An industry-sponsored indirect treatment comparison suggesting tirzepatide 10 and 15 mg achieve greater weight, BMI and HbA1c reduction than semaglutide 2.4 mg in type 2 diabetes, with no head-to-head trial. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Browsing: Therapeutics
Drug-class and individual-agent evidence: GLP-1 receptor agonists, SGLT2 inhibitors, and the major trials behind semaglutide, tirzepatide, and related therapies.
A phase 1 first-in-human study of the oral GLP-1 receptor agonist ECC5004/AZD5004 in healthy volunteers and T2DM patients found it well tolerated with early dose-dependent glucose and weight signals. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Summary: In adults with obesity, exposure to GLP-1 receptor agonists and bariatric surgery significantly increased policy support for obesity treatments…
An oral GLP-1 receptor agonist lowered HbA1c and body weight in phase 2 but was halted early after transaminase elevations ended its development. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A 56-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of liraglutide 3.0 mg for weight recurrence after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A post-hoc EXSCEL analysis testing whether baseline ejection fraction modifies the effect of once-weekly exenatide on heart failure hospitalisation in type 2 diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A first-in-human phase I trial of the NPY2 receptor agonist BI 1820237, alone or with low-dose liraglutide, in 95 men with overweight or obesity, reporting safety, tolerability, and additive effects on gastric emptying. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A small randomized trial finds baseline IL-1β in mononuclear cells predicts the degree of MASLD improvement after weight loss in obesity with prediabetes or early type 2 diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A Sanofi-sponsored post hoc analysis of the LixiLan-L-CN trial reports that iGlarLixi lowered residual hyperglycaemia more than insulin glargine alone in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Exploratory analysis of AMPLITUDE-O finds baseline FIB-4 score is not associated with cardiovascular outcomes and does not modify efpeglenatide’s effect in high-risk type 2 diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.