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VK2735 Drug

Phase 1

Obese Adults | Small molecule | Metabolic |Viking Therapeutics, Inc.|Last Updated: Sep 24, 2026

Development status

Highest phase Phase 1
Registered trials 2 across 1 sponsor since Jan 2022

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Trial Design

RandomizedDouble-BlindPLACEBO_CONTROLLED
Total Trials1
Total Enrollment270

FDA Designations

No designations recorded

Clinical trial landscape

VK2735 Drug · 1 trial · 1 indication

Phase 1 1
NCT07838740A Phase 1 Study of VK2735 in Obese Adults Without ComorbiditiesObese Adults
RECRUITING270 Analytics
PHASE1RECRUITING
A Phase 1 Study of VK2735 in Obese Adults Without Comorbidities
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Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability VK2735
33 weeks

-Incidence of treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and treatment emergent serious adverse events (TESAEs)

Secondary Endpoints

Evaluate the Pharmacokinetic profile of VK23735
38 weeks
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingDOUBLE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
PlaceboPLACEBO_COMPARATORPlacebo Subcutaneously (SC) weekly
VK2735 Dose Level 2EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by Placebo subcutaneously weekly
VK2735 Dose Level 3EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by VK2735 subcutaneously weekly
VK2735 Dose Level 4EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by VK2735 subcutaneously every other week
VK2735 Dose Level 5EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by VK2735 subcutaneously monthly
VK2735 Dose Level 6EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by VK2735 subcutaneously monthly
VK2735 Dose Level 7EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by VK2735 subcutaneously monthly
VK2735 Dose Level 8EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by VK2735 subcutaneously monthly
VK2735 Dose Level 9EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by VK2735 subcutaneously monthly
VK2735 Dose Level 10EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by VK2735 subcutaneously every other week
VK2735 Dose Level 11EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by VK2735 subcutaneously every other week
VK2735 Dose Level 12EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by Placebo subcutaneously weekly
VK2735 Dose Level 14EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by VK2735 orally once daily
VK2735 Dose Level 15EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by VK2735 orally once daily
VK2735 Dose Level 16EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by VK2735 orally once daily
VK2735 Dose Level 17EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by Placebo orally once weekly
VK2735 Dose Level 18EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by Placebo orally once daily
VK2735 Dose Level 13EXPERIMENTALVK2735 subcutaneously weekly followed by VK2735 orally weekly

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
VK2735 DrugDRUGSC or oral once daily, once weekly, every other week, or monthly
PlaceboDRUGSC or oral once daily or once weekly
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range18 Years to 60 Years
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites2

Inclusion Criteria: * Must be capable of giving a signed informed consent form (ICF). * Must be medically healthy, with no significant medical history, have no clinically significant abnormalities on physical examination at Screening and/or before administration of the initial dose of IP in the opi...

Countries:United States
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Recent Changes (Last 90 Days)

LOWSep 24, 2026NCT07838740NEW_TRIAL: changed
LOWSep 24, 2026NCT07838740NEW_TRIAL: changed