successfully complete Phase 1 trials and...
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