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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Pharmacotherapy for obesity: are we ready to select, tailor and combine pharmacotherapy to achieve more ambitious goals?

Nele Steenackers, Julia Toumazia, Ellen Deleus, Ann Mertens, Matthias Lannoo, Sofia Pazmino, Amar Daniël Emanuel van Laar, Bart Van der Schueren, Roman Vangoitsenhoven

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Nele SteenackersClinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Julia ToumaziaClinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Ellen DeleusClinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Ann MertensClinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Matthias LannooClinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Sofia PazminoClinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Amar Daniël Emanuel van LaarClinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Bart Van der SchuerenClinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Roman VangoitsenhovenClinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advancements in obesity pharmacotherapy have seen the approval of novel agents, like glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist and dual agonists, offering unprecedented efficacy for obesity management. However, treatment outcomes remain highly variable, necessitating a more personalized approach to pharmacotherapy tailored to individual profiles. This review evaluates the current landscape of obesity pharmacotherapy, while exploring factors influencing variability in treatment response including early response predictors, genetic markers, and physiological traits. Additionally, the potential of combining treatment modalities and some emerging drugs are highlighted. Finally, a stepwise algorithm is proposed for personalized obesity treatment, integrating comorbidities, phenotypes, and responses to medication, paving the way for more effective and efficient obesity management.

Indexed as

Anti-Obesity AgentsObesityPrecision MedicineDrug Therapy, CombinationGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsHumansAnti-Obesity AgentsGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonistscombination therapyobesityobesity pharmacotherapypersonalized treatmentprecision medicineweight lossweight management

Identifiers

PMID40607226
PMCPMC12214899

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