Obesity Therapy

Arena Pharmaceuticals initiates lorcaserin phase III obesity clinical trial

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 9th, 2006

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (ARNA) announced the dosing of the first patient in the first of three planned phase III clinical trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of its lead drug candidate, lorcaserin hydrochloride, for the treatment of obesity.

Known as BLOOM (Behavioral modification and Lorcaserin for Overweight and Obesity Management), this double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled trial will include about 100 centers in the United States and is expected to enroll approximately 3,000 overweight and obese patients. The proportion of patients with a 5% or greater weight reduction from baseline at week 52 is the primary endpoint.

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2006-10-09)

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