Emerging Use of BPC 157 in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: A Systematic Review Nikhil Vasireddi, Henrik Hahamyan, Michael J. Salata, Michael Karns, Jacob G. Calcei, James E. Voos, John M. Apostolakos, 2025 Peptides like BPC 157 are everywhere on social media right now. They are most commonly promoted for injury and tendon healing and are often paired with other peptides such as TB 500. Detection and in vitro metabolism of the confiscated peptides BPC 157 and MGF R23H Cox 2017 Drug Testing and Analysis Wiley Online Library Is the lack of human data in BPC 157 a red flag? If a drug could actually knit torn tendons back together in weeks, a trillion dollar pharmaceutical industry probably wouldn't bury BPC 157 was discovered over 30 years ago. Its patent was licensed to multiple pharmaceutical companies over time, but none identified meaningful commercial potential. A Phase 1 human trial (NCT02637284), registered in 2015, Multifunctionality and Possible Medical Application of the BPC 157 PeptideLiterature and Patent Review