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Trial reportObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2025

Effect of semaglutide 2.4 mg on use of antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment in five randomized controlled STEP trials.

Beverly G Tchang, Michael G Knight, Kasper Adelborg, Jennifer N Clements, Aske Thorn Iversen, Andrea Traina

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Trial report in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors.

Beverly G TchangWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2955-8089
Michael G KnightThe George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Kasper AdelborgNovo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark.
Jennifer N ClementsUniversity of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
Aske Thorn IversenNovo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark.
Andrea TrainaNovo Nordisk Inc., Plainsboro, New Jersey, USA.

Funding

Novo NordiskNovo Nordisk Inc.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this study was to assess antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment changes in participants receiving semaglutide 2.4 mg versus placebo across pooled populations from five Semaglutide Treatment Effect in People with Obesity (STEP) trials.

methodsEfficacy and safety of semaglutide 2.4 mg were evaluated in the STEP clinical trials. In this post hoc analysis, STEP 1, 3, 6, and 8 (which included people with overweight or obesity) and, separately, STEP 2 and 6 (which included people with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes) were pooled for analysis. Changes in antihypertensive or lipid-lowering treatment intensity from randomization to end of treatment were evaluated.

resultsIn both pooled samples, a higher proportion of participants in the semaglutide 2.4 mg group versus placebo underwent antihypertensive or lipid-lowering treatment intensity reduction by end of treatment. A smaller proportion underwent antihypertensive or lipid-lowering treatment intensification by end of treatment in the semaglutide 2.4 mg group of both samples versus placebo. In participants receiving antihypertensive or lipid-lowering medications in both samples, greater numeric reductions in body weight were observed in the semaglutide 2.4 mg group versus placebo.

conclusionsThese results support a relationship between semaglutide 2.4 mg treatment of overweight and obesity and reduced need for antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment, facilitating treatment intensity reduction/discontinuation and abating treatment intensification.

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Antihypertensive AgentsGlucagon-Like PeptidesHypertensionHypolipidemic AgentsObesityAdultAgedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Double-Blind MethodFemaleGlucagon-Like Peptide 1HumansMaleMiddle AgedOverweightRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicAntihypertensive AgentsGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like PeptidesHypolipidemic AgentsSemaglutide

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PMID39756397
PMCPMC11774009

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