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Trial reportNature communications2024

Efficacy and safety of GLP-1 analog ecnoglutide in adults with type 2 diabetes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial.

Dalong Zhu, Weimin Wang, Guoyu Tong, Guoqing Ma, Jianhua Ma, Jie Han, Xin Zhang, Yang Liu, Shenglian Gan, Hong Qin and 11 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 1 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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  15. AI-Driven De Novo Design of Ultra Long-Acting GLP-1 Receptor Agonists.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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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

21 authors.

Dalong Zhu *Department of Endocrinology, Endocrine and Metabolic Disease Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. zhudalong@nju.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1064-1261
Weimin Wang *Department of Endocrinology, Endocrine and Metabolic Disease Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Guoyu TongDepartment of Endocrinology, Endocrine and Metabolic Disease Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Guoqing MaDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
Jianhua MaDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jie HanDepartment of Endocrinology, CNPC Central Hospital, Langfang, Hebei, China.
Xin ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, Liaoyou Gem Flower Hospital, Panjin, Liaoning, China.
Yang LiuDepartment of Endocrinology, Daqing People's Hospital, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China.
Shenglian GanDepartment of Endocrinology, Changde First People's Hospital, Changde, Hunan, China.
Hong QinHangzhou Sciwind Biosciences, 400 Fucheng Rd, Rm 901 9F Bldg 2, Qiantang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1927-0081
Qing ZhengHangzhou Sciwind Biosciences, 400 Fucheng Rd, Rm 901 9F Bldg 2, Qiantang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jing NingHangzhou Sciwind Biosciences, 400 Fucheng Rd, Rm 901 9F Bldg 2, Qiantang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zhiyi ZhuHangzhou Sciwind Biosciences, 400 Fucheng Rd, Rm 901 9F Bldg 2, Qiantang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Mengying GuoHangzhou Sciwind Biosciences, 400 Fucheng Rd, Rm 901 9F Bldg 2, Qiantang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yue BuHangzhou Sciwind Biosciences, 400 Fucheng Rd, Rm 901 9F Bldg 2, Qiantang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yao LiHangzhou Sciwind Biosciences, 400 Fucheng Rd, Rm 901 9F Bldg 2, Qiantang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Catherine L JonesSciwind Biosciences, 3001 Bishop Drive, Suite 300, San Ramon, CA, 94583, USA.
Martijn FenauxSciwind Biosciences, 3001 Bishop Drive, Suite 300, San Ramon, CA, 94583, USA.
Mohammed K JunaidiSciwind Biosciences, 3001 Bishop Drive, Suite 300, San Ramon, CA, 94583, USA.
Susan XuSciwind Biosciences, 3001 Bishop Drive, Suite 300, San Ramon, CA, 94583, USA.
Hai PanHangzhou Sciwind Biosciences, 400 Fucheng Rd, Rm 901 9F Bldg 2, Qiantang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. hai.pan@sciwindbio.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogs are important therapeutics for type 2 diabetes and obesity. Ecnoglutide (XW003) is a novel, long-acting GLP-1 analog. We conducted a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study enrolling 145 adults with T2DM. Participants were randomized to 0.4, 0.8, or 1.2 mg ecnoglutide or placebo as once-weekly injections for 20 weeks. The primary objective was to evaluate the efficacy of ecnoglutide, as measured by HbA1c change from baseline at Week 20. Secondary endpoints included body weight, glucose and lipid parameters, as well as safety. We show that, at end of treatment, the 0.4, 0.8, and 1.2 mg groups had statistically significant HbA1c reductions from baseline of -1.81%, -1.90%, and -2.39%, respectively, compared to -0.55% for placebo (P < 0.0001). At end of treatment, 71.9% of the 1.2 mg group had HbA1c ≤ 6.5% versus 9.1% on placebo, and 33.3% had body weight reductions ≥5% versus 3.0% for placebo. Ecnoglutide was generally safe and well tolerated. China Drug Trials Registry CTR20211014.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glucagon-Like Peptide 1Glycated HemoglobinAdultAgedBlood GlucoseBody WeightDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeBlood GlucoseGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHypoglycemic Agents

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PMCPMC11437099

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