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This GLP-1 drug helped people maintain their weight loss in a clinical trial — even for those taking it once a month

Viking Therapeutics is developing VK2735, a GLP-1/GIP drug that could compete with Eli Lilly’s Zepbound. Its stock is soaring.

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# GLP-1 Drug Shows Weight Loss Maintenance, Boosting Viking Therapeutics Viking Therapeutics' experimental drug VK2735 demonstrated sustained weight loss maintenance in clinical trials with a once-monthly dosing schedule, positioning it as a potential competitor to Eli Lilly's Zepbound and driving significant gains in Viking's stock price. The dual GLP-1/GIP mechanism of VK2735 addresses a key market opportunity in the rapidly growing obesity treatment sector, where dosing convenience could become a competitive differentiator against existing competitors

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