Lexicon's LX4211 clinical data presented at EASD annual meeting

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering breakthrough treatments for human disease, announced today that the company is presenting clinical data this week at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) annual meeting in Lisbon, Portugal.

Data from the mechanistic study being presented at the EASD meeting demonstrated that a single dose of LX4211 significantly increased circulating levels of GLP-1 (active and total) and PYY, important regulators of glycemic and appetite control.