Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Ownership
- Public, Subsidiary
- Established
- 1995-01-01
- Employees
- 285
- Market Cap
- $621.7M
- Website
- http://www.lexpharma.com
- Introduction
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of human disease. Its drug candidates include: LX9211, an orally-delivered small molecule drug candidate, as a treatment for neuropathic pain, and Sotagliflozin, a treatment for heart failure and type 1 diabetes. The company was founded by Brian P. Zambrowicz and Arthur T. Sands on July 7, 1995 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.
Clinical Trials
61
Trial Phases
3 Phases
Drug Approvals
3
Clinical Trials
Distribution across different clinical trial phases (61 trials with phase data)• Click on a phase to view related trials
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Sotagliflozin in Symptomatic Obstructive and Non-obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Conditions
- Obstructive Cardiomyopathy, HypertrophicNon-obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Interventions
- Drug: Placebo
- First Posted Date
- 2024-07-01
- Last Posted Date
- 2025-10-14
- Lead Sponsor
- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
- Target Recruit Count
- 500
- Registration Number
- NCT06481891
- Locations
- 🇨🇿
Lexicon Investigational Site (1310), Prague, Czechia
🇭🇺Lexicon Investigational Site (1710), Budapest, Hungary
🇭🇺Lexicon Investigational Site (1713), Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
A Dose-ranging Study in Patients With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain (DPNP)
- Conditions
- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
- Interventions
- Drug: LX9211 (blinded)Drug: Placebo (blinded)
- First Posted Date
- 2024-01-12
- Last Posted Date
- 2025-10-10
- Lead Sponsor
- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
- Target Recruit Count
- 496
- Registration Number
- NCT06203002
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Lexicon Investigational Site (128), Anniston, Alabama, United States
🇺🇸Lexicon Investigational Site (222), Birmingham, Alabama, United States
🇺🇸Lexicon Investigational Site (189), Daphne, Alabama, United States
Efficacy and Safety of LX9211 in Participants With Postherpetic Neuralgia
- First Posted Date
- 2020-12-10
- Last Posted Date
- 2023-11-18
- Lead Sponsor
- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
- Target Recruit Count
- 79
- Registration Number
- NCT04662281
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Lexicon Investigational Site, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
🇺🇸Lexicon Investigational Site (113), Miami, Florida, United States
🇺🇸Lexicon Investigational Site (147), Marietta, Georgia, United States
Efficacy, Safety, and PK of LX9211 in Participants With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
- Conditions
- Diabetic Peripheral NeuropathyDiabetes
- Interventions
- Drug: LX9211 Matching Placebo
- First Posted Date
- 2020-07-02
- Last Posted Date
- 2025-06-25
- Lead Sponsor
- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
- Target Recruit Count
- 319
- Registration Number
- NCT04455633
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Lexicon Investigational Site, Renton, Washington, United States
Effect of Sotagliflozin on Cardiovascular Events in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Post Worsening Heart Failure (SOLOIST-WHF Trial)
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes MellitusHeart Failure
- Interventions
- Drug: Placebo
- First Posted Date
- 2018-05-11
- Last Posted Date
- 2022-10-28
- Lead Sponsor
- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
- Target Recruit Count
- 1222
- Registration Number
- NCT03521934
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Investigational Site Number 8400128, Alexander City, Alabama, United States
🇺🇸Investigational Site Number 8400109, Cottonwood, Arizona, United States
🇺🇸Investigational Site Number 8400032, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
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News
Sotagliflozin Shows Significant Benefits in Heart Failure Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction Without Diabetes
The SOTA P CARDIA trial demonstrated that sotagliflozin treatment resulted in statistically significant improvements in left ventricular mass, diastolic function, six-minute walk test capacity, and quality of life measures in HFpEF patients without diabetes.
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Presents Patient-Reported Data on Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain at ASPN 2025
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals presented patient survey data on diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) at the 7th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience to inform development of pilavapadin.
Heart Failure Pipeline Shows Strong Growth with 75+ Therapies in Development Across 70+ Companies
DelveInsight's 2025 pipeline analysis reveals a robust heart failure therapeutic landscape with over 70 companies developing 75+ pipeline therapies across various stages of clinical development.
Lexicon's SONATA-HCM Phase 3 Trial Design Unveiled at European Cardiology Congress
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals has launched SONATA-HCM, the only ongoing Phase 3 trial evaluating sotagliflozin in both obstructive and non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, with enrollment active across 20 countries.
Lexicon's Non-Opioid Pain Drug Pilavapadin Misses Primary Endpoint in Phase IIb Diabetic Neuropathy Trial
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals' non-opioid painkiller pilavapadin failed to achieve statistical significance versus placebo in Phase IIb RELIEF-DPN-1 trial for diabetic neuropathy pain.
Sotagliflozin Shows Breakthrough 23% Reduction in Heart Attack and Stroke Risk for Diabetic Kidney Disease Patients
A landmark clinical trial led by Mount Sinai researchers demonstrates that sotagliflozin, a dual SGLT1/2 inhibitor, reduces heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular deaths by 23% in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
Lexicon's LX9211 Shows Promise for Diabetic Neuropathic Pain, Sotagliflozin Demonstrates Cardiovascular Benefits
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals' LX9211, a non-opioid therapy, completed Phase 2b trial for diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain, exceeding enrollment targets due to high interest.
Lexicon to Host Expert Panel on LX9211, Novel Non-Opioid Treatment for Diabetic Neuropathic Pain
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals will host a virtual webcast on January 28, 2025, featuring an in-depth discussion of LX9211, their investigational non-opioid treatment for diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain.
FDA Gears Up for Year-End Decisions on Novel Therapies for Rare Diseases and Cancer
• The FDA is set to decide on Ionis Pharmaceuticals' olezarsen for familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), a rare genetic disease, by December 19, following positive Phase III results. • Lexicon Pharmaceuticals awaits the FDA's decision on sotagliflozin as an adjunct therapy for type 1 diabetes by December 20, despite concerns raised by an advisory committee. • AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's Dato-DXd for non-squamous NSCLC is under FDA review, with a decision expected by December 20, based on Phase III data showing progression-free survival benefits. • Neurocrine Biosciences anticipates FDA decisions on crinecerfont for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) by December 29 and 30, potentially marking the first new treatment in 70 years.
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment for Phase IIb Trial of LX9211 in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals has finished enrolling 494 subjects in its Phase IIb PROGRESS trial, exceeding the initial target by 20%, to evaluate LX9211 for diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP).
