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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LXRX) is a biopharmaceutical company whose news flow centers on cardiometabolic and neurological drug development, regulatory interactions and strategic collaborations. The company describes a mission of pioneering medicines that transform patients’ lives, supported by its Genome5000™ genomics platform, which identified more than 100 protein targets with therapeutic potential across multiple diseases.
News about Lexicon frequently highlights clinical data and conference presentations for sotagliflozin, an oral SGLT2 and SGLT1 inhibitor studied in approximately 20,000 patients with heart failure, diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Recent updates include results in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, ongoing enrollment in the SONATA-HCM Phase 3 study for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and work toward regulatory pathways for ZYNQUISTA® in type 1 diabetes.
Investors and healthcare observers can also follow developments in pilavapadin (LX9211) for diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain, where Lexicon has reported Phase 2 and Phase 2b data and End-of-Phase 2 FDA discussions, as well as LX9851, a first-in-class ACSL5 inhibitor for obesity and cardiometabolic disorders licensed to Novo Nordisk. Company news includes licensing milestones, financial results, participation in major healthcare conferences and policy-focused initiatives such as a chronic pain roundtable and white paper on non-opioid treatments.
This LXRX news page aggregates these updates in one place, covering earnings releases, pipeline milestones, regulatory announcements, scientific publications and partnership news drawn from Lexicon’s public statements and SEC filings.
Lexicon (NASDAQ: LXRX) will present post hoc clinical data on sotagliflozin at ATTD on March 12, 2026, assessing kidney function's effect on one-year efficacy and safety in type 1 diabetes.
Using pooled 52-week placebo-controlled trials, sotagliflozin (200 mg, 400 mg) improved HbA1c, body weight, systolic blood pressure and reduced total insulin use and clinically important hypoglycemia in patients with normal and mildly reduced kidney function; effects were less pronounced in CKD Class 3A. Lexicon plans an NDA resubmission for ZYNQUISTA (sotagliflozin) in 2026.
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: LXRX) reported Q4 and full-year 2025 results and clinical updates on March 5, 2026. Total revenues were $5.5M Q4 and $49.8M FY2025, net loss was $15.5M Q4 and $50.3M FY2025, and cash was $125.2M at year-end.
Key pipeline milestones: SONATA-HCM >50% enrolled, expected topline Q1 2027; NDA resubmission for T1D planned in 2026 if STENO1 data meet FDA requirements; pilavapadin cleared for Phase 3 by FDA End-of-Phase 2. In Feb 2026 Lexicon received >$100M in new cash including ~$96.7M equity proceeds and a $10M Novo Nordisk milestone.
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: LXRX) will participate in three investor events in March 2026. Management will speak at a Leerink Partners fireside chat on March 11, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and hold 1x1 meetings at Jefferies Biotech on the Beach and Barclays Global Healthcare, March 10–12.
According to the company, a live recording and replay of the Leerink fireside chat will be available via the company Events page.
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: LXRX) will release its fourth quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, March 5, 2026, before market open. Management will host a conference call and live webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET (7:30 a.m. CT) to discuss results and provide a business update.
Investors can access the live webcast and archived replay on the company Events page; registered participants may receive dial-in numbers and a unique PIN to ask questions.
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: LXRX) closed an underwritten public offering of 32,000,000 common shares at $1.30 per share and a concurrent private placement of 22,400,000 common shares plus 367,145 Series B convertible preferred shares at $65 per preferred share on February 2, 2026.
Lexicon granted underwriters a 30-day option to buy up to 4,800,000 additional common shares and an Invus affiliate an option to buy up to 94,855 additional preferred shares (convertible into 4,742,744 common shares). Net proceeds are intended for R&D, working capital, and general corporate purposes.
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: LXRX) priced a public offering of 32,000,000 common shares at $1.30 per share for expected gross proceeds of $41.6 million, closing on or about Feb 2, 2026. Underwriters have a 30-day option for an additional 4,800,000 shares.
Concurrently, Lexicon agreed a private placement to an affiliate of Invus for approximately $41.1 million including common shares and Series B convertible preferred stock convertible into common shares. Proceeds are for R&D, working capital and general corporate purposes.
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: LXRX) announced on January 29, 2026 that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of common stock and will grant a 30-day option for additional shares.
Lexicon also intends a concurrent private placement to an affiliate of Invus under its preemptive right; proceeds are intended for R&D, working capital, and general corporate purposes. Jefferies and Piper Sandler are joint book-runners. A preliminary prospectus supplement will be filed with the SEC.
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: LXRX) will ring the Nasdaq Closing Bell on January 27, 2026 to mark its 30th anniversary as a biopharmaceutical company. The ceremony at Nasdaq MarketSite begins at 3:45pm ET and will be broadcast live. Lexicon said it has built a differentiated pipeline of oral small-molecule therapies for cardiometabolic diseases and chronic neuropathic pain, citing late-stage opportunities and commercially available medication as part of its 30-year evolution and patient-focused mission.
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: LXRX) announced on January 21, 2026 that it completed an End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for pilavapadin in diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP).
The FDA raised no objections to advancing pilavapadin into Phase 3, which the company plans as two placebo-controlled, 12-week, two-arm registrational studies evaluating a 10 mg daily dose versus placebo. The Phase 3 primary endpoint will be change in average daily pain score (ADPS) from baseline to Week 12. The FDA did not require unexpected preclinical or clinical studies that would likely delay Phase 3 or a potential regulatory submission.
Viatris (Nasdaq: VTRS) announced the launch of Inpefa (sotagliflozin) in the United Arab Emirates, the first market within Viatris territories to commercialize the drug, with additional launches planned across multiple countries over the next several years.
Inpefa is the first dual SGLT1/2 inhibitor approved to reduce risk of cardiovascular death, heart failure hospitalization, and urgent heart failure visits. Approval is supported by two Phase 3 trials (SOLOIST-WHF and SCORED; >11,800 patients) showing a 33% reduction in the composite endpoint in SOLOIST-WHF (up to 51% when initiated prior to discharge), 25% reduction in SCORED, and a 23% reduction in MACE, including 32% reduction in MI and 34% reduction in stroke.