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Compound monograph · §10

Semaglutide — references and citing documents

The full reference list for this monograph, and every Institute document that draws on it.

Document identifier
CEI-MN-001/10
Series
Compound monograph
Version
1.1
Published
16 Sep 2023
Last reviewed
16 Aug 2024
Next review
16 Aug 2026
Identifier
10.71829/cei.mono.1
Certainty
High
Cycle
2023 Q3

§10References

Every reference the monograph relies on is listed below in order of first citation across the document. Identifiers are reproduced only where the Institute holds them; where a digital object identifier or PubMed identifier is not shown, the Institute has recorded the journal and year and has not constructed one.

This monograph cites 20 sources[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20].

Table 9. Bibliographic records for the sources cited by this monograph. Each links to its record page, which lists every Institute document citing it.

#TitleSourceYear
1Once-weekly semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesityNew England Journal of Medicine2021
2Semaglutide 2·4 mg once a week in adults with overweight or obesity, and type 2 diabetes (STEP 2): a…The Lancet2021
3Effect of subcutaneous semaglutide vs placebo as an adjunct to intensive behavioral therapy on body weight in…JAMA2021
4Effect of continued weekly subcutaneous semaglutide vs placebo on weight loss maintenance in adults with…JAMA2021
5Two-year effects of semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity: the STEP 5 trialNature Medicine2022
6Effect of weekly subcutaneous semaglutide vs daily liraglutide on body weight in adults with overweight or…JAMA2022
7Once-weekly semaglutide in adolescents with obesityNew England Journal of Medicine2022
8Semaglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in obesity without diabetesNew England Journal of Medicine2023
9Long-term weight loss effects of semaglutide in obesity without diabetes in the SELECT trialNature Medicine2024
10Effects of semaglutide on chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetesNew England Journal of Medicine2024
11Semaglutide in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesityNew England Journal of Medicine2023
12Phase 3 trial of semaglutide in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitisNew England Journal of Medicine2025
13Semaglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetesNew England Journal of Medicine2016
14Discovery of the once-weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue semaglutideJournal of Medicinal Chemistry2015
15Absorption, metabolism and excretion of the GLP-1 analogue semaglutide in humans and nonclinical speciesEuropean Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences2017
16WEGOVY (semaglutide) injection, for subcutaneous use — Highlights of Prescribing InformationFDA Approved Labeling2024
17Wegovy (semaglutide) — Summary of Product CharacteristicsEMA European Public Assessment Report2024
18Mechanisms of action and therapeutic application of glucagon-like peptide-1Cell Metabolism2018
19Weight regain and cardiometabolic effects after withdrawal of semaglutide: the STEP 1 trial extensionDiabetes, Obesity and Metabolism2022
20Risk of gastrointestinal adverse events associated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for weight…JAMA2023

§11Related Institute documents

Table 10. Institute documents that draw on, or are drawn on by, this monograph.

Numbered reference list

References are numbered in order of first citation in this document. Each superscript in the text links to its entry below.

  1. Wilding JPH, Batterham RL, Calanna S, Davies M, Van Gaal LF, Lingvay I, McGowan BM, Rosenstock J, Tran MTD, Wadden TA, Wharton S, Yokote K, Zeuthen N, Kushner RF. Once-weekly semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity. New England Journal of Medicine 2021;384(11):989–1002. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2032183 · PMID 33567185
  2. Davies M, Færch L, Jeppesen OK, Pakseresht A, Pedersen SD, Perreault L, Rosenstock J, Shimomura I, Viljoen A, Wadden TA, Lingvay I. Semaglutide 2·4 mg once a week in adults with overweight or obesity, and type 2 diabetes (STEP 2): a randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. The Lancet 2021;397(10278):971–984. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00213-0 · PMID 33667417
  3. Wadden TA, Bailey TS, Billings LK, Davies M, Frias JP, Koroleva A, Lingvay I, O’Neil PM, Rubino DM, Skovgaard D, Wallenstein SOR, Garvey WT. Effect of subcutaneous semaglutide vs placebo as an adjunct to intensive behavioral therapy on body weight in adults with overweight or obesity: the STEP 3 randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2021;325(14):1403–1413. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.1831 · PMID 33625476
  4. Rubino D, Abrahamsson N, Davies M, Hesse D, Greenway FL, Jensen C, Lingvay I, Mosenzon O, Rosenstock J, Rubio MA, Rudofsky G, Tadayon S, Wadden TA, Dicker D. Effect of continued weekly subcutaneous semaglutide vs placebo on weight loss maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity: the STEP 4 randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2021;325(14):1414–1425. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.3224 · PMID 33755728
  5. Garvey WT, Batterham RL, Bhatta M, Buscemi S, Christensen LN, Frias JP, Jódar E, Kandler K, Rigas G, Wadden TA, Wharton S. Two-year effects of semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity: the STEP 5 trial. Nature Medicine 2022;28(10):2083–2091. doi:10.1038/s41591-022-02026-4 · PMID 36216945
  6. Rubino DM, Greenway FL, Khalid U, O’Neil PM, Rosenstock J, Sørrig R, Wadden TA, Wizert A, Garvey WT. Effect of weekly subcutaneous semaglutide vs daily liraglutide on body weight in adults with overweight or obesity without diabetes: the STEP 8 randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2022;327(2):138–150. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.23619 · PMID 35015037
  7. Weghuber D, Barrett T, Barrientos-Pérez M, Gies I, Hesse D, Jeppesen OK, Kelly AS, Mastrandrea LD, Sørrig R, Arslanian S. Once-weekly semaglutide in adolescents with obesity. New England Journal of Medicine 2022;387(24):2245–2257. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2208601 · PMID 36322838
  8. Lincoff AM, Brown-Frandsen K, Colhoun HM, Deanfield J, Emerson SS, Esbjerg S, Hardt-Lindberg S, Hovingh GK, Kahn SE, Kushner RF, Lingvay I, Oral TK, Michelsen MM, Plutzky J, Tornøe CW, Ryan DH. Semaglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in obesity without diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine 2023;389(24):2221–2232. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2307563 · PMID 37952131
  9. Ryan DH, Lingvay I, Deanfield J, Kahn SE, Barrientos-Pérez M, Colhoun HM, Cercato C, Conway L, Kushner RF, Lincoff AM. Long-term weight loss effects of semaglutide in obesity without diabetes in the SELECT trial. Nature Medicine 2024;30(7):2049–2057. doi:10.1038/s41591-024-02996-7 · PMID 38740993
  10. Perkovic V, Tuttle KR, Rossing P, Mahaffey KW, Mann JFE, Bakris G, Baeres FMM, Idorn T, Bosch-Traberg H, Lausvig NL, Pratley R. Effects of semaglutide on chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine 2024;391(2):109–121. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2403347 · PMID 38785209
  11. Kosiborod MN, Abildstrøm SZ, Borlaug BA, Butler J, Rasmussen S, Davies M, Hovingh GK, Kitzman DW, Lindegaard ML, Møller DV, Shah SJ, Treppendahl MB, Verma S, Abhayaratna W, Ahmed FZ, Chopra V, Ezekowitz J, Fu M, Ito H, Petrie MC. Semaglutide in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity. New England Journal of Medicine 2023;389(12):1069–1084. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2306963 · PMID 37622681
  12. Sanyal AJ, Newsome PN, Kliers I, Østergaard LH, Long MT, Kjær MS, Cali AMG, Bugianesi E, Rinella ME, Roden M, Ratziu V. Phase 3 trial of semaglutide in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. New England Journal of Medicine 2025;392(21):2089–2099. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2413258
  13. Marso SP, Bain SC, Consoli A, Eliaschewitz FG, Jódar E, Leiter LA, Lingvay I, Rosenstock J, Seufert J, Warren ML, Woo V, Hansen O, Holst AG, Pettersson J, Vilsbøll T. Semaglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine 2016;375(19):1834–1844. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1607141 · PMID 27633186
  14. Lau J, Bloch P, Schäffer L, Pettersson I, Spetzler J, Kofoed J, Madsen K, Knudsen LB, McGuire J, Steensgaard DB, Strauss HM, Gram DX, Knudsen SM, Nielsen FS, Thygesen P, Reedtz-Runge S, Kruse T. Discovery of the once-weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue semaglutide. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2015;58(18):7370–7380. doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00726 · PMID 26308095
  15. Jensen L, Helleberg H, Roffel A, van Lier JJ, Bjørnsdottir I, Pedersen PJ, Rowe E, Derving Karsbøl J, Pedersen ML. Absorption, metabolism and excretion of the GLP-1 analogue semaglutide in humans and nonclinical species. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2017;104:31–41. doi:10.1016/j.ejps.2017.03.020 · PMID 28323117
  16. United States Food and Drug Administration. WEGOVY (semaglutide) injection, for subcutaneous use — Highlights of Prescribing Information. FDA Approved Labeling 2024;Reference ID revision 01/2024. identifier not held by the Institute
  17. European Medicines Agency. Wegovy (semaglutide) — Summary of Product Characteristics. EMA European Public Assessment Report 2024;EMEA/H/C/005422. identifier not held by the Institute
  18. Drucker DJ. Mechanisms of action and therapeutic application of glucagon-like peptide-1. Cell Metabolism 2018;27(4):740–756. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2018.03.001 · PMID 29617641
  19. Wilding JPH, Batterham RL, Davies M, Van Gaal LF, Kandler K, Konakli K, Lingvay I, McGowan BM, Oral TK, Rosenstock J, Wadden TA, Wharton S, Yokote K, Kushner RF. Weight regain and cardiometabolic effects after withdrawal of semaglutide: the STEP 1 trial extension. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism 2022;24(8):1553–1564. doi:10.1111/dom.14725 · PMID 35441470
  20. Sodhi M, Rezaeianzadeh R, Kezouh A, Etminan M. Risk of gastrointestinal adverse events associated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for weight loss. JAMA 2023;330(18):1795–1797. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.19574 · PMID 37796527

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