New trial data showed the drug helped obese or overweight type 2 diabetics lose an average 15.7% of their weight, when an earlier study recorded 22.7%.

Novo Nordisk reported results on its next-generation obesity drug in diabetes patients, including data on weight loss that fell short of investors’ expectations.

Novo Nordisk on Monday revealed weaker-than-expected data from a second late-stage trial of its obesity drug candidate CagriSema, knocking shares and stoking worries that rival Eli Lilly may be gaining an edge over the company in the weight-loss drugs market.

Key Takeaways Roche moved to enter the booming weight-loss drug market now dominated by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.The Swiss pharmaceutical firm signed an exclusive agreement with Zealand Pharma to produce treatments using Zealand's experimental petrelintide injectable.