Obesity

Preclinical and First‐In‐Human Evaluation of Ribupatide ( HRS9531 ), a Dual GLP ‐1/ GIP Receptor Agonist

Diabetes Obes MetabPublished Preclinical and phase 1 first-in-human study

Authors' conclusion

Ribupatide exhibited a favourable safety and tolerability profile, along with PK properties consistent with once-weekly administration.

Study context

Population
Healthy Chinese participants; preclinical: SD rats, cynomolgus monkeys, diet-induced obese (DIO) mice87 completed
Participants
90 participants
Comparison
Ribupatide vs placebo
Outcome
Safety and tolerability
Methodological detailssingle-ascending dose, multiple-ascending dose, placebo-controlled, randomised
  • Single-ascending dose
  • Multiple-ascending dose
  • Placebo-controlled
  • Randomised

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Serious treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) or deaths

0

Further findings

OutcomeRibupatidePlacebo
Weight change · after four weekly dosesRange across ribupatide groupsmean −4.3 kg (−6.7%) to −7.7 kg (−9.6%)mean −1.2 kg (−1.4%)

Pharmacokinetics (PK): mean half-life (multiple-ascending dose (MAD))

Mean half-life across the dose range
7-8 days

FPG · after single and multiple dosing

FPG decreased dose-dependently after single and multiple dosing

Preclinical pharmacodynamics (PD) in DIO mice · 28 days

Significantly reduced body weight and cumulative food intake vs vehicle-treated controls

Safety

Serious TEAEs or deaths
0
All TEAEs mild-to-moderate in severity

Original publication

Preclinical and First‐In‐Human Evaluation of Ribupatide ( HRS9531 ), a Dual GLP ‐1/ GIP Receptor Agonist. Diabetes Obes Metab. Published 20 September 2026. doi:10.1111/dom.71218

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