Oramed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ORMP) on Tuesday said a phase 2 trial assessing its oral insulin candidate to reduce liver fat content in type 2 diabetes patients with liver disease non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) met its main goal.
The insulin candidate, called ORMD-0801, was found to be safe and well tolerated in a 12-week trial which enrolled 32 patients.
The trial met the primary endpoint of no difference in adverse events for ORMD-0801 vs. a placebo, ORMP said in a statement.
The trial also met its secondary goal of demonstrating that ORMD-0801 showed clinically meaningful reduction of liver fat from baseline at 12 weeks.
The company said it expects data from its phase 3 trial of oral insulin for type 2 diabetes in Jan. 2023.