2024
Tirzepatide for Obesity Treatment and Diabetes Prevention
Jastreboff A, le Roux C, Stefanski A, Aronne L, Halpern B, Wharton S, Wilding J, Perreault L, Zhang S, Battula R, Bunck M, Ahmad N, Jouravskaya I. Tirzepatide for Obesity Treatment and Diabetes Prevention. New England Journal Of Medicine 2024 PMID: 39536238, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2410819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType 2 diabetesProgression to type 2 diabetesDose escalation periodRisk of progression to type 2 diabetesBody weightDoses of tirzepatideBaseline to weekOnce-weekly dosingOff-treatment periodSustained weight reductionYear of treatmentDiagnosis of type 2 diabetesAssigned doseDouble-blindPlacebo groupAdverse eventsTirzepatideTirzepatide groupsPlaceboCausal precursorsSafety signalsObesity treatmentSustained reductionDelay progression to type 2 diabetesObesity
2022
Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity
Jastreboff AM, Aronne LJ, Ahmad NN, Wharton S, Connery L, Alves B, Kiyosue A, Zhang S, Liu B, Bunck MC, Stefanski A. Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity. New England Journal Of Medicine 2022, 387: 205-216. PMID: 35658024, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2206038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody weightTreatment discontinuationAdverse eventsGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsPeptide-1 receptor agonistsGlucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptidePercentage changeDose escalation periodWeight-related complicationsCommon adverse eventsCoprimary end pointsBody mass indexSubstantial global morbidityTreatment of obesityMean percentage changePercentage of participantsMean body weightWeight reductionCardiometabolic measuresTreat populationPlacebo groupWeek 72Mean BMIWeekly dosesDose escalation