Clinical trials would need an IND protocol
Quick Links AOD-9604 Peptide The Fat-Selective Growth Hormone Fragment Also known as: Anti-Obesity Drug 9604, hGH Fragment 176-191 (modified) Why Researchers Choose AOD-9604 Unlike full-length growth hormone that affects multiple systems, AOD-9604 isolates the fat metabolism region while leaving IGF-1 and insulin pathways untouched
As one 2026 review put it, the original composition-of-matter patents "have likely expired reducing the commercial exclusivity that typically incentivizes industry-sponsored Phase II and III development" [13]
Before anyone touches your protocol, it is worth understanding what that flag actually means, and what it does not
References Kommu, S., & Whitfield, P
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