NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals to Initiate Clinical Trial in Obesity
NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRBO) has received Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval to proceed with its Phase 1 clinical trial of DA-1726 for the treatment of obesity. The company expects to randomize the first patient in Q2 2024.
Hyung Heon Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer of NeuroBo, said, “This promising cardiometabolic asset may have a better tolerability profile than currently available GLP-1 agonists due to its balanced activation of GLP1R and glucagon receptors. As previously reported, in mouse models, DA-1726 showed superior weight loss compared to semaglutide (Wegovy®), and its administration resulted in similar weight reduction while consuming more food compared to tirzepatide (Zepbound™).”
Highlights
The company’s Phase 1 trial will be a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, two-part study to investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of single and multiple ascending doses of DA-1726 in obese, otherwise healthy subjects.
NeuroBo expects to report top-line data from the single ascending dose Part 1 in the first half of 2025 and the multiple ascending dose Part 2 in the second half of 2025.
Exploratory endpoints will include the effect of DA-1726 on metabolic parameters, cardiac parameters, fasting lipid levels, body weight, waist circumference and body mass index (BMI).
DA-1726 is a novel, dual oxyntomodulin (OXM) analog agonist that functions as a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP1R) and glucagon receptor (GCGR)
About NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals
NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on transforming cardiometabolic diseases. The company is currently developing DA-1241 for the treatment of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), and is developing DA-1726 for the treatment of obesity. DA-1241 is a novel G-protein-coupled receptor 119 (GPR119) agonist that promotes the release of key gut peptides GLP-1, GIP, and PYY. In preclinical studies, DA-1241 demonstrated a positive effect on liver inflammation, lipid metabolism, weight loss, and glucose metabolism, reducing hepatic steatosis, hepatic inflammation, and liver fibrosis, while also improving glucose control. DA-1726 is a novel oxyntomodulin (OXM) analogue that functions as a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP1R) and glucagon receptor (GCGR) dual agonist. OXM is a naturally-occurring gut hormone that activates GLP1R and GCGR, thereby decreasing food intake while increasing energy expenditure, thus potentially resulting in superior body weight loss compared to selective GLP1R agonists.
