Cagrilintide/semaglutide

Cagrilintide/semaglutide, marketed as CagriSema, is a combination of cagrilintide, a dual amylin and calcitonin receptor agonist, and semaglutide, a GLP-1 agonist. It is injected once weekly and is being tested in type 2 diabetes and obesity. Preliminary trial results found a greater weight loss compared to either medication alone. HbA1c was significantly improved compared to cagrilintide alone and non-significantly better than semaglutide alone.[1][2] In a Phase II trial, weight loss averaged -15.6 percent after 32 weeks, making CagriSema comparable in efficacy to tirzepatide.[3][4] A future trial sponsored by Novo Nordisk is comparing tirzepatide and CagriSema head-to-head.[5] As of 2023, CagriSema is in a Phase III trial.[6]

Cagrilintide/semaglutide
Combination of
CagrilintideAmylin receptor agonist
SemaglutideGLP-1 receptor agonist
Clinical data
Trade namesCagriSema

References

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  1. ^ Enebo, Lone B; Berthelsen, Kasper K; Kankam, Martin; Lund, Michael T; Rubino, Domenica M; Satylganova, Altynai; Lau, David C W (May 2021). "Safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of concomitant administration of multiple doses of cagrilintide with semaglutide 2·4 mg for weight management: a randomised, controlled, phase 1b trial". The Lancet. 397 (10286): 1736–1748. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00845-X. PMID 33894838. S2CID 233354744.
  2. ^ Frias, Juan P; Deenadayalan, Srikanth; Erichsen, Lars; Knop, Filip K; Lingvay, Ildiko; Macura, Stanislava; Mathieu, Chantal; Pedersen, Sue D; Davies, Melanie (August 2023). "Efficacy and safety of co-administered once-weekly cagrilintide 2·4 mg with once-weekly semaglutide 2·4 mg in type 2 diabetes: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, active-controlled, phase 2 trial". The Lancet. 402 (10403): 720–730. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01163-7. PMID 37364590. S2CID 259237278.
  3. ^ Idris, Iskandar (July 2023). "Coadministration of the long‐acting amylin analog cagrilintide plus semaglutide ( CagriSema ), resulted in significantly greater weight loss, along with improved measures of glucose control, in a short phase 2 trial of patients with type 2 diabetes". Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Now. 1 (7). doi:10.1002/doi2.68. ISSN 2688-8939.
  4. ^ Holst, Jens Juul; Jepsen, Sara Lind; Modvig, Ida (April 2022). "GLP-1 – Incretin and pleiotropic hormone with pharmacotherapy potential. Increasing secretion of endogenous GLP-1 for diabetes and obesity therapy". Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 63: 102189. doi:10.1016/j.coph.2022.102189. PMID 35231672.
  5. ^ "CTG Labs - NCBI". clinicaltrials.gov. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  6. ^ Jeon, Eonju; Lee, Ki Young; Kim, Kyoung-Kon (1 June 2023). "Approved Anti-Obesity Medications in 2022 KSSO Guidelines and the Promise of Phase 3 Clinical Trials: Anti-Obesity Drugs in the Sky and on the Horizon". Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome. 32 (2): 106–120. doi:10.7570/jomes23032. ISSN 2508-7576. PMC 10327684. PMID 37349257.