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Superluminal Medicines Announces a Selective, Biased, MC4R Agonist is Advancing to IND-enabling Studies for the Treatment of Obesity

PR Newswire 22 Jul 2025
Superluminal's compound is an orally administered, highly selective, biased MC4R agonist initially targeting rare genetic forms of obesity and hypothalamic obesity, with potential as a treatment for general obesity in combination with GLP-1 drugs.
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Congruence Therapeutics Announces Oral Presentation on MC4R Corrector Development Candidate CGX-926 for Early-Onset Obesity at the 3rd Annual Obesity & Weight Loss Drug Development Summit

PR Newswire 16 Jul 2025
"Mutations of the MC4R gene, leading to protein misfolding and impaired trafficking, are the leading cause of severe early-onset genetic obesity," commented Sharath Hegde, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of Congruence.
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Palatin Announces Positive Preclinical Efficacy Data for Oral MC4R Agonist PL7737 in Animal Model of Obesity

PR Newswire 15 Jul 2025
Spana continued, "Palatin is developing a strong pipeline of novel MC4R agonists to treat obesity. Unlike incretin-based therapies, MC4R agonists offer a unique mechanism of action ... PL7737, an MC4R ...
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Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Presents Data on MC4R Agonists Setmelanotide and Bivamelagon at ENDO 2025

Enid News & Eagle 13 Jul 2025
- Presentations highlight clinically meaningful reductions in BMI in patients with acquired hypothalamic obesity – ... .
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Rhythm Pharmaceuticals To Announce Topline Results from Phase 2 Trial Evaluating Oral MC4R Agonist Bivamelagon ...

Nasdaq Globe Newswire 08 Jul 2025
... an investigational oral melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonist, in patients with acquired hypothalamic obesity.
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