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Trial reportDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2025

Effect of semaglutide versus placebo on cardiorenal outcomes by prior cardiovascular disease and baseline body mass index: Pooled post hoc analysis of SUSTAIN 6 and PIONEER 6.

Jingmin Zhou, Mansoor Husain, Yang Li, Wenyan Liu, Zewei Shen, Tina Vilsbøll, Junbo Ge

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It reports registered trial NCT01720446. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT01720446 phase3completed

A Long-term, Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multinational, Multi-centre Trial to Evaluate Cardiovascular and Other Long-term Outcomes With Semaglutide in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN™ 6 - Long-term Outcomes)

Ran2013Enrolled3,297Registered outcomes16Posted comparisons54ConditionsDiabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2ArmsPlacebo, semaglutide
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NCT02692716 phase3completed

A Trial Investigating the Cardiovascular Safety of Oral Semaglutide in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

Ran2017Enrolled3,183Registered outcomes18Posted comparisons13ConditionsDiabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2ArmsPlacebo, semaglutide
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jingmin ZhouDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0195-2727
Mansoor HusainTed Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3740-6739
Yang LiNovo Nordisk (Shanghai) Pharma Trading Co., Ltd, Beijing, China.
Wenyan LiuNovo Nordisk (Shanghai) Pharma Trading Co., Ltd, Beijing, China.
Zewei ShenNovo Nordisk (Shanghai) Pharma Trading Co., Ltd, Beijing, China.
Tina VilsbøllClinical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Junbo GeDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Funding

Novo Nordisk (Shanghai) Pharma Trading Co., Ltd
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsCardiorenal effects of semaglutide in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) at high cardiovascular (CV) risk were investigated. MATERIALS AND

methodsPost hoc analyses of pooled SUSTAIN 6 (NCT01720446) and PIONEER 6 (NCT02692716) data assessed time to primary major adverse CV events (MACE; CV death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or non-fatal stroke), expanded MACE (MACE + hospitalisation for unstable angina or heart failure), CV death, all-cause death, and new or worsening nephropathy. The impact of body weight (BW) changes on primary MACE risk was also evaluated. Participants were stratified by prior CV disease (CVD) status and baseline body mass index (BMI).

resultsSemaglutide significantly reduced the risk of primary and expanded MACE, with a nonsignificant risk reduction of CV and all-cause death versus placebo in the overall population; the effect was consistent across all subgroups (p

conclusionsSemaglutide treatment improved cardiorenal outcomes versus placebo in people with T2D, regardless of prior CVD and baseline BMI. This improvement was observed even when accounting for changes in BW, indicating direct effects of semaglutide on the cardiorenal system. This analysis supports the broad efficacy of semaglutide in a diverse T2D population.

Indexed as

Cardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NephropathiesGlucagon-Like PeptidesHypoglycemic AgentsAgedBody Mass IndexFemaleGlucagon-Like Peptide 1HumansMaleMiddle AgedSemaglutideTreatment OutcomeGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like PeptidesHypoglycemic AgentsSemaglutidebody compositioncardiovascular diseasediabetic nephropathyGLP‐1 analoguesemaglutidetype 2 diabetes

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PMID40704485
PMCPMC12409197

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