Diamyd Medical Aligns with FDA to Accelerate Phase 3 DIAGNODE-3 Efficacy Readout in Type 1 Diabetes

30 December 2025 | Tuesday | News

Primary efficacy analysis for Diamyd® advanced to 15 months from 24 months, enabling a full readout nine months earlier and keeping the interim data milestone on track for March 2026, supporting a potential accelerated BLA pathway

Diamyd Medical has reached alignment with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to accelerate the primary efficacy readout in its ongoing pivotal, registrational Phase 3 DIAGNODE-3 trial in type 1 diabetes from 24 to 15 months, per FDA guidance, enabling the full primary efficacy readout of the trial to occur nine months earlier than previously planned and communicated. The previously announced interim efficacy readout, involving approximately 170 participants with 15-month data, remains on track for the end of March 2026 and may support an accelerated BLA pathway, consistent with FDA guidance.

"We are very pleased with the FDA's feedback as it provides a clear way forward," says Ulf Hannelius, CEO of Diamyd Medical. "The proposed change meaningfully shortens the timeline to the full primary efficacy readout in our registrational Phase 3 trial, while maintaining a robust assessment of long-term efficacy. We remain focused on the upcoming interim efficacy readout in March 2026, which is on track as the next key catalyst in our efforts to bring this therapy to patients with type 1 diabetes."

The trial's co-primary efficacy endpoints, C-peptide area under the curve (AUC), a marker of endogenous insulin production, and HbA1c, a measure of blood sugar control, were originally defined at 24 months. Following a recent Type C meeting, and consistent with FDA guidance, the FDA agreed with the Company's proposal to change the timepoint for the primary efficacy readout to 15 months, with a formal protocol amendment to be submitted for FDA review. The originally planned 24-month assessment will be retained as a secondary endpoint to assess durability of the treatment effect of Diamyd®.

DIAGNODE-3 is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trial evaluating Diamyd® in approximately 300 genetically defined individuals with Stage 3 type 1 diabetes. Diamyd® is a precision-medicine, antigen-specific immunotherapy designed to preserve endogenous insulin production.

The FDA has granted Fast Track Designation for Diamyd® across Stages 1-3 of type 1 diabetes, Orphan Drug Designation for Stage 3 type 1 diabetes, and has confirmed C-peptide as an acceptable surrogate endpoint that may support an accelerated approval pathway in the United States.

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