Viking Therapeutics Garners Analyst Help For NASH And Metabolic Packages – Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX)

On Tuesday, Viking Therapeutics, Inc. VKTX highlighted the ultimate outcomes from its VOYAGE Section 2b trial of VK2809 in sufferers with biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH, additionally known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, MASH) on the American Affiliation for the Examine of Liver Illness.

Discount in Liver Fats Content material at 52 Weeks: Sufferers receiving VK2809 demonstrated statistically important reductions in liver fats at Week 12, the first endpoint.

• Sufferers receiving VK2809 demonstrated statistically important reductions in liver fats content material at Week 52, with the imply relative change from baseline starting from 37% to 55%.
• The response fee on this research, outlined because the proportion of sufferers experiencing discount in liver fats ≥30%, ranged from 64% to 88% at Week 52, with all remedy arms demonstrating statistically important enchancment in comparison with placebo.

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Histologic Outcomes at 52 Weeks

• On the secondary endpoint of NASH decision with no worsening of fibrosis, VK2809-treated sufferers demonstrated NASH decision starting from 63% to 75%, in contrast with 29% for placebo.
• Throughout the mixed VK2809 remedy teams, 69% achieved NASH decision.
• On the secondary endpoint evaluating enchancment in fibrosis with no worsening of NASH, VK2809-treated sufferers demonstrated enchancment in fibrosis starting from 44% to 57%, in contrast with 34% for placebo.
• Throughout the mixed VK2809 remedy teams, 51% achieved enchancment in fibrosis with no worsening of NASH.
• In proportion of sufferers experiencing each decision of NASH and enchancment in fibrosis, VK2809-treated sufferers demonstrated enchancment starting from 40% to 50%, in contrast with 20% for placebo.
• Throughout the mixed VK2809 remedy teams, 44% achieved this endpoint.

Discount in Plasma Lipids at Week 52

• Sufferers receiving VK2809 demonstrated placebo-adjusted reductions in LDL-C starting from 20% to 25% and reductions in triglycerides and atherogenic proteins correlated with cardiovascular danger.

William Blair notes that VK2735 stands out as a promising candidate for giant pharma as a consequence of its Section 3 readiness, the potential for pill formulation, and Viking’s amylin program, which is about to start Section I trials subsequent yr.

Whereas counting on a possible acquisition as an funding technique is dangerous, the possibilities are robust given Viking’s distinctive scientific strengths and the numerous market potential for persistent metabolic situations.

The analyst maintains the Outperform ranking on Viking shares.

Value Motion: VKTX inventory is up 2.48% at $52.79 finally test Wednesday.

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