Drugs / Pemvidutide
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Pemvidutide

Developed for
metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis · alcohol-related disorders · alcoholic liver disease
Investigated by
Altimmune, Inc.

Trials 5

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 11 trial
Phase 1 NCT04972396 Sep 2021 → May 2022 metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis Altimmune, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 23 trials
Phase 2 NCT07009860 Jun 2025 → Mar 2027 expected alcoholic liver disease Altimmune, Inc. Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06987513 May 2025 → May 2026 overdue alcohol-related disorders Altimmune, Inc. Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05989711 Jul 2023 → Nov 2025 metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis Altimmune, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 31 trial
Phase 3 NCT07795164 Jul 2026 → Dec 2028 expected metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis Altimmune, Inc. Recruiting No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 32

DateIssuerRelease
2026-07-28 Altimmune, Inc. Results Altimmune Announces Positive Topline Results from RECLAIM Phase 2 Trial of Pemvidutide in Alcohol Use Disorder altimmune.com ↗
Pemvidutide 2.4 mg delivered a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in heavy drinking days, the primary endpoint of the trial
2026-05-28 Altimmune, Inc. Results Pemvidutide Demonstrates Significant Metabolic Improvements in Patients with MASH in New 48‑Week IMPACT Phase 2b Data Presented at EASL 2026 altimmune.com ↗
The findings demonstrated reductions in triglycerides and total cholesterol, along with improvements in weight, waist circumference and blood pressure, highlighting the broad impact of pemvidutide on key drivers of MASH.
2026-05-27 Altimmune, Inc. Results New IMPACT Phase 2b Data Highlight Concurrent Improvements Across Multiple Non-Invasive Markers and qFibrosis-Measured Fibrosis Regression with Pemvidutide in MASH at EASL 2026 altimmune.com ↗
2026-01-05 Altimmune, Inc. Regulatory Altimmune Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Pemvidutide in MASH altimmune.com ↗
Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies that address serious liver diseases, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) for pemvidutide, a balanced 1:1 glucagon/GLP-1 dual receptor agonist, for the treatment of patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).
2025-12-19 Altimmune, Inc. Results Altimmune Announces that Pemvidutide Achieved Key Measures of Success at 48 Weeks in IMPACT Phase 2b MASH Trial altimmune.com ↗
Topline 48-week data from the IMPACT trial showed that treatment with pemvidutide achieved statistically significant improvements across treatment arms in key non-invasive tests (NITs), including Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) and Liver Stiffness Measurement (LSM), versus placebo.
2025-11-11 Altimmune, Inc. Results Altimmune Announces Publication of IMPACT Phase 2b Trial Data in The Lancet and Concurrent Late-Breaking Oral Presentation at AASLD The Liver Meeting® 2025 altimmune.com ↗
24-week data demonstrated significant MASH resolution and weight loss, and strong evidence of anti-fibrotic activity with a favorable tolerability profile
2025-11-07 Altimmune, Inc. Results Altimmune Presents AI-Based Analysis of Liver Fibrosis Reduction from IMPACT Phase 2b Trial of Pemvidutide in MASH in Late-breaking Poster at AASLD The Liver Meeting® 2025 altimmune.com ↗
The AI-based pathology tool Liver Explore™ showed that pemvidutide treatment resulted in significant reductions in the proportionate areas of early, advanced and total liver fibrosis compared to placebo at 24 weeks.
2025-08-19 Altimmune, Inc. Regulatory Altimmune Announces FDA Fast Track Designation for Pemvidutide in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) altimmune.com ↗
Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing peptide-based therapeutics for liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to pemvidutide for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
2025-08-12 Altimmune, Inc. Results Altimmune Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Business Update altimmune.com ↗
New data from the IMPACT trial demonstrates potentially class-leading improvements in corrected T1 (cT1), an important marker of liver inflammation and fibrosis
2025-06-26 Altimmune, Inc. Results Altimmune Announces Positive Topline Results from the IMPACT Phase 2b Trial of Pemvidutide in the Treatment of MASH altimmune.com ↗
Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel peptide-based therapeutics for liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today announced positive topline results from the IMPACT Phase 2b trial of pemvidutide in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).
2025-05-08 Altimmune, Inc. Results Altimmune Presents New Analyses Predicting High Rates of MASH Resolution on Biopsy following Pemvidutide Treatment at the EASL International Liver Congress™ altimmune.com ↗
Applied to datasets from a previously completed trial with pemvidutide in subjects with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), the MASHResInd predicted a high probability that MASH resolution would occur with pemvidutide treatment.
2025-05-01 Altimmune, Inc. Results Altimmune to Present at Upcoming EASL International Liver Congress™ 2025 altimmune.com ↗
MASH resolution index, a novel, highly sensitive non-invasive measure of histologic improvement, predicts high rates of MASH resolution with pemvidutide treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)

All press releases naming this drug 56 releases

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Evidence & citations 3 cited values

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Known as Pemvidutide ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT06987513 ↗
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NCT07795164 ↗

NCT04972396 ↗

NCT07009860 ↗

NCT05989711 ↗

Action Activate “GLP-1-glucagon dual receptor agonists such as pemvidutide have shown promise in treating metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).” PMID 41237796 ↗ Nov 2025
Route Subcutaneous “Injected subcutaneously (SC)” NCT04972396 ↗