Drugs / MB07811
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MB07811

also known as VK2809

Small molecule targets THRB via activation

Developed for
hyperlipidemia · metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis · NAFLD1
Investigated by
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. · Ligand Pharmaceuticals

Trials 3

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 2 NCT04173065 Nov 2019 → May 2023 metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Completed Met primary
Phase 2 NCT02927184 Sep 2016 → Mar 2019 NAFLD1, hyperlipidemia Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Completed Met primary
Phase 2 NCT00879112 Apr → Dec 2009 hyperlipidemia Ligand Pharmaceuticals Withdrawn No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 21

DateIssuerRelease
2024-11-19 Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Results Viking Therapeutics Presents Results from Phase 2b VOYAGE Study of VK2809 in Biopsy-Confirmed NASH/MASH at the 75th Liver Meeting® 2024 vikingtherapeutics.com ↗
The presentation summarized the final 52-week data from the VOYAGE study, showing that VK2809 successfully achieved the trial's primary and secondary endpoints while demonstrating excellent tolerability and promising safety.
2024-06-04 Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Results Viking Therapeutics Announces Positive 52-Week Histologic Data from Phase 2b VOYAGE Study of VK2809 in Patients with Biopsy-Confirmed Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) vikingtherapeutics.com ↗
2023-11-13 Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Results Viking Therapeutics Presents New Data from Phase 2b VOYAGE Study of VK2809 in Patients with Biopsy-Confirmed Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) at The Liver Meeting® 2023 vikingtherapeutics.com ↗
Newly reported findings demonstrated robust and comparable liver fat reductions among patients with or without type 2 diabetes, as well as patients with either F2 or F3 fibrosis.
2023-05-16 Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Results Viking Therapeutics Announces Positive Top-Line Results from Phase 2b VOYAGE Study of VK2809 in Patients with Biopsy-Confirmed Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) vikingtherapeutics.com ↗
2023-05-16 Ligand Pharmaceuticals Results Ligand’s Partner Viking Therapeutics Announces Positive Top-Line Results from Phase 2b VOYAGE Study of VK2809 in Patients with Biopsy-Confirmed Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) ligand.com ↗
2020-08-28 Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Results Viking Therapeutics Presents New Data from Phase 2 Study of VK2809 in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Elevated LDL-Cholesterol at The Digital International Liver Congress™ 2020 vikingtherapeutics.com ↗
2019-11-05 Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Regulatory Viking Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update vikingtherapeutics.com ↗
This work, along with data from completed clinical and other non-clinical studies, formed the basis of an IND application that was submitted to the FDA to initiate a Phase 2b study of VK2809 in patients with biopsy-confirmed NASH.
2019-04-11 Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Results Viking Therapeutics Presents New Data from Phase 2 Study of VK2809 in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Elevated LDL-Cholesterol at The International Liver Congress™ 2019 vikingtherapeutics.com ↗
Patients in the VK2809 5 mg cohort also experienced a statistically significant median relative reduction in liver fat content of 53.8%.
2019-04-04 Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Results Viking Therapeutics to Present New Data from Phase 2 Study of VK2809 in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Elevated LDL-Cholesterol at The International Liver Congress™ 2019 vikingtherapeutics.com ↗
Consistent with prior data from the 10 mg cohorts, VK2809 was well tolerated when dosed at 5 mg daily, and no serious adverse events were reported among patients receiving either VK2809 or placebo.
2018-11-12 Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Results Viking Therapeutics Presents Results from Phase 2 Study of VK2809 in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Elevated LDL-Cholesterol in Oral Late-Breaker Presentation at The Liver Meeting® 2018 vikingtherapeutics.com ↗
The study successfully achieved its primary endpoint, with patients receiving VK2809 demonstrating statistically significant reductions in LDL-C compared with placebo following 12 weeks of treatment.
2018-10-08 Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Results Viking Therapeutics Announces Data from In Vivo Study of VK2809 Presented at Oral Plenary Session of the 88th Annual Meeting of American Thyroid Association (ATA) vikingtherapeutics.com ↗
The results demonstrated that treatment with VK2809 led to an overall improvement in liver health highlighted by restoration of autophagy, reduction in steatosis, and improvements in inflammation and liver size.
2018-09-18 Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Results Viking Therapeutics Announces Positive Top-Line Results from Phase 2 Study of VK2809 in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Elevated LDL-Cholesterol vikingtherapeutics.com ↗
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (Viking) (NASDAQ: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced positive top-line results from a 12-week Phase 2 study of VK2809, its novel liver-selective thyroid receptor beta agonist, in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).

All press releases naming this drug 30 releases

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Evidence & citations 6 cited values

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Known as MB07811 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT00879112 ↗
Known as VK2809 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT04173065 ↗
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NCT02927184 ↗

Action Activate “Thyroid hormone receptor beta-1 agonist” CHEMBL471897 ↗
Modality Small molecule — CHEMBL471897 ↗
Route Oral “MB07811 given orally” NCT00879112 ↗
Target THRB “Thyroid hormone receptor beta-1 agonist” CHEMBL471897 ↗