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Rhythm Pharmaceuticals

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUnited States
Ownership
Public
Established
2010-02-01
Employees
226
Market Cap
-
Website
http://www.rhythmtx.com
Introduction

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutics for patients with rare diseases. The firm offers IMCIVREE (setmelanotide), a precision medicine designed to treat hyperphagia and severe obesity caused by rare melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) diseases. It is also involved in the clinical development program for setmelanotide in other rare MC4R pathway diseases, as well as a preclinical suite of investigational candidates for the treatment of congenital hyperinsulinism. The company was founded by Bart Henderson in November 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Clinical Trials

73

Active:44
Completed:21

Trial Phases

5 Phases

Phase 1:46
Phase 2:10
Phase 3:10
+2 more phases

Drug Approvals

2

CANADA:1

Drug Approvals

IMCIVREE

Approval Date
Jul 12, 2023
CANADA

Clinical Trials

Distribution across different clinical trial phases (68 trials with phase data)β€’ Click on a phase to view related trials

Phase 1
46 (67.6%)
Phase 2
10 (14.7%)
Phase 3
10 (14.7%)
Not Applicable
1 (1.5%)
Phase 4
1 (1.5%)

A Long-Term Study of Bivamelagon in Participants With Hypothalamic Obesity (HO)

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Hypothalamic Obesity
Interventions
First Posted Date
2025-09-05
Last Posted Date
2025-09-05
Lead Sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Target Recruit Count
25
Registration Number
NCT07156578

A Single-center Study of Setmelanotide in Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Obesity
Hyperphagia
Interventions
First Posted Date
2025-01-13
Last Posted Date
2025-07-02
Lead Sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Target Recruit Count
20
Registration Number
NCT06772597
Locations
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University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States

A Trial of Setmelanotide in Patients With Congenital Hypothalamic Obesity (Sub-study of NCT05774756)

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Hypothalamic Obesity
Multiple Pituitary Hormone Deficiency Genetic Form
Septo-Optic Dysplasia
Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
Childhood-onset Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency
Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
First Posted Date
2025-01-07
Last Posted Date
2025-10-07
Lead Sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Target Recruit Count
39
Registration Number
NCT06760546
Locations
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Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States

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University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

and more 2 locations

Open-Label Extension Study of Setmelanotide

Phase 3
Conditions
Obesity Associated With Defects in Leptin-melanocortin Pathway
Interventions
First Posted Date
2024-09-19
Last Posted Date
2025-09-04
Lead Sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Target Recruit Count
30
Registration Number
NCT06596135
Locations
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HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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UC San Diego- Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, United States

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University of Florida at Gainesville, Gainesville, Florida, United States

and more 10 locations

A Study of RM-718 in Healthy Subjects and in Patients With HO

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
Hypothalamic Obesity
First Posted Date
2024-02-02
Last Posted Date
2025-08-13
Lead Sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Target Recruit Count
120
Registration Number
NCT06239116
Locations
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UAB Pediatric Endocrinology, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

and more 4 locations
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