Weight Loss
Viking Therapeutics Shares Crash After Obesity Pill VK2735 Delivers 12% Weight Loss, But Side Effects and Discontinuations Raise Concerns
Viking Therapeutics; VK2735; obesity pill; weight loss; clinical trial; stock crash; side effects; adverse events; gastrointestinal; drug efficacy
Lilly’s Q2 2025 Beat-and-Raise Overshadowed by Orforglipron Data
Eli Lilly; Q2 2025 earnings; orforglipron; oral GLP-1; weight loss; obesity franchise; regulatory submission; analyst expectations
Lilly’s Mounjaro Matches Cardiovascular Benefit of Trulicity in Landmark Trial, Paving Way for Expanded Approval
Mounjaro; tirzepatide; Eli Lilly; cardiovascular outcomes; type 2 diabetes; SURPASS-CVOT; Trulicity; dulaglutide; major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE-3); non-inferiority; A1C reduction; weight loss; mortality; FDA expansion
Zealand Pharma’s Dual GLP-1/GLP-2 Agonist Dapiglutide Shows Promising 11.6% Weight Loss at 28 Weeks
Zealand Pharma; dapiglutide; GLP-1; GLP-2; weight loss; obesity; phase 1b trial; clinical trial; dual agonist; safety
Scholar Rock’s SMA drug helps Zepbound patients retain muscle in phase 2 trial
Scholar Rock; apitegromab; SMA drug; Zepbound; tirzepatide; muscle preservation; obesity; weight loss; phase 2 trial; lean mass; myostatin inhibitor
Lilly Posts Encouraging Early-Stage Weight Loss Data on Amylin Candidate
Eli Lilly; eloralintide; amylin candidate; weight loss; early-stage trial; obesity drug; clinical data; side effects
Novo Nordisk Plans Phase 3 Trials for Next-Generation Obesity Drug Amycretin
Novo Nordisk; amycretin; obesity; clinical trials; Phase 3; GLP-1; amylin receptor; weight loss; subcutaneous; oral
Lilly says further head-to-head trial data back Zepbound over Novos Wegovy
Tirzepatide, Semaglutide, Weight Loss, Obesity Treatment, SURMOUNT-5 Trial, Comparative Efficacy
Lilly’s oral GLP-1 succeeds in first Phase III test, delivering promising weight loss
orforglipron, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1, Weight Loss, Oral cavity, orforglipron, Phase 3 Clinical Trials, Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent, Hemoglobin A1c measurement, Safety, Injectables
Veru’s Enobosarm Reduces Lean Mass Loss in Patients Taking Wegovy for Weight Reduction
Enobosarm, Wegovy (semaglutide), Lean mass preservation, Weight loss, Sarcopenic obesity, GLP-1 receptor agonist