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MetaVia Reports Positive Statistically Significant Results from Its Phase 1b Clinical Trial of DA-1726 In Metabolic Disease - Demonstrating Strong Glycemic Response, Significant Direct Hepatic Effects, Robust Weight Loss and Favorable Safety Profile
MetaVia Inc. (Nasdaq: MTVA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on transforming cardiometabolic diseases, today announced positive statistically significant results from the 8-week (extended from four weeks) non-titrated 48 mg, multiple ascending dose (MAD) cohort of its Phase 1 clinical trial of DA-1726, a novel, dual oxyntomodulin (OXM) analog agonist that functions as a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP1R) and glucagon receptor (GCGR), for the treatment of obesity. The results
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[{"type":"text","content":"Statistically Significant (p=0.006) Waist Circumference Reduction of 9.8 cm at Day 54","length":85,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"Significant Direct Hepatic Activity with a 23.7% Reduction in Liver Stiffness (VCTE) by Day 54","length":94,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"Strong Glycemic Response with a 12.3 mg/dL Fasted Glucose Reduction by Day 54","length":77,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"Robust Weight Loss with 9.1% Reduction (21.2 lbs) by Day 54","length":59,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MetaVia Inc. (Nasdaq: MTVA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on transforming cardiometabolic diseases, today announced positive statistically significant results from the 8-week (extended from four weeks) non-titrated 48 mg, multiple ascending dose (MAD) cohort of its Phase 1 clinical trial of DA-1726, a novel, dual oxyntomodulin (OXM) analog agonist that functions as a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP1R) and glucagon receptor (GCGR), for the treatment of obesity. The results show robust early weight loss, statistically significant reductions in waist circumference, strong improvements in glucose control, and meaningful reductions in liver stiffness, alongside a favorable safety and tolerability profile.","length":790,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"image","alt":"MetaVia Logo (PRNewsfoto/MetaVia Inc.)","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"MetaVia Logo (PRNewsfoto/MetaVia Inc.)","className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":400,"height":77,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/116597eda2a36d52628a741d23461740"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/oKeVzvlzHhGood7_jpA63w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTEzNjtjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/116597eda2a36d52628a741d23461740","width":400,"height":77}},"href":"https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2568660/MetaVia_Logo.html","hrefExternal":true,"rel":"nofollow"},{"type":"text","content":"In the non-titrated 48 mg cohort, patients experienced no treatment-related discontinuations, and gastrointestinal events were mild to moderate in severity. By Day 26, patients receiving DA-1726 achieved a statistically significant average weight reduction of 6.1% (14.6 lbs.) (p=0.003...