AbbVie Obesity Drug ABBV-295 Hits Up to 9.8% Weight Loss in Early Trial
AbbVie said its experimental obesity drug ABBV-295 led to up to 9.79% weight loss in adults over 12 weeks in a 76-patient phase 1 trial, with no serious adverse events reported. Weekly and less-frequent dosing schedules showed similar results, while placebo groups saw little change. The study population was mostly male with a mean BMI under 30. ABBV-295 is not approved and remains in early-stage testing.