Head-to-head evidence
IcoSema vs lixisenatide
Same mechanism, same race: design-graded trial evidence for both assets, with the grading rationale shown. Grades describe the quality of the evidence, never the merits of either security.
Type 2 Diabetes
Shared mechanism: GLP-1 receptor · full Type 2 Diabetes pipeline
IcoSema · Kyinsu
Marketed by Novo Nordisk
NCT05352815 · Phase 3 · completed
Participants were randomized 1:1 to IcoSema or active insulin icodec, but the study was open-label rather than blinded. The primary HbA1c endpoint was statistically significantly better with IcoSema, although HbA1c is a surrogate metabolic measure rather than a hard clinical endpoint.
lixisenatide · Adlyxin / Lyxumia
Marketed by Sanofi
NCT00707031 · Phase 3 · completed
The 639 participants were randomly assigned to lixisenatide or active treatment with exenatide, but the study was not blinded. The primary HbA1c comparison met its prespecified non-inferiority criterion, with a between-group difference of 0.17 percentage points and a 95% confidence interval of 0.033 to 0.297, but HbA1c is a surrogate endpoint rather than a hard clinical outcome.
Next expected readout: June 2027 · NCT07173712 (registry estimate)
The full competitive landscape for each asset (every same-race competitor with aligned evidence, sortable) is on the asset pages: IcoSema's landscape · lixisenatide's landscape