Weight Loss
Novo Nordisk’s Amycretin Significantly Reduces Weight and Blood Sugar in Phase 2 Type 2 Diabetes Trial
Novo Nordisk; Amycretin; Type 2 diabetes; Weight loss; HbA1c reduction; GLP-1 agonist; Amylin receptor agonist; Phase 2 clinical trial; Subcutaneous administration; Oral administration
Lilly Prepares Amylin-Based Obesity Drug Eloralintide for Phase III After Strong Weight Loss Results
Eli Lilly; eloralintide; amylin agonist; obesity drug; Phase III trial; weight loss; clinical development
Wave Life Sciences Obesity Biomarker Data Raise Hopes for Future Readouts
Wave Life Sciences; WVE-007; obesity; biomarker data; siRNA; Activin E; INHBE gene; RNA therapeutics; clinical trial; body composition; weight loss; INLIGHT trial
Terns Ditches Obesity Pill After Phase 2 Letdown, Shifts Focus to Cancer Pipeline
Terns Pharmaceuticals; TERN-601; obesity drug; GLP-1 receptor agonist; Phase 2 trial; weight loss; liver enzyme elevation; oncology; TERN-701; chronic myeloid leukemia (CML); metabolic disease
Lilly’s Oral GLP-1, Orforglipron, Achieves Two New Clinical Wins in Type 2 Diabetes
Lilly; Orforglipron; oral GLP-1; type 2 diabetes; clinical trial; weight loss; regulatory submission; ACHIEVE-1; ATTAIN-2; semaglutide; Farxiga; efficacy; safety
Metsera’s New Obesity Data Raises Efficacy Profile, Key Side Effect Questions for Pfizer After Acquisition
Metsera; Pfizer; obesity drug; MET-097i; GLP-1; side effects; efficacy; Phase 2 trial; weight loss; Pfizer acquisition
Pfizer’s $4.9B Metsera Deal Signals More Pharma M&A in Booming Obesity Drug Market
Pfizer; Metsera; obesity drugs; weight loss; pharma M&A; GLP-1; biotech acquisition; pharmaceutical market; late-stage clinical development
Novo Nordisk Awaits FDA Decision on Oral Wegovy Pill for Obesity
Novo Nordisk; Wegovy; oral semaglutide; FDA approval; obesity treatment; GLP-1 pill; weight loss; cardiovascular risk
Eli Lilly’s Oral GLP-1 Orforglipron Outperforms Semaglutide in Diabetes and Weight Loss Trials
Lilly; orforglipron; oral GLP-1; semaglutide; type 2 diabetes; weight loss; phase 3 trial; Novo Nordisk