A small single-centre study found that adding a long-acting GLP-1 receptor agonist to metformin lowered BMI but did not show a significant between-group glycaemic advantage. PICO summary and expert commentary.
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A prespecified SELECT analysis shows semaglutide reduced cardiovascular events in overweight or obese adults without diabetes regardless of baseline HbA1c or HbA1c change. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A prespecified FLOW analysis found once-weekly semaglutide 1 mg lowered the composite of heart failure events or cardiovascular death by 27 percent in type 2 diabetes with chronic kidney disease. PICO summary and expert commentary.
An echocardiography substudy of the STEP-HFpEF Program found that once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg attenuated left atrial and right ventricular remodelling versus placebo, without changing left ventricular systolic function. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A small double-blind randomized trial found once-daily oral semaglutide 50 mg lowered ad libitum energy intake and body weight versus placebo over 20 weeks, with no delayed gastric emptying. 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.
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.
Semaglutide 2.4 mg weekly was superior to placebo for physical functioning across the four 68-week STEP 1-4 trials. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A prespecified analysis of the SELECT trial reports semaglutide produced a mean weight reduction of 10.2 percent versus 1.5 percent for placebo, sustained over four years in adults with cardiovascular disease and obesity but without diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A pre-specified secondary analysis of the SELECT trial found that once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg modestly reduced a composite kidney endpoint versus placebo in adults with overweight or obesity and established cardiovascular disease, without diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.