Fractyl Health Unveils Potent Preclinical Data for Dual GIP/GLP-1 Gene Therapy RJVA-002 for Obesity

Fractyl Health Inc. (NASDAQ:GUTS) is one of the best young stocks with huge upside potential. On October 7, Fractyl Health announced potent new preclinical data for RJVA-002, which is the second candidate from the company’s Rejuva Smart GLP-1 gene therapy platform and is being developed for obesity. The data were presented at the 2025 Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa, expanding the platform’s potential from Type 2 Diabetes/T2D to obesity.

RJVA-002 is a dual GIP/GLP-1 gene therapy candidate designed to encode both the GIP and GLP-1 hormones. Its expression is driven by an engineered human insulin promoter to ensure beta cell-specific, nutrient-responsive activity. In an ongoing preclinical study using a diet-induced obesity/DIO mouse model that expresses a humanized GIP receptor, a single administration of RJVA-002 led to significant weight loss.

The Rejuva platform develops next-generation adeno-associated virus/AAV-based, locally delivered gene therapies designed to durably reprogram pancreatic islet cells to endogenously produce metabolic hormones. The platform transforms the treatment of metabolic diseases from chronic management to durable remission. RJVA-001, the first candidate from the platform, is expected to enter its first-in-human clinical trials for patients with inadequately controlled T2D in 2026.

Fractyl Health Inc. (NASDAQ:GUTS) is a metabolic therapeutics company that develops therapies for the treatment of type 2 diabetes/T2D and obesity.

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