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Aardvark Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides Business Highlights
Phase 3 HERO trial of ARD-101 for the treatment of hyperphagia associated with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS); data readout expected in early 2026$151.3 million in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments supports projected operations into 2027 SAN DIEGO, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics to activate innate homeostatic pathways for the t
About this update from Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc.
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