Zealand Pharma A/S announced positive results from phase 3 trial of Glepaglutide in Patients with Short Bowel Syndrome (EASE 1). Glepaglutide treatment met the primary endpoint with twice weekly dosing achieving a statistically significant reduction in weekly parenteral support volume by 5.13 Liters/week from baseline at 24 weeks 66% of patients in the twice weekly group had a clinically meaningful response (>20% reduction in parenteral support volume) In total 9 patients treated with glepaglutide were weaned off parenteral support, while no placebo treated patients were able to wean off parenteral support Glepaglutide treatment was assessed as safe and was well-tolerated in the trial.