The Atlas

32 topics

Metabolic health

GLP-1s & metabolic therapies

New oral/injectable amylin and GLP-1/GIP protocols broaden the pipeline; olatorepatide Phase 3 is registered, ASC36 is recruiting and ASC39 has an IND submission. BARI-STEP adds selected postsurgical weight evidence. EloraTZP doses remain unpublic and recruitment sources disagree. The dedicated retatrutide sleep-apnea paper is recorded under obstructive sleep apnea.

Next: Late 2026 · Sponsor forecast

Cardiovascular prevention

EDIT-401 adds a first-human LDLR-upregulation editing program beyond PCSK9 approaches. It remains not yet recruiting, with no human LDL, safety or cardiovascular-outcome results. Prior broad-prevention outcome evidence remains separate.

Next: October 2026 · Registry estimate; not yet recruiting

Kidney health

Ultomiris receives accelerated U.S. IgA nephropathy proteinuria approval, with confirmatory kidney-function benefit pending. Recovered pegcetacoplan 76-week abstracts add uncontrolled extension data and baseline-scarring differences; PRESERVE registers post-transplant recurrence prevention without results.

Next: Q4 2026 · Sponsor forecast

Liver health

Hibsago’s October 20 U.S. approval offers a finite-course option for selected noncirrhotic adults with suppressed hepatitis B; boxed hepatic-flare and platelet warnings and a restricted 19% functional-control endpoint matter. AAT prime editing is newly registered without results. GSK4532990 target suppression is not fibrosis reversal. Wegovy’s September CHMP procedural outcome remains unresolved.

Next: Q4 2026 · Sponsor forecast

Longevity & healthspan

A newly disclosed 31-person ELITE combination pilot measures eight-week function and digital signals, with no posted results or lifespan claim. Larger healthspan evidence remains unsettled; the alleged PEARL 24-month follow-up remains unconfirmed.

Next: October 2026 · Elapsed/current registry estimate; actual start unverified

Screening & cancer

Brain & mental health

Sleep

Insomnia

Pediatric daridorexant original abstract reports a 29.6-minute first-dose PSG total-sleep-time difference at 50 mg, from 14-day exposure. Durable remission, developmental benefit, rare harms and REM/deep-sleep architecture remain unestablished; pediatric Phase 3 is a H2 2027 forecast.

Next: H2 2027 · Sponsor forecast

Obstructive sleep apnea

Dedicated retatrutide OSA paper quantifies 80-week AHI reductions in people with and without T2D; full harms tables remain inaccessible. New HNS complete-concentric-collapse and future cMAP PAP-software protocols have no results. AD109 CHEST original tables remain a gap.

Next: December 1, 2026 · Registry estimate

Narcolepsy & excessive sleepiness

Takeda announces an October 15 oveporexton launch in Japan and China for specified narcolepsy type 1 populations. U.S. marketing remains conditional on scheduling/labeling steps; a November forecast is not verified availability. Other narcolepsy and hypersomnolence programs remain diagnosis-specific.

Next: November 2026 · conditional sponsor forecast

Circadian rhythm disorders

Recovered September 29 sponsor data report a 37.1-minute earlier sleep onset versus placebo with tasimelteon in delayed-phase disorder. The small 28-day analysis lacks confidence intervals and detailed harms; registry results and any new indication remain pending.

Next: December 1, 2026 · Registry estimate

Restless legs syndrome

Newly recovered IV-iron and extended-duration TOMAC programs target refractory RLS and awakenings. An uncontrolled venous-ablation association does not establish a general RLS cure or causal benefit.

Next: October 2026 · Registry estimate

Function & immunity

Bones, joints & cartilage

New MITO registry data are too small and lack between-group tests; a three-year observational cohort suggests functional associations without proving fewer falls or fractures. Earlier cartilage and fracture evidence remains separate.

Next: Late 2026 · Sponsor forecast

Muscle preservation

A small randomized osteoporosis-drug study posts lean tissue and function without comparative tests; a separate observational cohort favors denosumab but cannot establish causality. A new T1D semaglutide protocol measures lean tissue and strength separately.

Next: Late 2026 · Sponsor forecast

Non-opioid pain

SL1002 completes pivotal knee-OA pain enrollment, with Q2 2027 results forecast. Suzetrigine adds a randomized knee-replacement opioid-sparing trial and closes its uncontrolled diabetic-neuropathy extension enrollment; chronic-pain approval and comparative benefit remain unproven.

Next: By end-2026 · Sponsor forecast

Autoimmune therapies

The new zola-cel MS report includes a fatal septic pneumonia after persistent late motor symptoms and additional immunosuppression. Small uncontrolled efficacy subsets, unresolved enrollment pause, and distinct miv-cel SPS findings remain separate.

Next: Q4 2026 · Sponsor forecast

Allergy & airway disease

PROSPERO missed its primary severe-exacerbation comparison; secondary results remain nominal. New AAT prime-editing and early-childhood OIT registrations have no results or confirmed actual first dosing.

Next: H2 2026 · Conditional sponsor forecast

Infections, vaccines & antibiotics

FDA approved Hibsago October 20 for selected noncirrhotic adults with suppressed hepatitis B, with a 19% functional-control endpoint and boxed liver/platelet warnings. New infection-related protocols and Shigella immune-response results remain distinct from established clinical prevention.

Next: By end-2026 · Sponsor forecast

Aesthetics & Dental

Skin aging & laxity

Dynamic wrinkle reduction, skin laxity, hydration/biomarkers and volume restoration remain separate. A new full trenibotE publication adds detail to an old Phase 3 trial; the U.S. manufacturing CRL remains, with no newly verified decision date. Previously recorded NOA HYDRATION and MD60002 registrations are not re-alerted.

Next: 2027 · Sponsor forecast

Acne & rosacea

A sham-controlled adjunctive acupressure trial reports better short-term rosacea clearance, with replication and full harms still needed. Neurogenic-rosacea FMT remains protocol-only; denifanstat, B244 and newly registered acne comparisons retain separate development and evidence limits.

Next: October 2026 · Sponsor forecast

Pigmentation & skin tone

EB06 anti-CXCL10 adds an 80-person Phase 2 non-segmental vitiligo program with clinical facial and patient-noticed outcomes. It has no results yet. Separate vitiligo repigmentation from melasma/PIH and cosmetic marker changes; no efficacy or safety superiority to current JAKs established.

Next: H2 2026 · Sponsor forecast

Scars & stretch marks

SCARFREE-001 has changed from not yet recruiting to recruiting, but actual first dosing is unknown. ETD-001 adds a registered Phase 2 scar program with undisclosed ingredient. A 120-person laser/PRP study reports better six-month clinical scar scores and more pain, with important registration/masking limits. SNT-9465 October 1 expansion and Q1 2027 forecast remain already-recorded.

Next: October 2026 · Registry estimate; recruiting, actual start unverified

Hair loss & graying

Keep AGA, alopecia areata and biological pigment restoration distinct. VDPHL01 Study 304 October 19 results and PP405 AWAKEN October 14 first dosing are already recorded, not new alerts. VDPHL01 is a minoxidil reformulation; its placebo-controlled evidence does not show superiority or better safety versus ordinary oral/topical minoxidil. New laser/serum pilot evidence is preliminary; an older SM04554 trial is added only as historical context.

Next: End of 2026 · Sponsor forecast, October 19, 2026

Facial volume & contour

New Sculptra observational registration targets delayed adverse events and two-year post-treatment appearance in a Chinese cohort. It does not change existing U.S. indications or establish comparative safety. Already recorded Belotero Volume/Intense approvals and launch forecasts are not new alerts; actual broad launches remain unverified.

Next: December 1, 2026 · Sponsor forecast

Fat removal & cellulite

CBL-514 Phase 3 SUPREME-01 remains recruiting; the first posted Stage 1 cellulite results are a separate small uncontrolled 2023 study. CBL-0206 Stage 1/2 abdominal programs remain separately tracked. RZL-012 China Phase 3 and year-end NDA forecast are already recorded; no new U.S. approval or tesamorelin new-indication result verified. Exclude the registry entry explicitly labeled Mock Study NCT07481734.

Next: By end-2026 · Sponsor forecast

Dental alignment & regeneration

New 3D-BOT vs conventional fixed braces registration explicitly includes root/bone/gum and early alignment outcomes. Prior heat-activated wire randomized results are already recorded. Toregem TRG035 formal Phase IIa congenital-agenesis milestone remains CTN review completion; no new verified human tooth-regrowth outcome, first-dose event or general acquired-tooth replacement approval.

Next: November 15, 2026 · Registry estimate; not yet recruiting