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ReviewCurrent diabetes reports2024

Polyagonists in Type 2 Diabetes Management.

H A Dissanayake, N P Somasundaram

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Review in Current diabetes reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

H A DissanayakeDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
N P SomasundaramHormone Centre, The Central Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka. noelsomasundaram@gmail.com.
National Hospital of Sri Lanka · LKUniversity of Colombo · LK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of the reviewThis review summarizes the new developments in polyagonist pharmacotherapy for type 2 diabetes. RECENT

findingsSeveral dual- and triple-agonists targeting different pathogenic pathways of type 2 diabetes have entered clinical trials and have led to significant improvements in glycaemia, body weight, fatty liver, and cardio-renal risk factors, with variable adverse event profiles but no new serious safety concerns. Combining agents with complementary and synergistic mechanisms of action have enhanced efficacy and safety. Targeting multiple pathogenic pathways simultaneously has led to enhanced benefits which potentially match those of bariatric surgery. Tirzepatide, cotadutide, BI456906, ritatrutide, and CagriSema have entered phase 3 clinical trials. Outcomes from published clinical studies are reviewed. Efficacy-safety profiles are heterogeneous between agents, suggesting the potential application of precision medicine and need for personalized approach in pharmacological management of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Polyagonism has become a key strategy to address the complex pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and co-morbidities and increasing number of agents are moving through clinical trials. Heterogeneity in efficacy-safety profiles calls for application of precision medicine and need for judicious personalization of care.

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Bariatric SurgeryDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Body WeightGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorHumansHypoglycemic AgentsKidneyRisk FactorsGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorHypoglycemic AgentsDual agonistPolyagonistTriagonistTwincretinType 2 diabetes

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PMID38150106
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