DEERFIELD, Ill. and OSAKA, Japan, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) announced today that results from late breaking data presented by Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc. evaluated the safety, tolerability and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) lowering activity for TAK-875, an investigational compound for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 71st Annual Scientific Sessions in San Diego, California. TAK-875 is the first GPR40 agonist to reach clinical development, and completed studies have demonstrated glucose-lowering effects in patients with type 2 diabetes by stimulating glucose-dependent insulin secretion.
