** Shares of healthcare company Allurion Technologies
** Company says initial data shows patients treated with its device along with low doses of Novo Nordisk's NOVOb.CO semaglutide resulted in average total body weight loss of 20.3% and lean body mass increase to 68.5%
** Company's device called Allurion Balloon occupies space in the stomach and is designed to promote satiety and reduce food consumption
** The balloon is non-surgical, swallowed and is designed to naturally empty and be eliminated about 4 months later - ALUR
** Company says all 52 patients remained adherent to the GLP-1 medication through eight months
** Additional data on the combination approach is being collected and is expected to be presented at upcoming medical meetings - company
** Stock had fallen 88.5% in 2024
(Reporting by Sneha S K)
((Sneha.SK@thomsonreuters.com;))