Higher-dose mazdutide showed superiority over placebo after 24 weeks of treatment in a Phase II trial in Chinese adults with obesity. The potential best-in-class efficacy profile of the Lilly-originated GLP-1 receptor agonist is expected to help it gain the upper hand in the race for the leadership of the country's obesity market, estimated at $5.5bn in 2030.
$5.5bn domestic market predicted for 2030 enticing Chinese developers of obesity drugs • Source: Shutterstock
Innovent Biologics, Inc. is consolidating a potential efficacy lead for its GLP-1/GCG receptor dual agonist mazdutide in China, moving to grab a share of a domestic obesity market for this class of drugs that could be worth $5.5bn by 2030.
The Suzhou-based biopharma, which licensed the molecule for China from Eli Lilly and Company in 2019, recently announced positive...
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