Fractyl Health Announces Positive Initial Clinical Results Demonstrating Weight Maintenance Following GLP-1 Discontinuation and Revita Procedure in First Patient of the REVEAL-1 Cohort
Company also announces strong enrollment progress for REMAIN-1 weight maintenance pivotal study
High demand from patients and physicians indicates significant interest in REMAIN-1 study and GLP-1 discontinuation; mid-point analysis on-track and anticipated in Q2 2025
BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fractyl Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:GUTS) (the "Company"), a metabolic therapeutics company focused on pioneering pattern breaking approaches for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), today announces promising initial clinical results from the first patient in the REVEAL-1 open-label cohort of the REMAIN-1 study one-month post GLP-1 drug discontinuation and Revita procedure. These results align with trends observed in prior Revita clinical studies and the Company's German Real-World Registry. Additionally, the Company is reporting significant progress in its REMAIN-1 pivotal study, which is evaluating weight maintenance after discontinuation of GLP-1 drugs. The high demand to participate in the study underscores the growing need among patients and physicians for an effective alternative to GLP-1 therapy.
"These initial results from REVEAL-1 build upon extensive prior research in Revita clinical studies," said Dr. Shailendra Singh, Director of Bariatric Endoscopy at West Virginia University. "In obesity, people who stop taking GLP-1 drugs are at high risk of rapid weight and metabolic rebound, jeopardizing the hard-won clinical benefits achieved with the drugs initially. For this reason, the unmet need in obesity has shifted from achieving weight loss to achieving sustained maintenance of a lower weight. When combined with other progress in the field, today's initial data provides real hope that a scalable solution for weight maintenance, meaning the maintenance of clinically meaningful weight loss even in the absence of ongoing medical therapy, is possible."
"The overwhelmingly positive feedback we have received from patients and physicians for the REMAIN-1 study emphasizes the urgent, unmet need for innovative solutions in weight maintenance. Initial observations from REVEAL-1 suggest that GLP-1 drug discontinuation, followed by Revita treatment, was well tolerated without excess appetite, while also enabling maintenance of weight loss. These findings validate our commitment to addressing the most pressing challenges in obesity and metabolic disease management," said Harith Rajagopalan, Co-Founder and CEO of Fractyl Health. "As interest from key stakeholders continues to grow, we are increasingly confident in the transformative potential of our platform. Revita is more than a technological advancement – it represents a redefinition of how we approach metabolic disease treatment and raises the prospect of durably modifying the obesity epidemic without the need for burdensome drug therapy. For the millions of people struggling with obesity, this marks an exciting step forward in providing accessible and enduring solutions."
REVEAL-1 – Initial Data Demonstrate Weight Maintenance Following GLP-1 Discontinuation and Revita Procedure at One- Month Post Procedure
Preliminary REVEAL-1 data show the first study patient achieved a 15% total body weight loss with tirzepatide over a period of 7 months. After discontinuing the drug per study protocol, the patient underwent the Revita procedure and maintained their weight loss one-month post-procedure. By contrast, prior studies of tirzepatide withdrawal show an average 3% weight regain within four weeks of GLP-1 discontinuation.1 These results suggest the Revita procedure may be a promising treatment option for long-term weight maintenance. Data from the REVEAL-1 cohort, delayed slightly due to holiday related scheduling issues, will be presented in Q1 2025.
REMAIN-1 –Mid-Point Data Analysis On-Track and Expected in Q2 2025
Amid the urgent need for solutions to sustain weight loss after discontinuing GLP-1 drugs, recruitment of the REMAIN-1 study has generated significant interest, with over 100 patients enrolled across the first 8 clinical study sites in less than 4 months since first site activation, reflecting strong engagement from both patients and physicians.
This recruitment momentum for Revita underscores the significant interest in addressing the challenges of post-GLP-1 weight maintenance. A mid-point data analysis from the study is on-track and expected in Q2 2025.
About Fractyl Health
Fractyl Health is a metabolic therapeutics company focused on pioneering new approaches to the treatment of metabolic diseases, including obesity and T2D. Despite advances in treatment over the last 50 years, obesity and T2D continue to be rapidly growing drivers of morbidity and mortality in the 21st century. Fractyl Health's goal is to transform metabolic disease treatment from chronic symptomatic management to durable disease-modifying therapies that target the organ-level root causes of disease. Fractyl Health is based in Burlington, MA. For more information, visit www.fractyl.com.
About Revita
Fractyl Health's lead product candidate, Revita®, is based on the company's insights surrounding the potential role of the gut in obesity and T2D. Revita is designed to remodel the duodenal lining via hydrothermal ablation (i.e., duodenal mucosal resurfacing) to reverse damage to intestinal nutrient sensing and signaling mechanisms caused by chronic high-fat and high-sugar diets that are a root cause of metabolic disease. Revita has received a CE mark in Europe and, in January 2022, received reimbursement authorization through NUB in Germany for the treatment of T2D. In the United States, Revita is for investigational use only under US law. Revita has US FDA Breakthrough Device designation in weight maintenance for people with obesity who discontinue GLP-1 based drugs, as well as in insulin-treated T2D. A pivotal study of Revita in patients with obesity after discontinuation of GLP-1 based drugs, called REMAIN-1, was initiated in the third quarter 2024. A pivotal study of Revita in patients with T2D who are inadequately controlled on any glucose lowering agent, REVITALIZE-1, is underway in the United States and Europe.
Forward-Looking Statements
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1 Aronne LJ, Sattar N, Horn DB, et al. Continued Treatment With Tirzepatide for Maintenance of Weight Reduction in Adults With Obesity. Jama 2023;331(1):38–48.
