Current location:opinions >>
Scientists discover a NEW weight loss shot that could burn twice as much fat as Ozempic
opinions1People have gathered around
IntroductionA new weight loss drug could see patients lose double the amount of fat they'd shift on popular medi ...
A new weight loss drug could see patients lose double the amount of fat they'd shift on popular medications like Ozempic, early trial data has shown.
Obese patients taking the once-weekly injection lost roughly 19 percent of their body weight, on average, after five and a half months of the treatment.
In comparison, a number of trials have shown that semaglutide — the medication in Wegovy and Ozempic — results in around 10 percent reduction in body weight after six months.
Further, those with pre-diabetes on the new drug were all found to be in remission by the end of the trial.
The study data, unveiled by Swiss pharma giant Roche Thursday, shows that the rate of side effects is similar to that of other currently available injections.
The trial from Roche showed participants on the drug lost 18.8 percent of their body weight over 24 weeks on average
Roche's share price jumped four percent on the news of the new drug. Shown above over the last five days
Side effects included mild to moderate gastrointestinal effects such as nausea and vomiting.
The drug, called CT-388, was tested in a phase 1 trial, designed to check whether medications are safe for human use.
The study involved 31 obese adults with no underlying conditions including type 2 diabetes. A separate trial is planned to test the drug in diabetics.
Read More
What the latest Ozempic breakthrough means for you: It lowers the risk of heart attacks, and now there could be other diseases it helps fight. PAT HAGAN explains why doctors are so excited...
At week 24, results showed that 45 percent of participants had lost more than 20 percent of their body weight.
All the participants had lost at least five percent of their weight.
Ozempic and Wegovy work by mimicking high levels of naturally occurring hormones that regulate blood sugar and suppress appetite.
Roche's drug acts similarly to Mounjaro and Zepbound, made by pharma firm Eli Lilly.
It contains the drug tirzepatide which, unlike semaglutide, acts on not one but two appetite-suppressing hormones.
These are Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and the hormone Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) — which both trigger feelings of fullness and suppress appetite.
Studies on Mounjaro and Zepbound suggest patients can expect to lose about 20 percent of their body weight after 36 weeks on the once weekly medications.
Dr Levi Garraway, Roche's chief medical officer, said: 'We are very pleased to see the significant and clinically meaningful weight loss in people treated with CT-388.
'The results are highly encouraging for further development of CT-388 for both obesity and type 2 diabetes and underscore its potential to become a best-in-class therapy with durable weight loss and glucose control.'
The drug has a long way to go before it reaches the approval stage, with several further trials needed to prove efficacy.
A price for the medication also has not been revealed, but Ozempic retails at upwards of $900 per month.
The development comes as pharmaceutical companies race to cash in on the weight loss market boom, which is expected to surge to a value of $44billion by 2030, up from less than $100million in 2020.
More than nine million prescriptions were written for drugs including Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro in the last three months of 2022, with companies racing to expand supply to meet the demand.
It also comes amid widespread shortages of weight loss drugs, with many patients currently struggling to get hold of Zepbound and Mounjaro.
FDA data shows there are also shortages of Wegovy in some areas, which has been linked to 'demand increase' ahead of summer.
Roche's share prices climbed immediately after the announcement of the study results, jumping four percent.
Other companies have also seen their share prices surge after announcing new weight loss drugs, including Novo Nordisk which saw shares tick up more than eight percent in March after it reported a weight loss of 13 percent after 12 weeks in phase 1 trials of its new Amycretin pill.
Viking Therapeutics, based in California, saw its share value double after it reported phase two results for its own weight loss drug.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Planet Pulse news portal”。http://navassaisland.fightbigfood.org/content-47e199839.html
Related articles
Mets beat Phillies 6
opinionsPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pete Alonso homered, J.D. Martinez hit a go-ahead single in the 11th inning and ...
【opinions】
Read moreScientists identify new method of extracting chemicals from wastewater
opinions(Xinhua) 15:57, December 15, 2023BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have proposed a new ...
【opinions】
Read moreFolk activity of intangible cultural heritage held to mark Qixi Festival
opinions(Ecns.cn) 15:09, August 22, 2023Local women in ethnic costumes compete in an embroidery contest duri ...
【opinions】
Read more
Popular articles
- Squad sizes for Copa America teams expanded from 23 players to 26
- It's almost April 15. Here's how to reduce stress and get your taxes done
- Chinese police take back 130 gambling, scam suspects from Cambodia
- Tiger Woods BOMBS his 100th round at Augusta National as golf legend scores 16
- PEN America, facing ongoing criticism over its response to the Mideast war, gathers for annual gala
- Interview: ITER director
Latest articles
Indiana judge opens door for new eatery, finding `tacos and burritos are Mexican
Folk activity of intangible cultural heritage held to mark Qixi Festival
Traditional Chinese Mid
Excessive nitrogen fertilizer yields less attractive apples: research
A look at high
Humanoid robots make public debut in Beijing
LINKS
- Special School Teacher Educates Minds and More of Hospitalized Students
- Helping Women Villagers Embroider Better Lives
- Veterinarian Provides Quality Services to Rural Residents
- Dying with Dignity, Living with Love
- Protecting Wetlands for Human
- Avid Reader Restores Ancient Books in Shenyang, NE China
- Woman Revives Traditional Batik Craft, Helps Women Change Fates
- Pic Story of Flower
- Xinjiang Story: Uygur Dancer Blends Folk Elegance with Modern Street Beats
- Across China: Ethnic Bai Woman Travels Far to Promote Cultural Heritage