EMERGING PUBLIC BIOTECH

VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC (VKTX)

San Diego, United States · North America
METABOLIC
EMERGING PUBLIC BIOTECH
HEADQUARTERS
San Diego, United States
TICKER
VKTX
SEGMENT
Emerging Public Biotech
THERAPY AREAS
Metabolic
KEY PRODUCTS
PRODUCTDETAILS
VK2809
COMPANY OVERVIEW

Viking Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. Its lead drug candidate is VK2809, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRß), which is in Phase IIb clinical trials to treat patients with biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, as well as NAFLD. The company develops VK5211, an orally available non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator that is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of patients recovering from non-elective hip fracture surgery; VK0612, which is in Phase II clinical trials for metabolic disorders and anemia; VK2735, a novel dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide 1, which is in …

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