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Metsera reports positive Phase 1 data for obesity drug MET-233i: up to 8.4% weight loss at 5 weeks
Metsera, Inc.
- SAD: mean placebo-subtracted weight loss 5.3% at day 8 for 2.4 mg; half-life ~19 days.
- MAD: mean placebo-subtracted weight loss 8.4% at day 36 for 1.2 mg; all GI AEs mild.
- MET-233i generally well-tolerated; most frequent AEs nausea/vomiting, dose-dependent.
- Monotherapy trial (12 weekly doses) topline data expected late 2025; combo with MET-097i by year-end 2025/early 2026.
- Also expect topline combo data for MET-034i + MET-097i in late 2025.
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