Eli Lilly is one step closer to bringing an oral weight loss medicine to the booming obesity drug market. A clinical trial saw people lose 12% of body fat.

In a Phase 3 trial, drugmaker Eli Lilly and Company said it's oral GLP-1 pill showed similar results to injectable weight loss options after a 72-week period.

In the first Phase 3 trial of its once-daily oral GLP-1 pill in people with obesity, drugmaker Eli Lilly said Thursday that it helped people lower their weight by an average of 12% after 72 weeks.