Drugs / Degludec

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 4 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed diabetes mellitus, noninsulin-dependent, 2 3 milestones
Filed Japan (PMDA) — diabetes mellitus, noninsulin-dependent, 2 2011-12-22

“indsendt ansøgning til de japanske sundhedsmyndigheder, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), om godkendelse af den ultralangtidsvirkende insulinanalog, Degludec.” novonordisk.com ↗

“submission to the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, PMDA, of a new drug application for the approval of ultra-long-acting insulin Degludec.” novonordisk.com ↗

Filed US (FDA) — diabetes mellitus, noninsulin-dependent, 2 2011-09-29

“submission to the US Food and Drug Administration of two new drug applications for the approval of ultra-long-acting insulin Degludec” novonordisk.com ↗

Filed EU (EMA) — diabetes mellitus, noninsulin-dependent, 2 2011-09-26

“indsendt to ansøgninger om markedsføringstilladelse til Det Europæiske Lægemiddelagentur med henblik på godkendelse af den ultralangtidsvirkende insulinanalog Degludec” novonordisk.com ↗

“submission to the European Medicines Agency of two marketing authorisation applications for the approval of ultra-long acting insulin Degludec” novonordisk.com ↗

Filed Indication not stated 1 milestone
Filed US (FDA) Tresiba® — 2015-04-07

“the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Class II Resubmissions for Tresiba® (insulin degludec)” novonordisk.com ↗

Trials 3

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 41 trial
Phase 4 NCT03336528 Jan 2018 → Mar 2021 type 2 diabetes mellitus Emory University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable2 trials
— NCT05036876 Oct 2021 → Mar 2022 type 2 diabetes mellitus Medanta, The Medicity, India Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT03001323 Jan 2017 → Jan 2019 diabetes mellitus Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Comparator or background therapy8 trials
Phase 1 NCT06945406 Comparator May 2025 → Mar 2027 expected type 1 diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus Eli Lilly and Company Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07215312 Comparator Oct 2025 → Nov 2026 expected type 2 diabetes mellitus Eli Lilly and Company Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02033889 Background Dec 2013 → Aug 2017 type 2 diabetes mellitus Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04196231 Comparator Nov 2019 → Sep 2020 type 2 diabetes mellitus University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04664764 Comparator Feb 2019 → Feb 2021 type 1 diabetes mellitus Ain Shams University Unknown No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 58

DateIssuerRelease
2026-03-30 Gan and Lee Pharmaceuticals, USA Results Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals’ Once-Weekly Basal Insulin GZR4 Injection Meets Primary Endpoints in Two Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trials: SUPER-1 and SUPER-2 ganlee.com ↗
After 26 weeks of treatment, once-weekly GZR4 demonstrated statistically significant superior efficacy in reducing glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) * compared with once-daily insulin glargine U100 (Lantus ® ) and once-daily insulin degludec (Tresiba ® ).
2026-03-26 Novo Nordisk A/S Regulatory Novo Nordisk A/S: Awiqli® approved in the US, the first and only once-weekly basal insulin treatment for adults with type 2 diabetes novonordisk.com ↗
Awiqli® (insulin icodec-abae) injection is the first-ever once-weekly basal insulin approved by the FDA
2026-03-26 Novonordisk Us Regulatory FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Awiqli®, the first and only once-weekly basal insulin treatment for adults with type 2 diabetes novonordisk-us.com ↗
FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Awiqli®, the first and only once-weekly basal insulin treatment for adults with type 2 diabetes
2024-09-29 Gan and Lee Pharmaceuticals, USA Results [EASD 2024 Highlights] Once-weekly Insulin GZR4 ganlee.com ↗
After six weeks of treatment with once-weekly GZR4, patients with T2DM showed superior glycemic control compared to those receiving insulin degludec.
2024-07-10 Novo Nordisk A/S Regulatory Novo Nordisk receives Complete Response Letter in the US for once-weekly basal insulin icodec novonordisk.com ↗
Novo Nordisk today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) covering the Biologics License Application for once-weekly basal insulin icodec for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
2022-10-03 Novo Nordisk A/S Results Once-weekly insulin icodec demonstrates superior reduction in HbA1c in combination with a dosing guide app versus once-daily basal insulin in people with type 2 diabetes in ONWARDS 5 phase 3a trial novonordisk.com ↗
The trial achieved its primary endpoint of demonstrating non-inferiority in reducing HbA1c at week 52 with insulin icodec compared with once-daily basal insulin analogues.
2022-07-29 Novo Nordisk A/S Results Novo Nordisk achieves primary objectives of ONWARDS 3 and 4 trials with once-weekly insulin icodec demonstrating superior reduction in HbA1c vs insulin degludec in ONWARDS 3 novonordisk.com ↗
The trial achieved its primary endpoint of demonstrating non-inferiority in reducing HbA1c at week 26 with insulin icodec compared with insulin degludec.
2022-04-28 Novo Nordisk A/S Results Once-weekly insulin icodec demonstrates superior reduction in HbA1c vs insulin degludec in people with type 2 diabetes in ONWARDS 2 phase 3a trial novonordisk.com ↗
From an overall baseline HbA1c of 8.13%, once-weekly insulin icodec achieved a superior reduction in estimated HbA1c of 0.93% compared to 0.71% for insulin degludec (estimated treatment difference: -0.22%).
2018-03-26 Novo Nordisk A/S Regulatory FDA godkender opdatering af indlægssedlen for Tresiba® med data for forekomsten af hjerte-kar-sygdom og alvorlig hypoglykæmi novonordisk.com ↗
Bagsværd, den 26. marts 2018 - Novo Nordisk meddeler i dag, at de amerikanske sundhedsmyndigheder (FDA) har godkendt en opdatering af den amerikanske ordineringsinformation for Tresiba® (insulin degludec), så den også omfatter data fra DEVOTE-studiet.
2018-03-26 Novo Nordisk A/S Regulatory FDA approves inclusion of data on cardiovascular outcomes and severe hypoglycaemia in the Tresiba® label novonordisk.com ↗
Novo Nordisk today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an update to the US prescribing information for Tresiba® (insulin degludec) to include data from the DEVOTE trial.
2017-09-29 Novo Nordisk A/S Regulatory CHMP støtter opdatering af indlægssedlen for Tresiba® i EU - ny indlægsseddel afspejler signifikant reduktion i risikoen for alvorlig hypoglykæmi novonordisk.com ↗
Med CHMP's støtte til den opdaterede indlægsseddel for Tresiba® har vi passeret en vigtig milepæl indenfor insulinbehandling.
2017-09-29 Novo Nordisk A/S Regulatory CHMP endorses Tresiba® label update in the EU - new label reflects significant reduction in the risk of severe hypoglycaemia novonordisk.com ↗
With the CHMP's endorsement of the updated label for Tresiba® we have passed a major milestone in insulin therapy.

All press releases naming this drug 69 releases

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Evidence & citations 6 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 12 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Degludec “Four injections of insulin daily consisting in three bolus of a rapid-acting analog lispro or aspart before breakfast, lunch and dinner and one injection of insulin glargine or...” NCT03463564 ↗
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“Instead of receiving their normal basal insulin via CSII, the subject will injected degludec once or twice daily from an insulin pen for your basal insulin.” NCT04409587 ↗

“Patients in this arm will continue the basal insulin (glargine, degludec or glargine-300) used before the randomization.” NCT04196231 ↗

“Glargine, Detemir, Degludec” NCT02767596 ↗

“Degludec” NCT02033889 ↗

NCT03336528 ↗

NCT03001323 ↗

NCT06945406 ↗

NCT04664764 ↗

NCT07215312 ↗

NCT05036876 ↗

Known as degludec insulin “Discharge on once a day degludec insulin by pen (supplied by Novo) at dose 0.3 U/kg with reduction to 0.2 U/kg for GFR \<30 ml/hr.” NCT03001323 ↗
Known as IDeg “Insulin degludec (IDeg) is a new-generation basal insulin with an ultra-long duration of action.” PMID 22594461 ↗ Jun 2012
Known as insulin degludec “Supply adequate insulin degludec until next visit.” NCT03001323 ↗
Modality Protein / enzyme biologic “Degludec is a long-acting human insulin analog indicated to improve glycemic control in adults with diabetes mellitus.” NCT03336528 ↗
Route Subcutaneous “Administered SC” NCT06945406 ↗