Efficacy of bile acid therapy for gallstone dissolution: a meta-analysis of randomized trials
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In December 2025, Lilly reported Phase 3 trial results showing participants lost an average of 28.7% of their body weight (~71 lbs) over 68 weeks among the largest average weight-loss results ever reported in a Phase 3 obesity drug trial
It is therefore clear that currently available GLP-1RAs, mimicking on the peripheral action of GLP-1 (7-36) NH2 , not only ignore the yet unknown physiology of GLP-1 (9-36) NH2 or its metabolites, but they also fail to address the tissue specific physiology of GLP-1 (7-36) NH2 , while pushing to supra-physiological limits the endocrine GLP-1 receptor axis, likely explaining the reported side-effects and only partial success in the treatment of T2D