Brenipatide for Major depressive disorder

Phase 3ActiveEli Lilly and Company (LLY)

Indications for Brenipatide: Alcohol use disorder · Phase 3 Tobacco use disorder · Phase 2 Opioid use disorder · Phase 2 Schizophrenia · Phase 2 Bipolar disorder · Phase 2 Major depressive disorder · Phase 3

Two Phase 3 adjunctive relapse-prevention trials (RENEW-MDD-1, ~1,000 pts in 14 countries; RENEW-MDD-2, goal 1,000) of brenipatide + standard of care vs placebo + SoC in MDD; primary endpoint time to relapse. Lilly reported Phase 3 initiation in its Q1 2026 results.

Data current as of 1 Feb 2028

Development timeline

Phase 3Oct 2025 – Feb 2028

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Programme became clinically active with first patient-trial start in this indication; all trials recruiting as of Oct 2026.
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Readouts

Primary completion Feb 2028 (RENEW-MDD-1)AnticipatedTopline dataNCT07412756

Clinical trials in Major depressive disorder

NCT07775300J2S-MC-GZMIPhase 3Recruitingn=1000

A Study of Brenipatide (LY3537031) in Adult Participants With Major Depressive Disorder (RENEW-MDD-2)

Started Aug 2026

mixed

NCT07412756J2S-MC-GZMHPhase 3Recruitingn=1000

A Study of Brenipatide in Adult Participants With Major Depressive Disorder (RENEW-MDD-1)

Started Feb 2026· Primary completion Feb 2028· 📍 186 sites across 15 countries (United States, Japan, China, Canada)

mixed

Formulations

Formulation	Route	Regimen	Pharmacokinetics
Brenipatide subcutaneous	Subcutaneous	—	—

Mechanism of action (compound-wide)

Dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR).

Target	Action	Affinity
Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptorprimaryGLP1R	Agonist	—ⓘ
Gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptorGIPR	Agonist	—ⓘ

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Sources

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07219953: A Study of Brenipatide in Participants With Alcohol Use Disorder (RENEW-ALC-2) — ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07219966: A Study of Brenipatide in Participants With Moderate-to-Severe Alcohol Use Disorder (RENEW-ALC-1) — ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07223840: A Study of Brenipatide in Adults Who Quit Smoking Cigarettes and Want to Avoid Relapse (RENEW-Smk-1) — ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07286175: A Study of Brenipatide in Adult Participants With Bipolar Disorder (RENEW-Bipolar-1) — ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07410507: A Study of Brenipatide in Adult Participants With Schizophrenia (RENEW-Scz-1) — ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07412756: A Study of Brenipatide in Adult Participants With Major Depressive Disorder (RENEW-MDD-1) — ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07420283: A Study of Brenipatide in Participants With Opioid Use Disorder (RENEW-Op-1) — ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07775300: A Study of Brenipatide (LY3537031) in Adult Participants With Major Depressive Disorder (RENEW-MDD-2) — ClinicalTrials.gov
Eli Lilly Q2 2026 earnings presentation (pipeline as of Aug 3, 2026; brenipatide trial table sourced from CT.gov Jul 30, 2026) — Company press release
GEN: Lilly's GIP/GLP-1 candidate brenipatide shows early clinical promise (Psych Congress 2026 posters) — News