A 32-week post hoc MRI substudy of 80 patients with type 2 diabetes finds semaglutide and empagliflozin each reduce cortical ADC and total kidney volume, with combination therapy lowering kidney volume most. PICO summary and expert commentary.
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Evidence summaries and landmark trials across type 1, type 2, prevention, glycaemic control, complications, and diabetes technology.
PIONEER 12 was a 26-week, double-blind, manufacturer-sponsored Phase IIIa trial showing oral semaglutide lowered HbA1c and body weight more than sitagliptin in a predominantly Chinese population with type 2 diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.
PIONEER 11, a 26-week Phase IIIa trial, found oral semaglutide monotherapy lowered HbA1c across all doses and reduced body weight at 7 mg and 14 mg versus placebo in a predominantly Chinese type 2 diabetes population. PICO summary and expert commentary.
STEP 10 randomised phase 3 trial of once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg versus placebo in adults with obesity and prediabetes: greater weight loss and reversion to normoglycaemia at 52 weeks. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A 12-week pilot randomised trial in 30 adults with type 2 diabetes compared a very-low calorie diet, semaglutide, and their combination on weight, body composition, and beta-cell function. PICO summary and expert commentary.
In the FLOW randomised controlled trial, weekly semaglutide reduced major kidney disease events and cardiovascular death in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A prespecified FLOW subgroup analysis tested whether semaglutide’s kidney and cardiovascular benefit held with or without baseline SGLT2 inhibitor use in type 2 diabetes and CKD. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A phase 1 trial characterising oral semaglutide pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and tolerability in 32 healthy Chinese adults. PICO summary and expert commentary.
In the FLOW trial, once-weekly semaglutide lowered major kidney disease events by 24% in type 2 diabetes with chronic kidney disease. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A post hoc analysis of the SURPASS-2 phase 3 trial comparing tirzepatide and semaglutide on HOMA2 markers of beta-cell function and insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.