Obesity Medicine

More than half of study participants receiving the dual incretin agonist had weight loss of 20% or greater, with no evidence of a plateau and only mild AEs.

Obesity medicine expert Caissa Troutman, MD, suggests using annual physicals as a "gateway" to identify patients with obesity with elevated blood pressure.

In an unusual step, the agency's draft guidance recommends the efficacy benchmark for drug approval while emphasizing clinical trial structure and cohort development.

This marks the second indication for tirzepatide in just more than a year, following its November 2023 approval for adults with obesity or overweight and weight-related medical problems.

The 22.7% weight loss at 68 weeks places CagriSema essentially on par with, not superior to, competing antiobesity drugs including Lilly's tirzepatide.

When asked about her 3 wishes for the future of obesity care, Donna Ryan, MD, told Patient Care that she had just one: access.

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The future of obesity medicine is filled with promise as GLP-1 RAs and other peptides continue to demonstrate pluripotency in metabolic disease.

Donna Ryan, MD, highlights exciting advancements in weight loss and metabolic treatments, particularly involving GLP-1 RAs and related therapies.