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Trial reportDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2026

Retatrutide-Associated Improvements in Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers in Adults With Obesity With or Without Type 2 Diabetes.

Giacomo Ruotolo, Charles Harris, Yanzhu Lin, Jonathan M Wilson, Valentina Pirro, Kevin L Duffin, Melissa K Thomas, Mark L Hartman, Ciara O' Neill, Tamer Coskun and 4 more

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase II
In one paragraph

Trial report in Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It reports registered trial NCT04867785. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04867785 phase2completed

A Phase 2 Study of Once-Weekly LY3437943 Compared With Placebo and Dulaglutide in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes

Ran2021Enrolled281Registered outcomes10Posted comparisons96ConditionsType 2 DiabetesArmsDulaglutide, LY3437943, Placebo
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NCT04881760 phase2completednot on this map

A Phase 2 Study of Once-Weekly LY3437943 Compared With Placebo in Participants Who Have Obesity or Are Overweight With Weight-Related Comorbidities

TypeinterventionalSponsorEli Lilly and CompanyRan2021 to 2022Enrolled338ConditionsObesity, OverweightArmsLY3437943, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Giacomo RuotoloEli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5247-5444
Charles HarrisEli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Yanzhu LinEli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Jonathan M WilsonEli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Valentina PirroEli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Kevin L DuffinEli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Melissa K ThomasEli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9848-2834
Mark L HartmanEli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Ciara O' NeillEli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Tamer CoskunEli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2481-133X
Zvonko MilicevicEli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Axel HauptEli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4502-0470
Naveed SattarSchool of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1604-2593
Stephen J NichollsVictorian Heart Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Funding

Eli Lilly and Company
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo further characterise the effects of retatrutide on cardiometabolic risk, lipoprotein and inflammatory biomarkers were assessed post hoc in phase 2 trials of adults with obesity/overweight with or without type 2 diabetes (T2D). MATERIALS AND

methodsData were analysed from two randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trials. In Study 1, adults with obesity/overweight and T2D received once-weekly retatrutide (0.5/4/8/12 mg), dulaglutide (1.5 mg) or placebo for 36 weeks; in Study 2, adults with clinical obesity without T2D received retatrutide (1/4/8/12 mg) or placebo for 48 weeks. Fasting blood samples were collected at baseline and during treatment to assess lipids, apolipoproteins, lipoprotein particle subclasses and inflammatory biomarkers. Mixed models for repeated measures estimated placebo-adjusted change from baseline. Statistical significance was defined as a false discovery rate-adjusted p < 0.05.

resultsMean body mass index was 35.4 kg/m

conclusionsIn adults with obesity/overweight, with or without T2D, retatrutide treatment was associated with reductions in atherogenic lipoproteins and inflammatory biomarkers linked to cardiovascular disease risk.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov numbers NCT04881760 and NCT04867785.

Indexed as

Cardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glucagon-Like PeptidesHypoglycemic AgentsObesityRecombinant Fusion ProteinsAdultAgedBiomarkersDouble-Blind MethodFatty AcidsFemaleHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsLipoproteinsBiomarkersdulaglutideFatty AcidsGlucagon-Like PeptidesHypoglycemic AgentsImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsLipoproteinsPeptidesRecombinant Fusion Proteinsretatrutideantidiabetic drugantiobesity drugcardiovascular diseaseclinical trialincretin therapylipid‐lowering therapy

Identifiers

PMID42608321
PMCPMC13646367

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