In patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), once-weekly semaglutide significantly increased the risk of developing nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) compared to non-exposure, doubling the five-year hazard ratio (HR), though it was associated with improved glycaemic control and other cardiometabolic benefits.
Browsing: Therapeutics
Drug-class and individual-agent evidence: GLP-1 receptor agonists, SGLT2 inhibitors, and the major trials behind semaglutide, tirzepatide, and related therapies.
Summary: In healthy Chinese adults (n=32), once-daily oral semaglutide escalated from 3 mg to 14 mg over 12 weeks demonstrated…
Clinical Context Obesity affects over 650 million adults worldwide and is associated with numerous comorbidities including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular…
Clinical Context The relationship between obesity and cardiovascular disease has long been recognized, but proving that weight loss reduces cardiovascular…
Summary: In adults with overweight/obesity (BMI ≥27) and established atherosclerotic CVD, without diabetes, semaglutide 2.4 mg once weekly for median…
Summary: In 1,145 patients with obesity-related HFpEF (BMI ≥30, LVEF ≥45%) with NYHA class II-IV symptoms, semaglutide 2.4 mg subcutaneous…
Summary: In adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease on stable ACE inhibitor or ARB therapy, semaglutide 1.0…
Summary: In 1,145 patients with obesity-related HFpEF (BMI ≥30, LVEF ≥45%) from pooled STEP-HFpEF trials, stratified by baseline NT-proBNP tertiles,…
Summary: In adults with type 2 diabetes (n=1,879) from SURPASS-2 Phase 3 trial, once-weekly tirzepatide (5, 10, or 15 mg)…
Summary: In adults from pooled SURPASS-1, -2, -3 trials (n=3,792), stratified by early-onset T2D (diagnosed <40 years) vs later-onset (≥40…