Legemiddel
Tirzepatide: hva studiene viser
Tirzepatid ga de største gjennomsnittlige vekttapene som noen gang er registrert for et legemiddel i en randomisert fedmeprøve. Det er også det med de mest interessante ikke-vektresultatene.
SURMOUNT-1: den største effektstørrelsen i feltet
SURMOUNT-1 randomiserte voksne med fedme og uten diabetes til tirzepatid 5, 10 eller 15 mg ukentlig, eller placebo, i 72 uker [8]. Gjennomsnittlig vekttap ved den høyeste dosen var omtrent −20,9%, med 5 mg dosen allerede rundt −15% — noe som betyr at den laveste tirzepatid-dosen omtrent matchet det beste semaglutid-resultatet. Mer enn halvparten av deltakerne ved de høyere dosene mistet minst 20% av kroppsvekten.
En fortsettelse av det programmet utvidet oppfølgingen og rapporterte om diabetesforebygging sammen med vedvarende vektreduksjon [5], noe som er viktig fordi det flytter sluttpunktet fra et tall på en vekt til en klinisk hendelse.
Vekttapseffektivitet
Diabetesstraffen gjelder også her
SURMOUNT-2 kjørte det samme protokoll i voksne med fedme og type 2 diabetes og fant omtrent 14,7% gjennomsnittlig vekttap ved den høyeste dosen [7]. Igjen: en stor effekt, og igjen merkbart mindre enn i den ikke-diabetiske befolkningen. Meta-analyse som sammenligner de to legemidlene i type 2 diabetes setter den relative rangeringen på et fastere grunnlag [1][3].
| Forsøk | Befolkning | Dose | Varighet | Gjennomsnittlig vekttap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURMOUNT-1 [8] | Fedme, ingen diabetes | 15 mg | 72 uker | ≈ −20,9% |
| SURMOUNT-1 [8] | Fedme, ingen diabetes | 5 mg | 72 uker | ≈ −15% |
| SURMOUNT-2 [7] | Fedme + type 2 diabetes | 15 mg | 72 uker | ≈ −14,7% |
| SURMOUNT-5 [10] | Fedme, direkte sammenligning mot semaglutid | ≤15 mg | 72 uker | Overlegen semaglutid |
Slo semaglutid direkte
Indirekte sammenligninger og virkelige kohorter hadde pekt i denne retningen en stund [12], men studien som avgjorde det sammenlignet de to legemidlene direkte ved fedmedoser i samme befolkning, og tirzepatid vant på gjennomsnittlig vekttap med en betydelig margin [10]. I type 2 diabetes hadde SURPASS-2 allerede vist overlegenhet over semaglutid 1 mg på både glykemiske og vekttap-endepunkter [9].
Resultatene som ikke handler om vekt
To dedikerte studier flyttet tirzepatid utover fedme som kategori.
- Obstruktiv søvnapné. Hos voksne med moderat til alvorlig OSA og fedme, reduserte tirzepatid apné-hypopné-indeksen betydelig sammenlignet med placebo [6]. Dette er den første farmakologiske behandlingen med randomisert bevis i en tilstand som tidligere nesten utelukkende ble behandlet med CPAP.
- Hjertesvikt med bevart ejeksjonsfraksjon. I HFpEF med fedme — en fenotype med svært få effektive behandlinger — forbedret tirzepatid resultatene sammenlignet med placebo [4].
- Kardiovaskulære hendelser. En dedikert sammenligning mot dulaglutid rapporterte kardiovaskulære resultater i type 2 diabetes [11], noe som legger til den tidligere forhåndsdefinerte meta-analysen som ikke fant signal om kardiovaskulær skade.
Det vises også i de europeiske retningslinjene for steatotisk leversykdom sammen med semaglutid [2].
Vanlige spørsmål
Er Mounjaro det samme som Zepbound?
Er tirzepatide rett og slett bedre enn semaglutide?
Forårsaker GIP-komponenten det ekstra vekttapet?
Må jeg nå opp i 15 mg?
Relatert lesing
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