Boehringer obesity drug meets Phase III goals
Boehringer's obesity drug met Phase III endpoints but showed weight loss below newer competitors.
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What happened
Boehringer Ingelheim's survodutide achieved significant body weight reduction in the SYNCHRONIZE-2 Phase III trial. 1 The trial met its co-primary endpoints in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes. 1 Participants achieved up to 13.1% weight loss versus 3.1% for placebo. 1 Results presented Thursday showed up to 9.8% weight loss in patients with both obesity and type 2 diabetes. 2 The drug showed significant improvements in glycemic control. 1
Why it matters
The results trailed rival obesity drugs in efficacy. 23 The competing drug retatrutide showed up to 25% weight loss in its trial. 3
What to watch
Detailed trial results will clarify how survodutide compares to other obesity medications. 23
Sources · 3
[1]#EASD26: Boehringer's weight loss candidate trails rivals in diabetes and obesity
Endpoints News
[2]Boehringer Ingelheim's survodutide achieves up to 13.1% weight loss in new Phase III trial, alongside significant improvements in glycemic control in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes
financialpost.com · via Marketaux
[3]Overall, more than a third of participants who took retatrutide as part of a late-stage clinical trial lost 30 percent or more of their weight: arstechnica.visitlink.me/objlbJ
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