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Retatrutide human trials

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Human · 2026-06-06

Efficacy and safety of retatrutide, a GIP, GLP-1, and glucagon receptor agonist, in people with type 2 diabetes and inadequate glycaemic control with diet and exercise (TRANSCEND-T2D-1): a double-blind, randomised, phase 3 trial.

Randomized, double-blind phase 3 trial compared weekly retatrutide with placebo for 40 weeks. The primary outcome was HbA1c, a blood-sugar marker; weight change was secondary.

No author-stated limitations were available in the abstract. The comparison covered 40 weeks against placebo, not an active drug.

Human · 2025-06-30

Effects of retatrutide on body composition in people with type 2 diabetes: a substudy of a phase 2, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, randomised trial.

A randomized, double-blind phase 2 substudy in adults with type 2 diabetes compared retatrutide with placebo and dulaglutide. Its primary outcome was total fat-mass change measured by body-composition scans over 36 weeks.

No author-stated limitations were available in the abstract. Only 103 of 189 participants completed treatment and paired scans.

Human · 2022-10-27

LY3437943, a novel triple GIP, GLP-1, and glucagon receptor agonist in people with type 2 diabetes: a phase 1b, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, multiple-ascending dose trial.

A 12-week randomized, double-blind phase 1b trial in adults with type 2 diabetes compared ascending retatrutide doses with placebo and dulaglutide. Safety and tolerability were primary outcomes; glucose, weight and drug-processing measures were secondary.

No author-stated limitations were available in the abstract. Of 72 treated participants, 29 discontinued prematurely.

Human · Animal · Cell / tissue · 2022-08-18

LY3437943, a novel triple glucagon, GIP, and GLP-1 receptor agonist for glycemic control and weight loss: From discovery to clinical proof of concept.

Discovery research assessed LY3437943, later known as retatrutide, a peptide activating glucagon, GIP and GLP-1 receptors, through laboratory experiments, obese-mouse studies and an early phase 1 single-dose study.

Authors called for further clinical assessment. The mouse mechanism does not establish the same mechanism or effectiveness in humans; the abstract provides no detailed adverse-event counts.

Human · 2025-04-02

The Effect of Retatrutide on Kidney Parameters in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and/or Obesity.

A kidney-safety analysis reported kidney impairment, dehydration and low blood pressure. One retatrutide participant had serious acute kidney injury, possibly secondary to COVID-19.

The analysis was exploratory, without adjustment for multiple comparisons. Few participants had existing kidney disease, follow-up was short, and no kidney outcome events occurred; prevention of kidney failure was not established.

Review · 2024-02-01

What is the pipeline for future medications for obesity?

Review of current and pipeline obesity medicines, emphasizing GLP-1 and combinations with GIP, glucagon, or amylin. It does not report one intervention, comparator, or follow-up period.

The abstract gives no review-selection methods, study counts, or formal quality assessment. Its statement that early pipeline data may exceed tirzepatide is not a head-to-head finding, so methodological quality remains unassessed.