New obesity combo drug tested in small safety study
NCT ID NCT06972992
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 1 trial tested a new drug called ASC47, given as a shot under the skin, combined with the weight-loss drug semaglutide in 28 adults with obesity. The study was double-blind and placebo-controlled, meaning some participants got a dummy shot. The main goal was to check safety and side effects, but researchers also measured weight changes over 10 weeks. Because this is an early-stage study, the focus is on whether the combination is safe enough to test further.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ASC47 injection plus semaglutide
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a new combination treatment for obesity that helps people lose more weight than semaglutide alone.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 28 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The main goal is safety, not weight loss, and side effects are unknown.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Subject have provided informed consent before initiation of any study specific procedures * Females who are not pregnant or breastfeeding, or do not plan to become pregnant within 6 months and are willing to use effective contraceptive measures from the first dose of the investigational product until 3 months after the last dose are eligible. * No clinically significant findings from medical history, physical examination, 12-lead ECG, vital signs measurements, and other screening procedures, e.g., Clinical laboratory evaluations (congenital non-hemolytic hyperbilirubinemia as assessed by the Investigator (or sub-I). * Stable body weight (less than 5% self-reported change within the previous 3 months) Exclusion Criteria: * Have obesity traced to a medical cause, suggestive of genetic or syndromic obesity or obesity induced by other endocrinologic disorders, such as hypothyroidism, Cushing syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome and other conditions. * Have a history of active or untreated malignancy or are in remission from a clinically significant malignancy (other than basal or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ carcinomas of the cervix, or in situ prostate cancer) for less than 5 years. * Have a positive alcohol or drug screen at screening or have a history of alcohol or drug abuse within the past 1 year. * Have an autoimmune disease, is immunosuppressed or is in any way immunocompromised. * Have received an experimental agent (vaccine, drug, biologic, device, blood product or medication) within 1 month or 5 half-lives of the experimental agent (exception of placebo) prior to the start of the treatment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ascletis Clinical Site
San Antonio, Texas, 78209, United States
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