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Trial reportScience translational medicine2013

Unimolecular dual incretins maximize metabolic benefits in rodents, monkeys, and humans.

Brian Finan, Tao Ma, Nickki Ottaway, Timo D Müller, Kirk M Habegger, Kristy M Heppner, Henriette Kirchner, Jenna Holland, Jazzminn Hembree, Christine Raver and 23 more

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Trial report in Science translational medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02598791 (GIP/GLP-1 Co-Activity in Subjects With Obesity), which is not on this map. Cited by 305 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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305citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02598791 nacompletedstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

GIP/GLP-1 Co-Activity in Subjects With Obesity: Lowering of Food Intake

Ran2015Enrolled18Registered outcomes12Posted comparisons0ConditionsAdiposity, Obesity, Type 2 DiabetesArmsIIGI+GIP, IIGI+GIP+GLP-1, IIGI+GLP-1, IIGI+NaCl (placebo), OGTT
PMID 9449682PMID 23684623PMID 25144635other papers from this trial
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

305 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 661 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy and Safety of Tirzepatide on Weight Loss in Patients Without Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025 · on this map
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  13. The evolving landscape of obesity pharmacotherapy.Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2026
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  18. Hypothalamic regulation of energy homeostasis: Quo vadis.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

33 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Brian FinanInstitute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg 85764, Germany.
Tao Ma
Nickki Ottaway
Timo D Müller
Kirk M Habegger
Kristy M Heppner
Henriette Kirchner
Jenna Holland
Jazzminn Hembree
Christine Raver
Sarah H Lockie
David L Smiley
Vasily Gelfanov
Bin Yang
Susanna Hofmann
Dennis Bruemmer
Daniel J Drucker
Paul T Pfluger
Diego Perez-Tilve
Jaswant Gidda
Louis Vignati
Lianshan Zhang
Jonathan B Hauptman
Michele Lau
Mathieu Brecheisen
Sabine Uhles
William Riboulet
Emmanuelle Hainaut
Elena Sebokova
Karin Conde-Knape
Anish Konkar
Richard D DiMarchi
Matthias H Tschöp
Indiana University Bloomington · USTechnical University of Munich · DEMonash University · AUUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the discovery and translational therapeutic efficacy of a peptide with potent, balanced co-agonism at both of the receptors for the incretin hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP). This unimolecular dual incretin is derived from an intermixed sequence of GLP-1 and GIP, and demonstrated enhanced antihyperglycemic and insulinotropic efficacy relative to selective GLP-1 agonists. Notably, this superior efficacy translated across rodent models of obesity and diabetes, including db/db mice and ZDF rats, to primates (cynomolgus monkeys and humans). Furthermore, this co-agonist exhibited synergism in reducing fat mass in obese rodents, whereas a selective GIP agonist demonstrated negligible weight-lowering efficacy. The unimolecular dual incretins corrected two causal mechanisms of diabesity, adiposity-induced insulin resistance and pancreatic insulin deficiency, more effectively than did selective mono-agonists. The duration of action of the unimolecular dual incretins was refined through site-specific lipidation or PEGylation to support less frequent administration. These peptides provide comparable pharmacology to the native peptides and enhanced efficacy relative to similarly modified selective GLP-1 agonists. The pharmacokinetic enhancement lessened peak drug exposure and, in combination with less dependence on GLP-1-mediated pharmacology, avoided the adverse gastrointestinal effects that typify selective GLP-1-based agonists. This discovery and validation of a balanced and high-potency dual incretin agonist enables a more physiological approach to management of diseases associated with impaired glucose tolerance.

Indexed as

AcylationAdolescentAdultAgedAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2ExenatideFemaleGastric Inhibitory PolypeptideGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorGlucose Tolerance TestHaplorhiniHumansHyperglycemiaIncretinsExenatideGastric Inhibitory Polypeptidegastric inhibitory polypeptide receptorGLP1R protein, humanGlp1r protein, mouseGlp1r protein, ratGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorIncretinsInsulinLiraglutidePeptidesReceptors, Gastrointestinal HormoneReceptors, GlucagonVenoms

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PMID24174327
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