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    Altimmune (ALT) Is Up 16.1% After FDA Breakthrough Nod For AI-Enhanced MASH Drug Trial – Has The Bull Case Changed?

    Simply Wall St·01/07/2026 23:40:35
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    • Altimmune, Inc. recently announced that the FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to pemvidutide, its balanced 1:1 glucagon/GLP-1 dual receptor agonist, for treating patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), based on encouraging Phase 2b IMPACT trial data and a completed end-of-phase 2 meeting aligning on a registrational Phase 3 program.
    • The planned Phase 3 trial will not only pursue biopsy-based endpoints for a potential accelerated approval but also integrate AIM-MASH AI Assist, the first FDA-qualified AI pathology tool for MASH trials, underscoring Altimmune’s use of emerging technology in late-stage development.
    • With Breakthrough Therapy Designation in hand, we’ll examine how this regulatory milestone reshapes Altimmune’s investment narrative around pemvidutide’s MASH potential.

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    What Is Altimmune's Investment Narrative?

    For Altimmune, the big-picture belief is that pemvidutide can justify the company’s current valuation as a focused, late‑stage MASH and AUD platform despite minimal revenue and continued losses. The new Breakthrough Therapy Designation is a meaningful near‑term catalyst because it confirms FDA engagement on a registrational Phase 3 plan and could shorten timelines, which matters to a business still relying on equity financing after recent dilution. It also sharpens the investment narrative around MASH, while the upcoming RECLAIM AUD Phase 2 readout and execution under a new CEO remain important watchpoints. On the risk side, the story is still concentrated in a single asset, with trial, regulatory and funding uncertainties amplified by a volatile share price and a wide gap between current trading levels and consensus fair value.

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    Six Simply Wall St Community fair value views range from nearly zero to about US$17.88 per share, underscoring how far opinions can stretch. Set against Breakthrough Therapy Designation and a single‑asset risk profile, that spread invites you to weigh both enthusiasm and caution when thinking about Altimmune’s longer term performance potential.

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