New obesity drug candidate cagrilintide gets closer look in early trial
NCT ID NCT07605052
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This early-stage study will compare two different versions of the drug cagrilintide in 50 adults with overweight or obesity. Participants will receive injections of either version for several weeks, and researchers will measure how the drug builds up in the body. The goal is to see which version works better for future weight-loss treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cagrilintide
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help select the best version of cagrilintide for future weight-loss treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial with only 50 participants, focused on drug levels in the body, not weight loss. It is too early to know if it will lead to an effective treatment.
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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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2026
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- 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 64 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-64 years (both inclusive) at the time of signing informed consent. * Male or female (sex assigned at birth). * Body mass index (BMI) between 27.0 and 34.9 kilogram per meter square (kg/m\^2) (both inclusive) at screening. Overweight should be due to excess adipose tissue, as judged by the investigator. * Considered eligible based on the medical history, physical examination, and the results of vital signs, electrocardiogram (ECG), and clinical laboratory tests performed during the screening visit, as judged by the investigator. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Previous dosing of marketed or non-marketed amylin-agonists (a). * Any condition, unwillingness or inability which in the investigator's opinion might jeopardise the participant's safety or compliance with the protocol (a). 1. As declared by the participant, reported in the medical records or at the investigator's discretion.
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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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Celerion, Phoenix
Tempe, Arizona, 85283, United States
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