ADA 2017

Dr. Jim McDermott is Vice President of US Medical Affairs for Diabetes at AstraZeneca. He has been with AstraZeneca for more than two decades.

This Exclusive Interview transcript allows you to read the full conversation between Dr. Jim McDermott and Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA 2017 Scientific Sessions in San Diego, CA. Dr. McDermott discusses the SGLT-2 research at AstraZeneca, including the CVD-REAL  large outcomes trial.

In this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Jim McDermott talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA 2017 Scientific Sessions in San Diego, CA about AstraZeneca SGLT-2 research, including the CVD-REAL  large outcomes trial.

In part 1 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Jim McDermott explains the recent AstraZeneca SGLT2 trials in a conversation with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA 2017 Scientific Sessions in San Diego, CA.

In part 2 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Jim McDermott explains what research shows about the the efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors and their benefit to risk ratio in a conversation with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA 2017 Scientific Sessions in San Diego, CA.

In part 3 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Jim McDermott explains the DURATION-8 study of Bydureon and dapagliflozin combo therapy in a conversation with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA 2017 Scientific Sessions in San Diego, CA.

In part 4 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Jim McDermott discusses patient response to the DURATION-8 study, and the continuation of the study in 2018, in a conversation with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA 2017 Scientific Sessions in San Diego, CA.

In part 5 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Jim McDermott explains DapaCare, the umbrella term that covers AstraZeneca's clinical program with Farxiga (dapagliflozin) in a conversation with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA 2017 Scientific Sessions in San Diego, CA.

In part 6, the conclusion of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Jim McDermott explains SGLT2 cardiovascular trials, including the DECLARE trial that will complete in 2018, in a conversation with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA 2017 Scientific Sessions in San Diego, CA.

In part 7, the conclusion of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Ray Kausik talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA 2017 convention in San Diego, CA about the side effects so far of the new inhibitor drug and watching for reactions.