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Retatrutide: Efficacy and safety of retatrutide, a GIP, GLP-1, and glucagon receptor agonist, in people with type 2 diabetes and inadequate glycaemic control with diet and exercise (TRANSCEND-T2D-1): a double-blind, randomised, phase 3 trial.

Lancet (London, England) · 2026

3 minute read1/1/2026human

Retatrutide is a GIP, GLP-1, and glucagon triple hormone receptor agonist, under clinical development for type 2 diabetes, obesity, and related complications. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of retatrutide as a monotherapy in people with type 2 diabetes that is inadequately controlled by diet and exercise alone. In this 40-week, phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial at 48 sites in the USA, Mexico, and India, we recruited adults (aged ≥18 years) with type 2 diabetes that is inadequately controlled by diet and exercise alone, glycated haemoglobin (HbA 1c ) between 7·0% and 9·5% (53-80 mmol/mol), and BMI of at least 23 kg/m 2 .

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