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Indication assessment · §4

Delayed gastric emptying and gastrointestinal motility effects — compounds assessed

The 2 compounds the Institute assesses in delayed gastric emptying and gastrointestinal motility effects.

Document identifier
CEI-IN-19/4
Series
Indication assessment
Version
2.3
Published
23 Apr 2024
Last reviewed
23 Apr 2024
Next review
23 Apr 2026
Identifier
10.71829/cei.ind.19
Certainty
Not rated
Cycle
2024 Q2
ICD-11
DA91.3
Category
Gastrointestinal

§4Compounds assessed

Compounds the Institute assesses in this indication, with the class of each and its overall certainty. A compound appears here whether or not the evidence supports its use, because recording that a compound has been studied and found wanting is as much part of the assessment as recording that one has not.

  • GLP-1 receptor agonist (exendin-based, short- and extended-release)1 contributing trialfull monograph

    Marked acute delay in gastric emptying that shows partial tachyphylaxis with continued twice-daily dosing — The clearest human demonstration of gastric-emptying tachyphylaxis in the class.

    Moderate
  • Growth-hormone secretagogue, selective ghrelin receptor agonist (pentapeptide)1 contributing trialfull monograph

    A phase 2 programme in post-operative ileus did not meet its primary endpoint and development was discontinued — The Institute regards the existence of a discontinued phase 2 programme with a negative primary endpoint as the most clinically informative fact…

    Moderate

References cited on this page

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  1. Holman RR, Bethel MA, Mentz RJ, Thompson VP, Lokhnygina Y, Buse JB, Chan JC, Choi J, Gustavson SM, Iqbal N, Maggioni AP, Marso SP, Öhman P, Pagidipati NJ, Poulter N, Ramachandran A, Zinman B, Hernandez AF. Effects of once-weekly exenatide on cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine 2017;377(13):1228–1239. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1612917 · PMID 28910237

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