Allurion Announces Plans To Combine GLP-1 Therapy With The Allurion Balloon to Treat Obesity
19 February 2025 - 12:30AM
Business Wire
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 Balloon with GLP-1 agonists. The study will focus on
combination use of the Allurion Balloon with lower dose GLP-1s with
the goal of demonstrating improved long-term tolerability and
adherence to GLP-1 therapy.
Previous studies have shown that 30% of patients discontinue
GLP-1 therapy within the first month and 58% discontinue before
reaching a clinically meaningful health benefit1, due in part to
side effects, dose escalation required for continued weight loss,
and cost.
Studies have previously demonstrated successful use of the
Allurion Balloon in combination with short-term use of GLP-1
agonists. In a randomized, double-blind study, published in Obesity
Surgery, patients treated with the Allurion Balloon in combination
with oral semaglutide demonstrated enhanced weight loss and
co-morbidity resolution at four months compared to Allurion Balloon
therapy alone.2
“Low adherence and adverse side effects are significant
challenges in the GLP-1 space,” said Dr. Shantanu Gaur, Founder and
CEO of Allurion. “Early data suggests that by combining GLP-1s with
the Allurion Balloon, patients can achieve far more sustainable
weight loss than with GLP-1s alone. We believe that the combination
can reduce side effects and keep patients on GLP-1s for longer
periods as well as create an on-going patient-doctor relationship.
If proven, this could lead to multiple wins for patients,
providers, and pharma: more patients with sustained weight loss,
more longitudinal and profitable practices for providers, and
higher long-term utilization of medication for pharma.”
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,” “consider,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,”
“target,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will
continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions and
include statements regarding Allurion’s plan to initiate a clinical
study to focus on the combination of the Allurion Balloon and
GLP-1s, the ability of such study to demonstrate improved long-term
tolerability and adherence to GLP-1 therapy, the potential of such
combination to reduce side effects and keep patients on GLP-1s for
longer periods as well as create an on-going patient-doctor
relationship, the potential benefits of such combination if the
study is initiated and completed, including sustained weight loss,
more longitudinal and profitable practices for providers, and
higher long-term utilization of medication for pharma, 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
https://www.bcbs.com/about-us/association-news/most-americans-stop-weight-loss-drugs-before-seeing-meaningful-benefit
2 Mathur et al. Obes Surg. 2024, 34, 198-205;
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-023-06975-8
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