KAI 4729
Alternative Names: HRS-4729; KAI-4729Latest Information Update: 06 Feb 2025
At a glance
- Originator Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co.
- Developer Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co.; Kailera Therapeutics
- Class Antihyperglycaemics; Obesity therapies; Peptides
- Mechanism of Action Gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor agonists; Glucagon receptor agonists; Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase I Obesity
- Preclinical Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Most Recent Events
- 16 Jan 2025 Phase-I clinical trials in Obesity (In volunteers) in China (SC) (NCT06762600)
- 07 Jan 2025 Fujian Shengdi Pharmaceutical plans a phase I trial for Obesity (In volunteers) in China (SC) in January 2025 (NCT06762600)
- 01 Oct 2024 Preclinical trials in Diabetes mellitus in USA (unspecified route) piror to October 2024 (Kailera Therapeutics pipeline; October 2024)