New obesity drug AZD1043 enters first human tests

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * All females must have a negative pregnancy test at the Screening Visit and on admission to the Clinical Unit. * Females of non-childbearing potential must be confirmed as postmenopausal or have documentation of irreversible surgical sterilization by hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or bilateral salpingectomy. * Have a body mass index between 25 and 39.9 kg/m2 (Global cohorts \[Parts A1 and B1\]), or 23 and 39.9 kg/m2 (Japanese \[Parts A2 and B2\] and Chinese \[Part A3\] cohorts) inclusive and weigh at least 50 kg. * For the Parts A2 and B2, participants should be Japanese (natives of Japan or Japanese Americans), having both parents and 4 grandparents who are Japanese. This includes healthy second and third generation participants of Japanese descent whose parents or grandparents are living in a country other than Japan. * For the Part A3, participants should be Chinese defined as having both parents and 4 grandparents who are ethnically Chinese. This includes second and third generation Chinese whose parents or grandparents are living in a country other than China. Exclusion Criteria: * History of any clinically important disease or disorder. * History or presence of gastrointestinal, hepatic, or renal disease or any other condition known to interfere with absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of drugs. * Any clinically important illness, medical/surgical procedure, or trauma within 4 weeks of the first administration of study intervention. * Any clinically important abnormalities in laboratory values, clinical chemistry, hematology, urinalysis results, or vital signs. * History of severe allergy/hypersensitivity or ongoing clinically important allergy/hypersensitivity to drugs of a similar class to AZD1043. * Has received prescription, non-prescription, or experimental medications for weight loss within 3 months prior to the Screening Visit. * History of psychosis or bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder within the past 2 years with the participant being clinically unstable.