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ReviewEClinicalMedicine2024

GLP-1 single, dual, and triple receptor agonists for treating type 2 diabetes and obesity: a narrative review.

Nasreen Alfaris, Stephanie Waldrop, Veronica Johnson, Brunna Boaventura, Karla Kendrick, Fatima Cody Stanford

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Review in EClinicalMedicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 109 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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109citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

109 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. New Perspectives in Modulating the Entero-Insular Axis in Pediatric Obesity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  3. Comparative effectiveness of semaglutideFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025
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  8. Exit Interviews Examining Patient Experiences with Tirzepatide and Dulaglutide for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in the SURPASS-CVOT Trial.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2026
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49 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

6 authors.

Nasreen AlfarisObesity, Endocrine, and Metabolism Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA, Saudi Arabia.
Stephanie WaldropUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine-Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Pediatrics, Section on Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition Obesity Research Center at the University of Colorado (CUNORC), Aurora, CO, USA.
Veronica JohnsonNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Brunna BoaventuraDepartment of Nutrition, Health Sciences Center, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Karla KendrickBeth Israel Lahey Health, Winchester Hospital Weight Management Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Fatima Cody StanfordMassachusetts General Hospital, MGH Weight Center, Department of Medicine-Division of Endocrinology-Neuroendocrine, Department of Pediatrics-Division of Endocrinology, Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard (NORCH), Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

ROLE OF DIETARY CONSTITUENTS ON GENE EXPRESSION IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMP30DK040561 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Elizabeth Austen Lawson, Takara Leah Stanley · 1994 to 2026
$31.6M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK040561
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) present major global health challenges, with an increasing prevalence worldwide. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have emerged as a pivotal treatment option for both conditions, demonstrating efficacy in blood glucose management, weight reduction, cardiovascular disease prevention, and kidney health improvement. GLP-1, an incretin hormone, plays a crucial role in glucose metabolism and appetite regulation, influencing insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity, and gastric emptying. The therapeutic use of GLP-1RAs has evolved significantly, offering various formulations that provide different efficacy, routes of administration, and flexibility in dosing. These agents reduce HbA1c levels, facilitate weight loss, and exhibit cardiovascular protective effects, making them an integral component of T2DM and obesity management. This review will discuss the currently approved medication for T2DM and obesity, and will also highlight the advent of novel agents which are dual and triple hormonal agonists which represent the future direction of incretin-based therapy. Funding: National Institutes of HealthNIDDKU24 DK132733 (FCS), UE5 DK137285 (FCS), and P30 DK040561 (FCS).

Indexed as

Energy expenditureGLP1/GIP dual agonistsGLP1/GIP/Glucagon triple agonistsGLP-1/Glucagon dual agonistsGLP-1RAIncretin therapyInsulin secretionMetabolismObesityPharmacotherapy for obesityType 2 diabetesWeight management

Identifiers

PMID39281096
PMCPMC11402415

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