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Kailera Therapeutics Announces Positive Topline Data from Two Hengrui Pharma Phase 3 Clinical Trials of Oral Small Molecule GLP-1 Receptor Agonist HRS-7535/KAI-7535

$KLRAPress releaseJul 7, 2026, 7:00 AM ETRead the release

Kailera Therapeutics announced positive topline Phase 3 data from Hengrui Pharma for its oral small molecule GLP-1 agonist KAI-7535, showing up to 11.1% mean weight loss at week 50 in the HARBOR-1 obesity trial. In the OUTSTAND-2 Type 2 diabetes trial, the 90 mg dose achieved a 1.68% reduction in HbA1c, demonstrating superiority over the 1.28% reduction seen with dapagliflozin. Safety data showed no liver safety signals, though gastrointestinal adverse events were common, with approximately 70% of participants reporting nausea and vomiting. Kailera is currently conducting a global Phase 2 trial of KAI-7535 in the U.S.

Key figures

Drug Name
HRS-7535 (KAI-7535)
Phase Of Trial
Phase 3
Nausea rate 180mg
70.0%
Vomiting rate 180mg
68.6%
Hba1c reduction 90mg
1.68%
Patients obesity trial
556
Patients diabetes trial
810
Weight loss week 44 180mg
10.9%
Weight loss week 50 180mg
11.1%
Hba1c reduction comparator dapagliflozin
1.28%

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