Wave Life Sciences outlines 2026 priorities for obesity drug development

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Wave Life Sciences Highlights Strategic Priorities for 2026 at the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference: Accelerating Development of WVE-007 (INHBE siRNA) for Obesity and Rapidly Advancing RN

January 12, 2026 7:30 AM EST

Wave expects to initiate a Phase 2a multidose portion of WVE-007 INLIGHT clinical trial in individuals living with obesity with higher BMI and comorbidities in 1H 2026, and initiate new trials of WVE-007 as an add-on to incretin and as post-incretin maintenance in 2026

Initial WVE-007 240 mg single-dose data reported in 2025 demonstrated improved body composition with fat loss similar to GLP-1 at three months with muscle preservation and the potential for once or twice-yearly dosing; higher dose and longer follow-up data from INLIGHT anticipated in 2026, including three-month 400 mg and six-month 240 mg data on track for this quarter

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