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What Caliway’s CBL-514 and tirzepatide combination data could reveal about obesity treatment next

Caliway’s CBL-514 heads to ADA 2026 with tirzepatide combination data. Read what this could change in obesity treatment strategy.

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Why TIXiMED’s TIX100 data highlights a growing therapeutic gap after GLP-1 weight-loss treatment

TIXiMED reports preclinical data showing oral TIX100 may prevent weight regain after GLP-1 therapy. Discover what this could mean for obesity treatment.

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What Seaport Therapeutics’ Glyph platform reveals about the emerging science of gut lymphatic targeting

ARPA-H backs Seaport Therapeutics’ GlyphCele program targeting gut lymphatics in metabolic disease and pancreatic cancer. Read the analysis.

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What Kailera Therapeutics and Hengrui Pharma’s Phase 2 ribupatide results reveal about oral GLP-1 viability

Can oral ribupatide reshape obesity treatment economics and adoption? Explore what Phase 2 data mean for GLP-1 pill strategies.

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Is oral GLP-1 finally viable? Inside Ascletis Pharma’s U.S. trial for ASC30

Ascletis starts U.S. Phase II trial of ASC30 in type 2 diabetes. Find out what this oral GLP-1R agonist could mean for the future of metabolic therapies.

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Innovent’s mazdutide earns Nature spotlight: Are dual GCG/GLP-1 agonists set to reshape diabetes and obesity care?

Innovent Biologics, Inc. has achieved a landmark moment in China’s clinical research trajectory with the back-to-back publication of two Phase 3 clinical trials of mazdutide, a dual GCG/GLP-1 receptor agonist, in Nature as Accelerated Article Previews. These studies, known as DREAMS-1 and DREAMS-2, evaluated the drug as monotherapy and as an add-on therapy in Chinese

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What OrsoBio’s Phase 1b/2a TLC-6740 results reveal about the limits of GLP-1 monotherapy

OrsoBio’s TLC-6740 combo data hints at a new way to break GLP-1 plateaus. Read what this could change in obesity drug development.

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Can OTR Therapeutics give Zealand Pharma an edge in non-peptide metabolic therapies?

Zealand Pharma A/S and OTR Therapeutics have entered a multi-program strategic collaboration and licensing agreement to develop novel oral small-molecule therapies for metabolic diseases. The deal includes an initial payment of USD 20 million to OTR Therapeutics, which could increase to USD 30 million under predefined conditions. Total consideration may reach approximately USD 2.5 billion,

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