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Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Reminds Aardvark (AARD) Investors of Securities Class Action Lawsuit Deadline on October 13, 2026 - Seite 2
The truth began to emerge on February 27, 2026, when Aardvark issued a press release “announc[ing] it is voluntarily pausing the Phase 3 Hunger Elimination or Reduction Objective (HERO) trial.” Aardvark attributed the decision to “reversible cardiac observations at above target therapeutic doses found during routine safety monitoring in a healthy volunteer study” and said that it “has voluntarily paused ongoing enrollment and dosing in the HERO trial” while “conducting a comprehensive review of the data to inform next steps.”
On this news, Aardvark’s stock price fell $7.02 per share, or 56.2%, to close at $5.47 per share on March 2, 2026.
Then, on May 14, 2026, Aardvark issued a press release “announc[ing] that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a full clinical hold on its investigational new drug application (IND) for ARD-101 related to the Company’s previously announced voluntary pause.” The press release specified that “[t]he clinical hold applies to all ongoing clinical studies under the IND, including the Phase 3 HERO trial (AVK-101-301) evaluating ARD-101 for the treatment of hyperphagia in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) and the Phase 3 open-label extension (OLE) trial (AVK-101-302).”
On this news, Aardvark’s stock price fell $2.16 per share, or 32.1%, to close at $4.57 per share on May 15, 2026.
The court-appointed lead plaintiff is the investor with the largest financial interest in the relief sought by the class who is adequate and typical of class members who directs and oversees the litigation on behalf of the putative class. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision to serve as a lead plaintiff or not.
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP also encourages anyone with information regarding Aardvark’s conduct to contact the firm, including whistleblowers, former employees, shareholders and others.
To learn more about the Aardvark Therapeutics class action, go to www.faruqilaw.com/AARD or call Faruqi & Faruqi partner Josh Wilson directly at 877-247-4292 or 212-983-9330 (Ext. 1310).
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