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Viking Therapeutics (NasdaqCM:VKTX) Earnings Call Presentation
2025-11-19 12:00
VK2735 Development Programs - VANQUISH Phase 3 program is underway for VK2735, a GLP-1/GIP dual agonist for obesity[7, 67] - VENTURE Oral Phase 2 obesity study for VK2735 Oral, a GLP-1/GIP dual agonist, successfully achieved its primary endpoint[7, 10] - An Amylin agonist for obesity has an IND planned for 1Q26[7, 8] - VK2809, a selective thyroid receptor-β agonist for MASH, reported successful Phase 2b data in 2Q24[7, 8] - VK0214, a selective thyroid receptor-β agonist for X-ALD, reported successful Phase 1b data in 4Q24[7, 8] VK2735 Oral Phase 1 Study Results - After 28 days of oral dosing, up to 8.2% reduction in body weight was observed[22] - At 100 mg dose, up to approximately 7% placebo-adjusted weight loss was observed[15] - Weight loss effects were largely maintained through Day 57, four weeks from the last study dose[20] VK2735 VENTURE Oral Phase 2a Study Results - Up to 12.2% reduction from baseline in body weight was observed after 13 weeks[29, 32, 48] - A statistically significant difference vs placebo was observed at all time points for doses >15 mg[34] - In an exploratory maintenance cohort, down-titration from 90mg to 30mg produced continued gradual weight loss through Week 13[42] VK2735 Subcutaneous Formulation VENTURE Phase 2 Study Results - Up to 14.7% mean weight loss was observed after 13 weeks of VK2735 treatment[55, 66] - In the MAD study, a dose-dependent improvement in weight loss of up to 7.8% (6% placebo-adjusted) was reported after 28 days in subjects with BMI ≥30[50] Financial Information - As of September 30, 2025, the company had $714.57 million in cash and short-term investments[74] - Cash burn year-to-date as of September 30, 2025, was $188.042 million[74]