An upcoming trial result could change how investors think about the weight-loss drug market.

Viking Therapeutics will launch a longship into phase 3 for the obesity drug VK2735 sooner than expected, with a clinical program expected to top $300 million. The biotech—which was launched into the ...

Pills that work similarly to currently available injectable medications represent the next wave of metabolic disorder drugs, and Viking Therapeutics is pushing its drug candidate to the forefront with ...

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX) is one of the 11 Best Short Squeeze Stocks to Buy Now. The company plans to accelerate the oral formulation of VK2735 following Phase 2 results and has also ...

The safety and tolerability data were at odds with an earlier phase 1 trial, and not as good as a comparable drug trial result from Eli Lilly. Viking may decide to take VK2735 (oral form) through ...

Viking Therapeutics has completed enrollment in both Phase 3 VANQUISH trials for its injectable obesity drug VK2735 and now plans to start Phase 3 testing of its oral version in the fourth quarter of ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. 78-Week Study Evaluating Subcutaneous VK2735 in Adults with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes SAN DIEGO, March 26, 2026 ...

VK2809 is an orally available, tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid hormone beta receptor (TRβ) that possesses selectivity for liver tissue, as well as the beta receptor ...