One of Novo Nordisk's next-generation obesity shots to follow up on the success of Wegovy helped patients lose 22% of their weight in 36 weeks, according to early-stage trial results on Friday, boosting the drugmaker's shares.

KEY TAKEAWAYS Novo Nordisk's U.S.-listed shares are surging 9% Friday morning after the Danish drugmaker reported early stage results for its amycretin weight-loss drug.The maker of Ozempic and Wegovy said that its Phase 1b/2a trial showed people achieved weight loss from a mean baseline body weight of 92.

Novo Nordisk on Friday announced early-stage trial results for its amycretin obesity drug for subcutaneous injection, saying people with obesity or overweight treated with the drug achieved a 22% weight loss after 36 weeks.

Novo Nordisk has reported topline outcomes from a Phase Ib/IIa trial of amycretin designed for treating obese or overweight individuals.

Novo Nordisk said a higher dose of its drug Wegovy led to greater weight loss in patients during a late-stage trial, but the results fell short of the weight loss achieved with Eli Lilly's rival drug Zepbound,

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Amycretin could give Novo a buzzy product in a newly competitive obesity market. It works similarly to existing GLP-1 products by mimicking a hormone in the body that provides a satiated feeling, which curbs hunger, but adds a different hormone in the pancreas.

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Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) released topline results from a phase 1b/2a trial with amycretin intended for once-weekly subcutaneous administration. The trial investigated the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics,

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The new treatment targets gut hormone GLP-1 but also mimics amylin, a hormone released by the pancreas that suppresses hunger.