Finally, some good news for Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) shareholders! Twice in the past two months, the Danish manufacturer of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss and diabetes treatment has reported clinical trial results for refinements of its original Ozempic and Wegovy drugs.

Novo Nordisk is currently leading the market for incretin therapies with semaglutide-based products Ozempic for type 2 diabetes and Wegovy for obesity, but is coming under competitive pressure from rival therapies from Eli Lilly based on dual GIP/GLP-1 agonist tirzepatide.

Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) released topline results from a phase 1b/2a trial with amycretin intended for once-weekly subcutaneous administration. The trial investigated the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics,

Novo Nordisk stock jumped Friday after the Danish drugmaker announced new data for a new weight-loss drug which appeared to be more efficient than its blockbuster drugs currently on the market, Ozempic and Wegovy.

Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock gains on promising Phase 1/2 data for the drugmaker's new weight loss drug amycretin. Read more here.

Novo Nordisk shares rose sharply after the Danish pharmaceutical giant said an experimental weight-loss shot helped patients lose 22% of their bodyweight in a clinical trial.

KEY TAKEAWAYS Novo Nordisk's U.S.-listed shares are surging 9% Friday morning after the Danish drugmaker reported early stage results for its amycretin weight-loss drug.The maker of Ozempic and Wegovy said that its Phase 1b/2a trial showed people achieved weight loss from a mean baseline body weight of 92.

Shares of Novo Nordisk surged over 13% in premarket trading Friday, driven by promising topline results from a early-stage trial of amycretin, a new weight-loss drug candidate. If gains hold, this could mark the stock’s best single-day performance since Aug.

Novo Nordisk stock is paring its year-over-year deficit on positive early stage trial results for the company's new weight loss drug. Here's what you need to know.