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Novo Nordisk shares plunge after heart-disease drug trial fails

2026-08-01·newswire-us-stock-202002
Novo Nordisk shares plunge after heart-disease drug trial fails.

Novo Nordisk said a late-stage clinical trial of its heart-disease drug ziltivekimab failed to show that the treatment was more effective than a placebo at reducing major adverse cardiovascular events. The company's shares subsequently fell as much as 10%.

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Novo Nordisk shares plunge after heart-disease drug trial fails

Novo Nordisk said a late-stage clinical trial of its heart-disease drug ziltivekimab failed to show that the treatment was more effective than a placebo at reducing major adverse cardiovascular events. The company's shares subsequently fell as much as 10%.

Novo Nordisk said a late-stage clinical trial of its heart-disease drug ziltivekimab failed to show that the treatment was more effective than a placebo at reducing major adverse cardiovascular events. The company's shares subsequently fell as much as 10%.

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