New diabetes drug HDM1005 enters final testing phase

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Confirmed as Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) for at least 12 weeks and have not used any antihyperglycemic medications during for at least 12 weeks prior to screening. 2. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥7.5% and ≤10.5% at screening; and ≥7.0% and ≤10.5% at randomization. 3. Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥22.5 kg/m2. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Other types of diabetes besides T2DM. 2. Acute complications of diabetes (such as diabetic ketoacidosis, diabetic lactic acidosis, or hyperosmolar non-ketoticcoma) occurred within 24 weeks prior to signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF). 3. History of a level 3 hypoglycemic episode or a history of asymptomatic hypoglycemic episodes within 24 weeks prior to signing the ICF. 4. History or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), thyroid C-cell hyperplasia, or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2). 5. History of acute or chronic pancreatitis; or presence of risk factors for pancreatitis; or history of symptomatic gallbladder disease requiring treatment per investigator's assessment within 24 weeks prior to signing the ICF. 6. Investigator determines that the subject has a condition or disease affecting gastric emptying or gastrointestinal nutrient absorption, such as weight-loss surgery or other gastric resections, irritable bowel syndrome, dyspepsia, or gastroparesis. 7. Use of any antidiabetic medications within 12 weeks prior to signing the ICF; excluding short-term insulin use (cumulative duration ≤7 days) for concomitant illness, stress, or perioperative periods. 8. Hemoglobin (Hb) \<100 g/L (female) or \<110 g/L (male). 9. FPG ≥13.9 mmol/L. 10. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \>3× upper limit of normal (ULN) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \>3× ULN. 11. Total bilirubin \>1.5× ULN. 12. Fasting triglyceride (TG) \>5.6 mmol/L (500 mg/dL).