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Certainty index

Moderate certainty

The true effect is likely to be close to the estimate, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different. Further research is likely to have an important impact on confidence in the estimate.

Graded outcomes

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Table 1. Outcomes and syntheses graded at moderate certainty, on this page.

DocumentTypeEffect or conclusion as recorded
Semaglutide in hfpefEvidence extractKCCQ clinical summary score improvement of 7.8 points versus placebo at 52 weeks
Semaglutide in mashEvidence extractResolution of steatohepatitis without worsening of fibrosis in 62.9 % versus 34.3 % with placebo at 72 weeks
Semaglutide in adolescent obesityEvidence extract−16.1 % BMI at 68 weeks versus +0.6 % with placebo
Semaglutide in peripheral arterial diseaseEvidence extractMaximum walking distance ratio to baseline 1.21 versus 1.08 with placebo at 52 weeks
Semaglutide in hypertensionEvidence extractSystolic blood pressure −6.2 mmHg versus −1.1 mmHg with placebo (STEP 1)
Semaglutide, oral in cardiovascularEvidence extractMACE hazard ratio 0.79 (non-inferiority design) in PIONEER 6; 0.86 in the event-driven SOUL trial
Semaglutide, oral in obesityEvidence extract−15.1 % body weight with oral 50 mg at 68 weeks versus −2.4 % with placebo
Tirzepatide in hfpefEvidence extractComposite of cardiovascular death or worsening heart failure hazard ratio 0.62
Tirzepatide in cardiovascularEvidence extractMACE hazard ratio 0.92 versus dulaglutide 1.5 mg in an active-controlled non-inferiority design
Tirzepatide in prediabetesEvidence extractProgression to type 2 diabetes at 176 weeks reduced by 94 % in the prediabetes cohort
Retatrutide in obesityEvidence extract−24.2 % body weight at 48 weeks with 12 mg in the phase 2 trial versus −2.1 % with placebo
Retatrutide in type 2 diabetesEvidence extract−2.02 % HbA1c at 36 weeks with 12 mg versus −0.01 % with placebo; weight −16.9 %
Cagrilintide in obesityEvidence extract−10.8 % body weight at 26 weeks with cagrilintide 4.5 mg monotherapy versus −3.0 % with placebo, and −8.6 % with liraglutide 3.0 mg as active reference
CagriSema (cagrilintide with semaglutide) in obesityEvidence extract−22.7 % body weight at 68 weeks versus −2.3 % with placebo in adults with obesity without diabetes
CagriSema (cagrilintide with semaglutide) in type 2 diabetesEvidence extract−13.7 % body weight and −1.8 % HbA1c at 68 weeks in type 2 diabetes
Liraglutide in prediabetesEvidence extractTime to onset of type 2 diabetes over 160 weeks: hazard ratio 0.21
Liraglutide in adolescent obesityEvidence extractBMI z-score reduction of 0.22 versus 0.01 with placebo at 56 weeks
Liraglutide in sleep apnoeaEvidence extractApnoea–hypopnoea index reduced by 12.2 events/hour versus 6.1 with placebo at 32 weeks
Liraglutide in type 1 diabetes (adjunct)Evidence extractHbA1c reduction of approximately 0.2 % with increased hypoglycaemia and hyperketonaemia
Dulaglutide in obesityEvidence extract−4.6 kg at 4.5 mg over 52 weeks in type 2 diabetes
Exenatide in obesityEvidence extract−2.3 to −3.6 kg
Exenatide in gastric emptyingEvidence extractMarked acute delay in gastric emptying that shows partial tachyphylaxis with continued twice-daily dosing
Lixisenatide in obesityEvidence extract−1.8 to −2.7 kg
Orforglipron in obesityEvidence extract−14.7 % body weight at 36 weeks with 45 mg in the phase 2 trial versus −2.3 % with placebo
Orforglipron in type 2 diabetesEvidence extract−2.1 % HbA1c at 26 weeks with 45 mg versus −0.4 % with placebo
Danuglipron in type 2 diabetesEvidence extract−1.16 % HbA1c at 16 weeks with 120 mg twice daily versus placebo
Survodutide in obesityEvidence extract−14.9 % body weight at 46 weeks with 6.0 mg in phase 2 versus −2.8 % with placebo
Mazdutide in obesityEvidence extract−14.4 % body weight at 48 weeks with 6 mg in a Chinese phase 3 trial versus −0.3 % with placebo
Mazdutide in type 2 diabetesEvidence extract−1.8 % HbA1c at 24 weeks with 6 mg
Pramlintide in type 1 diabetes (adjunct)Evidence extractHbA1c reduction of approximately 0.3 % with weight reduction of 1.4 kg and reduced insulin requirement
Pramlintide in type 2 diabetesEvidence extractHbA1c −0.62 % versus −0.18 % with placebo at 52 weeks, with weight −1.4 kg
Teduglutide in mucosal barrierEvidence extractResponse defined as ≥20 % reduction in parenteral support volume in 63 % versus 30 % with placebo at 24 weeks
Tesamorelin in lipodystrophyEvidence extractVisceral adipose tissue reduced by 15.2 % versus 5.0 % increase with placebo at 26 weeks
Tesamorelin in gh axisEvidence extractIGF-1 rose by a mean of 81 ng/mL, with 34 % of participants exceeding the upper limit of normal at some point
Sermorelin in gh axisEvidence extractPeak stimulated growth hormone response used diagnostically; a peak below 5 µg/L after sermorelin supports pituitary rather than hypothalamic origin of deficiency
Ipamorelin in gastric emptyingEvidence extractA phase 2 programme in post-operative ileus did not meet its primary endpoint and development was discontinued
GHRP-2 in gh axisEvidence extractA peak growth hormone below 16 ng/mL after 100 µg intravenously supports severe adult growth-hormone deficiency in the approved Japanese diagnostic criteria
AOD-9604 in obesityEvidence extractA 12-week phase 2b trial in 300 participants did not demonstrate a statistically significant difference in body weight versus placebo at any dose
Larazotide acetate in mucosal barrierEvidence extractA phase 2b trial met its primary endpoint on symptom scores at the 0.5 mg dose; the subsequent phase 3 trial was discontinued for futility at interim analysis
Thymosin alpha-1 in immune modulationEvidence extractMeta-analyses of hepatitis B trials report higher sustained virological response with thymosin alpha-1 as monotherapy or adjunct; a large Chinese randomised trial in sepsis reported a mortality…

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