Viking Therapeutics Inc (VKTX)

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Another thought on bone and joint franchises. That could mean to me either the bisphosphonate and osteoporosis crowd (hopefully not as those products have floundered a bit), those you mentioned, or maybe bone and joint companies that already work in the hip repair or fracture repair space. Seems like one stop shopping if a rep could sell you some hardware along with recommending this. Depends if they are talking about starting this in the hospital or at followup or preventative, like where it would fit best, primary care or ortho. It’s a drug that could check a lot of boxes in different fields of the bone changes after fracture ever show anything promising or the mortality rate goes down and they figure out why.
Exciting times. I think people are too focused on nash right now and are missing something good sitting right in front of them, just because something ‘better’ might be coming. I just read an interesting article about some other companies approach to nash that looked good. A drug that acts on bile synthesis I think. We know so much about the thyroid and it’s effects in excesses and in low thyroid state. I think our approach to finding a nash drug may be a little less risky. I don’t think anyone knows what a ton of bile acid secretion like state will do to a man, but many know intimately what a ton of various thyroid hormones can do to ya. Anyways, all new tech, but I really feel like our nash technology is possible imho a less risky bet. Anyways, all just my 2 cents, and I’m probably wrong, etc etc. BOL all.
Have a good week all!