Vanoglipel, also known as DA-1241, is MetaVia's once-daily oral GPR119 agonist in development for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and type 2 diabetes. GPR119 is a G-protein-coupled receptor expressed in the gut and pancreatic beta cells; activating it triggers GLP-1 secretion and direct insulin release, giving the class an indirect-incretin profile distinct from direct GLP-1 receptor agonists.
Phase 1a, 1b, and 2a trials reported vanoglipel was well tolerated with evidence of direct hepatic action and glucose lowering. At ADA 2026 on June 7, MetaVia presented two combination posters: vanoglipel with Madrigal's resmetirom for synergistic hepatoprotective effects in MASH, and vanoglipel with metformin for joint glycemic and weight benefit in type 2 diabetes. The combinations matter because the obesity-and-MASH field is moving toward fixed-dose pairings, and vanoglipel offers a non-GLP-1 mechanism to layer in.
Stories here cover vanoglipel readouts and the GPR119 mechanism alongside MetaVia's dual GLP-1/glucagon agonist DA-1726. See #metavia, #gpr119, and #mash for adjacent threads.
MetaVia presented three Sunday June 7 posters at ADA 2026. The Phase 1 higher-dose cohort of DA-1726, the once-weekly dual GLP-1/glucagon oxyntomodulin analog, builds on the prior 32 mg multiple-ascending-dose readout that showed strong effects on weight, glucose, and waist. The GPR119 agonist vanoglipel was presented in two combinations: with resmetirom for synergistic hepatoprotective effects in MASH, and with metformin for joint glycemic and weight benefit.
MetaVia's three June 7 posters at ADA cover the higher-dose Part 3 cohort of its once-weekly dual GLP-1/glucagon agonist DA-1726, which previously cleared a 32 mg dose with strong weight, glucose, and waist effects in the multiple-ascending-dose study, and two combinations of its GPR119 agonist vanoglipel: with resmetirom for synergistic hepatoprotective effects in MASH, and with metformin for joint glycemic and weight benefit. The company is small-cap but its readouts add depth to both the dual-agonist and GPR119 threads.
The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Congress 2026 opens Wednesday May 27 in Barcelona with a heavy peptide-MASH slate. Novo Nordisk's ESSENCE Phase 3 program leads with liver-safety subgroup analyses (Japanese MASH cohort, women in menopause), building on the August 2025 FDA approval of semaglutide for MASH-with-fibrosis. Eli Lilly's retatrutide MASLD Phase 3 (NCT06859268) is enrolling on the 86% Phase 2 liver-fat reduction baseline. Boehringer Ingelheim survodutide SYNCHRONIZE-1 Phase 3 MASH data is expected late 2026 with positive results potentially establishing the GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist as standard of care alternative to semaglutide. MetaVia's vanoglipel (DA-1241, GPR119 agonist) Phase 2a + resmetirom combination work presented at ECO 2025 anchors the combination-MASH therapy thesis. The EASL plenaries plus the May 21 TRIUMPH-1 readout reframe MASH as a peptide-mechanism battleground rather than a single-drug indication.
MetaVia confirmed Monday May 18 that three late-breaking abstracts have been accepted at the ADA 2026 Scientific Sessions (June 5-8 New Orleans). DA-1726 is a once-weekly subcutaneous oxyntomodulin analog functioning as a GLP-1R/GCGR dual agonist for obesity and MASH; Phase 1 Part 3 higher-dose titration results will be presented, with full Phase 1 trial data expected in Q4 2026. Vanoglipel (DA-1241) is a first-in-class GPR119 agonist that promotes endogenous release of GLP-1, GIP, and PYY from the gut; the ADA poster covers synergistic preclinical effects in combination with resmetirom (Madrigal's MASH therapy) and with metformin for type 2 diabetes. The three-poster slate positions MetaVia as one of several mid-cap obesity-pipeline names with clinical data inflections clustered into the ADA + ASCO + EASD 2026 calendar.