Subtracting weight, nearly 80% is fat! Positive results of the new generation therapy announced

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2024.06.25 00:28
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Altimmune announced the clinical trial data of its investigational glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)/glucagon dual receptor agonist pemvidutide for the treatment of obesity. The data showed that pemvidutide not only reduced weight but also maintained patients' muscle mass, with 21.9% of weight loss attributed to muscle mass and 78.1% to fat. The trial recruited 391 obese or overweight patients, and the results indicated a significant weight loss effect in the pemvidutide dose group. This is an important medical research achievement