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Boehringer/Zealand’s Obesity Asset Succeeds In Phase II But Competition Is Fierce

Pivotal Plans In The Works

 
• By Ayisha Sharma

The partners’ dual GLP-1/GCGR agonist has achieved up to 14.9% weight loss in obese and overweight adults in a mid-stage trial but rival products Wegovy and Mounjaro will likely dominate the space according to analysts.  

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There Could Be More Than 2.7 Billion Overweight Adults In 2025 • Source: Shutterstock

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH and Zealand Pharma A/S’s weight loss drug candidate, BI 456906, has met the primary endpoint in a Phase II obesity trial but peak sales expectations remain low relative to first-in-class products from Novo Nordisk A/S and Eli Lilly and Company.

The trial set four undisclosed doses of BI 456906 – “very low,” “low,” “medium” and “high” – against placebo in obese or overweight adult subjects without type 2 diabetes

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