Initiation of Phase 3 program for oral VK2735
Initiation of Phase 3 program for oral VK2735, expected in Q4 2026 (Oct–Dec) (no exact date yet). A company milestone for Viking (VK2735 (oral) for Obesity): a step in the program rather than a decision or a data readout.
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- Company
- Viking Therapeutics, Inc. VKTX
- Drug
- VK2735 (oral)
- For
- Obesity
- Stage
- Phase 3 · the last stage before a drug can be approved
- When
- Q4 2026 · the company gave a window, not a day; the calendar never invents one
- Source note
- Q2 2026 PR: oral VK2735 Phase 3 'expected to begin in the fourth quarter of this year' following positive 13-week Phase 2 VENTURE-Oral data.
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- Source: prnewswire.com ↗ — where this entry was taken from
- SEC filings (8-K) ↗ — press releases are attached to 8-K filings
- ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ — trials of this drug
- VKTX headlines on this site
Viking expects to report results from its Phase 3 study of VK2735 (subcutaneous) for Obesity (VANQUISH-1, n~4,650) and obesity/overweight with T2D (VANQUISH-2, n~1,000) during 2027 (no exact date yet). Phase 3 is the last stage before a drug can be approved, so this result usually decides the program’s future.
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- Entry
- VANQUISH-1 and VANQUISH-2 Phase 3 topline (subcutaneous VK2735 in obesity/T2D) · Clinical trial results (readout / topline data)
- Drug
- VK2735 (subcutaneous)
- For
- Obesity (VANQUISH-1, n~4,650) and obesity/overweight with T2D (VANQUISH-2, n~1,000)
- Stage
- Phase 3 · the last stage before a drug can be approved
- When
- 2027 · the company gave a window, not a day
- Source note
- Both 78-week trials are fully enrolled (VANQUISH-1 Nov 2025, VANQUISH-2 Mar 2026) and 'proceeding according to plan'; coverage of company guidance points to completion/data in 2027 (some coverage says late 2027). Company has not press-released a specific topline quarter, hence year precision and MEDIUM.
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- Source: finance.yahoo.com ↗ — where this entry was taken from
- SEC filings (8-K) ↗ — press releases are attached to 8-K filings
- ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ — trials of this drug
- VKTX headlines on this site
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