The panel applied an individual patient perspective
3638 Start with screening Because patients being considered for GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy are already at risk of developing acute pancreatitis due to having type 2 diabetes, obesity or both, screening for other potential risk factors before starting treatment is recommended
Combined with semaglutide (CagriSema), it demonstrated 20.4% weight loss in the Phase 3 REDEFINE 1 trial, approaching the efficacy of bariatric surgery
Secher A, Jelsing J, Baquero AF, Hecksher-Srensen J, Cowley MA, Dalbge LS, Hansen G, Grove KL, Pyke C, Raun K
Semaglutide dosing starts low (0.25 mg weekly) and increases every four weeks: 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 1.7 mg, then 2.4 mg
CTNT (Proteintech, Rosemont, IL, #68300-1-Ig)