Summary table of the three obesity drugs with levers for ease of use, efficacy, and pricing
Louis Aronne is a paid consultant and advisory board member for Eli Lilly and Company, the study sponsor and the manufacturer of orforglipron and tirzepatide.
Switching to the oral small molecule glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) orforglipron after taking injectable GLP-1s helped patients maintain mostbut not allof their weight loss, according to a clinical trial led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators
Recently, BMS terminated the Phase III RELATIVITY-123 trial investigating the combination of Opdivo and the LAG-3 antibody relatlimab in a fixed dose for patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC)
GLP-1 can act on the central GLP-1 receptors (especially the hypothalamus) and the central satiety center, causing a feeling of satiety and reducing food intake, thus achieving weight loss through appetite suppression