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OpenBook briefing: This GLP-1 drug helped people maintain their weight loss in a clinical trial — even for those taking it once a month. What it means for

OpenBook market desk: Viking Therapeutics is developing VK2735, a GLP-1/GIP drug that could compete with Eli Lilly’s Zepbound. Its stock is soaring.

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