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Tirzepatide: A Novel, Once-weekly Dual GIP and GLP-1 Receptor Agonist for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes.

Shizuka Kaneko

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in TouchREVIEWS in endocrinology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It reports registered trial NCT04255433. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04255433 phase3completed

The Effect of Tirzepatide Versus Dulaglutide on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (SURPASS-CVOT)

Ran2020Enrolled13,299Registered outcomes14Posted comparisons0ConditionsType 2 Diabetes MellitusArmsDulaglutide, Tirzepatide
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NCT06811324 phase2recruitingstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

The Effects of Tirzepatide Use on Muscle and Vascular Function Among Obese Older Adults

Ran2026Enrolled20Registered outcomes3Posted comparisons0ConditionsCardiovascular Function, GLP - 1, Obesity Prevention, Sarcopenia in ElderlyArmsTirzepatide
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Long-term effects of weight-reducing drugs in people with hypertension.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026 · on this map
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  12. Challenging Clinical Perspectives in Type 2 Diabetes with Tirzepatide, a First-in-Class Twincretin.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 5 countries.

Shizuka KanekoDivision of Diabetes/Endocrinology/Lifestyle-Related Disease, Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital, Takatsuki, Japan.
Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastrointestinal hormones are currently used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). Incretin preparations with gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) activity or glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) provide new means for controlling blood glucose levels, body weight, and lipid metabolism. GIP, an incretin, has not been used due to lack of promising action against diabetes. However, recent studies have shown that GIP has an important effect on glucagon and insulin secretion under normoglycaemic conditions. Co-existence of GIP with GLP-1 and glucagon signalling leads to a stronger effect than that of GLP-1 stimulation alone. The development of a GIP/GLP-1R unimolecular dual agonist with affinity for both GIP and GLP-1 receptors is under investigation, and the drug is expected to be clinically available in the near future. Tirzepatide, a GIP/GLP-1R unimolecular dual agonist, regulates metabolism via both peripheral organs and the central nervous system. The SURPASS phase III clinical trials conducted for tirzepatide comprise 10 clinical trials, including five global trials and the global SURPASS-CVOT trial, with >13,000 patients with T2D (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04255433). The clinical application of tirzepatide as a therapy for T2D may provide new insights into diabetic conditions and help clarify the role of GIP in its pathogenesis.

Indexed as

dual agonistGastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP)glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)incretinSURPASStirzepatidetype 2 diabetes mellitus

Identifiers

PMID35949358
PMCPMC9354517
OpenAlexW4285610991

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