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ReviewDiabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders2023

Challenging Clinical Perspectives in Type 2 Diabetes with Tirzepatide, a First-in-Class Twincretin.

Richard J MacIsaac, Gary Deed, Michael D'Emden, Elif I Ekinci, Samantha Hocking, Priya Sumithran, Roy Rasalam

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Review in Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Revolutionizing type 2 diabetes management: the role of the pharmacist in unlocking the potential of tirzepatide.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Richard J MacIsaacDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia. r.macisaac@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8058-6977
Gary DeedMonash University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Michael D'EmdenDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia.
Elif I EkinciThe Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Samantha HockingDepartment of Endocrinology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Priya SumithranDepartment of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia.
Roy RasalamDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. roy.rasalam@unimelb.edu.au.
The University of Melbourne · AUMonash University · AUQueensland Health · AUThe University of Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tirzepatide is a first-in-class GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist ('twincretin')-a single molecule that acts as an agonist at both glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptors. In the SURPASS clinical trial program in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), tirzepatide was associated with unprecedented reductions in HbA1c, clinically significant weight loss and other metabolic benefits, combined with low rates of hypoglycaemia across a wide range of patient characteristics. The safety and adverse event rate for tirzepatide appears comparable to that of GLP-1 receptor agonists. Although results from dedicated cardiovascular (CV) and kidney trials are currently not available, information to date suggests that tirzepatide may have CV and kidney benefits in people with T2D. Tirzepatide has been approved for the treatment of T2D in the USA, United Arab Emirates, European Union, Japan and Australia. Here, we review how tirzepatide will fit into the T2D treatment continuum. We also consider future directions with tirzepatide in T2D, including its potential for targeting cardio-renal-metabolic disease in T2D, and discuss how tirzepatide-and other co-agonists in development-may challenge current approaches for management of T2D.

Indexed as

Body weight/drug therapyCardio-renal-metabolic diseaseGIP/GLP-1 receptor agonistSURPASS clinical trialsTirzepatideTwincretinType 2 diabetes/drug therapy

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PMID37824027
PMCPMC10597955
OpenAlexW4387563476

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