Allurion Announces Plans To Optimize Muscle Mass During GLP-1 Therapy In Combination With the Allurion Program
January 23 2025 - 2:48PM
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Allurion Technologies, Inc. (“Allurion” or the “Company”) (NYSE:
ALUR), a company dedicated to ending obesity, today announced its
intention to initiate a clinical study on the combination of the
Allurion Program with GLP-1 agonists to improve muscle mass and
overall body composition.
Previous studies in patients undergoing GLP-1 therapy have
demonstrated reductions in lean mass of approximately 40% as a
proportion of total weight lost.1 In contrast, in previous studies,
patients treated with the Allurion Balloon in combination with the
Allurion Virtual Care Suite have demonstrated strong patient
outcomes in which patients lose weight while maintaining, and in
some cases, increasing, muscle mass. In one study of 571 patients,
patients treated with the Allurion Balloon gained 5.6% in lean body
mass while losing 14% of their total body weight over four months.2
In another study of 167 patients, patients treated with the
Allurion Balloon experienced a weight reduction of 15.7% with no
change in muscle mass.
“Reductions in lean mass and muscle wasting are significant
unmet needs in the GLP-1 space, and our early data suggests that we
may have a powerful tool in achieving more metabolically healthy
weight loss,” said Dr. Shantanu Gaur, Founder and CEO of Allurion.
“The goal of our study would be to prove that, by combining the
Allurion Balloon and Allurion Virtual Care Suite with GLP-1
therapy, patients can lose significant weight while increasing
muscle mass and improving overall body composition. We are
optimistic that this would be a significant addition to the
possibilities of GLP-1 therapies and, if proven, could become the
gold standard for obesity care.”
About Allurion
Allurion is dedicated to ending obesity. The Allurion Program is
a weight-loss platform that combines the Allurion Gastric Balloon,
the world’s first and only swallowable, procedure-lessTM gastric
balloon for weight loss, the Allurion Virtual Care Suite, including
the Allurion Mobile App for consumers and Allurion Insights for
healthcare providers featuring the Iris AI Platform, and the
Allurion Connected Scale. The Allurion Virtual Care Suite is also
available to providers separately from the Allurion Program to help
customize, monitor, and manage weight-loss therapy for patients
regardless of their treatment plan. The Allurion Gastric Balloon is
an investigational device in the United States.
For more information about Allurion and the Allurion Virtual
Care Suite, please visit www.allurion.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the U.S. federal and state securities laws.
These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the
words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “consider,” “anticipate,”
“estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,”
“target,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will
continue,” “will likely result,” “if,” and similar expressions and
include statements regarding Allurion’s plan to initiate a clinical
study to focus on the combination of the Allurion Program and
GLP-1s designed to improve retention of muscle mass and overall
body composition, the Allurion Program being a powerful tool in
achieving more metabolically healthy weight loss, the ability of
the study to demonstrate that the combination of the Allurion
Program and GLP-1s will allow patients to lose significant weight
while increasing muscle mass and improving overall body
composition, the combination being a powerful addition to the
standard of care if such study is initiated and completed, and
other statements about future events that reflect the current
beliefs and assumptions of Allurion’s management based on
information currently available to them and, as a result, are
subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are
predictions, projections and other statements about future events
that reflect the current beliefs and assumptions of Allurion’s
management based on information currently available to them and, as
a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors
could cause actual future results or developments to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements in this press
release, including but not limited to (i) the ability of Allurion
to obtain regulatory approval for and successfully commercialize
the Allurion Program, (ii) the timing of and results from its
clinical studies and trials, (iii) the evolution of the markets in
which Allurion competes and the rise of GLP-1 drugs, (iv) the
ability of Allurion to defend its intellectual property and satisfy
regulatory requirements, (v) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,
Russia-Ukraine war and Israel-Hamas war on Allurion’s business,
(vi) Allurion’s expectations regarding its market opportunities,
(vii) the outcome of any legal proceedings against Allurion, (viii)
the risk of economic downturns and a changing regulatory landscape
in the highly competitive industry in which Allurion operates, and
(ix) the ability of Allurion to obtain sufficient funding to
initiate and/or complete any clinical studies that demonstrate
positive results. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.
You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other
risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 26, 2026
and Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on April 29, 2024, the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 13, 2024 and other
documents filed by Allurion from time to time with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings identify and
address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual events and results to differ materially from those contained
in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put
undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Allurion assumes
no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise. Allurion does not give any assurance
that it will achieve its expectations.
_____________________________ 1 Wilding et al. NEJM. 2021, 384,
989-1002; 10.1056/NEJMoa2032183 2 Dejeu et al. Clin. Pract.
2024, 14(3), 765-778;
https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract14030061
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