Skye Bioscience Launches Phase 2 CBeyond Clinical Trial of its Differentiated CB1 Inhibitor, Nimacimab, in Patients with Obesity

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skye Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKYE) (“Skye”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on unlocking new therapeutic pathways for metabolic health, has started screening patients for a Phase 2 clinical trial (CBeyond^TM) of its novel peripheral CB1 inhibitor, nimacimab, a negative allosteric modulating antibody. The study will assess the ability of nimacimab as a next-generation weight loss therapeutic to safely and effectively reduce weight in patients with obesity. It will assess parameters increasingly viewed as important to the long-term quality and/or sustainability of weight loss, including gastrointestinal tolerability (GI) and lean mass retention.

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