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Novo Nordisk shares slide after heart drug trial fails to show benefit

The company said ziltivekimab did not deliver a statistically meaningful reduction in major cardiovascular adverse events, according to CNBC.

Novo Nordisk shares fell after the company said an experimental heart medicine, ziltivekimab, failed to show a statistically meaningful benefit in a clinical trial.

According to CNBC Markets, Novo said the drug did not translate into a reduction in major cardiovascular adverse events, the key endpoint for the study.

CNBC World reported the same result, noting the lack of statistical significance in the cardiovascular outcomes.

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