{"title":"Cagrilintide-semaglutide: a new option for patients with type 2 diabetes.","authors":"André J Scheen","doi":"10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00129-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00129-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":" ","pages":"621-624"},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148200801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The risk of biopsy of phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas.","authors":"Michael G Ziegler","doi":"10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00077-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00077-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":" ","pages":"618-619"},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147876249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amerta Ghosh, Lovely Gupta, Irshad Ahmad Ansari, Deep Dutta, Anoop Misra
{"title":"High cost and poor availability of continuous glucose monitoring in low-income and middle-income countries.","authors":"Amerta Ghosh, Lovely Gupta, Irshad Ahmad Ansari, Deep Dutta, Anoop Misra","doi":"10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00153-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00153-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":" ","pages":"627-628"},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148310028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
John B Buse, Harpreet S Bajaj, Stine-Mathilde Dalskov, Lucienne Donaldson, Helene H Hansen Duus, Therese Wilbek Fabricius, Martin Haluzík, Ildiko Lingvay, Sue D Pedersen, Richard E Pratley, Akshay B Jain
{"title":"Cagrilintide-semaglutide (CagriSema) versus semaglutide or cagrilintide in people with type 2 diabetes (REIMAGINE 2): a double-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 3 study.","authors":"John B Buse, Harpreet S Bajaj, Stine-Mathilde Dalskov, Lucienne Donaldson, Helene H Hansen Duus, Therese Wilbek Fabricius, Martin Haluzík, Ildiko Lingvay, Sue D Pedersen, Richard E Pratley, Akshay B Jain","doi":"10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00125-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00125-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The amylin receptor agonist cagrilintide and the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide have complementary effects on glycaemic control and bodyweight. We aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of a fixed-dose combination of cagrilintide and semaglutide (cagrilintide-semaglutide; known as CagriSema) versus semaglutide or cagrilintide for glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes and overweight or obesity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>REIMAGINE 2 was a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled and active-controlled, parallel-group study conducted in 30 countries (trial sites included university hospitals, health-care centres, research centres, and other centres). Participants aged 18 years or older with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes (HbA<sub>1c</sub> 7·0-10·5% [53-91 mmol/mol]) receiving metformin with or without an SGLT2 inhibitor, and a BMI of 25 kg/m<sup>2</sup> or more, were randomly assigned (8:8:2:8:8:1:1) to receive once-weekly subcutaneous cagrilintide 2·4 mg plus semaglutide 2·4 mg (hereafter cagrilintide-semaglutide [2·4 mg each]), semaglutide 2·4 mg, cagrilintide 2·4 mg, cagrilintide 1·0 mg plus semaglutide 1·0 mg (hereafter cagrilintide-semaglutide [1·0 mg each]), semaglutide 1·0 mg, or corresponding placebo for 68 weeks. Randomisation was done using a web-based system with blocked randomisation (block size 36) and stratification according to inclusion in the continuous glucose monitoring subgroup, HbA<sub>1c</sub> less than 8·5% at screening (yes or no), and country of participation (Japan; yes or no). The study participants, investigators, and study sponsor staff were masked to treatment allocation within dose level throughout the study. The primary endpoint was change in HbA<sub>1c</sub> from baseline to week 68 with cagrilintide-semaglutide (2·4 mg each) versus semaglutide 2·4 mg in the full analysis set; safety was assessed in all participants who received at least one dose of study product. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06065540) and is complete.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>From Oct 10, 2023, to July 29, 2024, 3593 people were screened for eligibility, 2713 of whom were randomly assigned to cagrilintide-semaglutide (2·4 mg each; n=603), semaglutide 2·4 mg (n=605), cagrilintide 2·4 mg (n=152), cagrilintide-semaglutide (1·0 mg each; n=595), semaglutide 1·0 mg (n=609), or placebo (pooled 2·4 mg and 1·0 mg; n=149). 1164 (42·9%) of 2713 were female, 1549 (57·1%) were male, and 2207 (81·3%) were White. Of the randomly assigned participants, 2595 (95·7%) completed the study and 2376 (87·6%) were on treatment at week 68. Mean baseline HbA<sub>1c</sub> was 8·2% (SD 0·9). For the primary endpoint using the efficacy estimand, mean HbA<sub>1c</sub> change was significantly greater with cagrilintide-semaglutide (2·4 mg each) versus semaglutide 2·4 mg (-1·91 percentage points [SE 0·04] vs -1·75 percentage points [0·04]; estimated treatment difference -0·16 per","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":" ","pages":"662-677"},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148200880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mesut Savas, Susanne Kuckuck, Mariëtte R Boon, Elisabeth F C van Rossum
{"title":"Beyond weight loss: multisystem benefits of obesity medications.","authors":"Mesut Savas, Susanne Kuckuck, Mariëtte R Boon, Elisabeth F C van Rossum","doi":"10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00100-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00100-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Obesity is increasingly managed with medications as disease-modifying therapies, reflecting its role as a gateway disease driving metabolic, cardiovascular, reproductive, neuropsychiatric, and mechanical conditions. This Review synthesises evidence from randomised controlled trials and high-quality meta-analyses on approved and late-stage investigational obesity medications, including phentermine-topiramate, naltrexone-bupropion, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists (eg, liraglutide, semaglutide, subcutaneously and orally), and newer GLP-1 receptor agonist-based agents (eg, tirzepatide, survodutide, mazdutide, retatrutide, cagrilintide-semaglutide, and amycretin). We evaluated the effects of obesity medications across major obesity-related conditions, including type 2 diabetes, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, chronic kidney disease, heart failure, cardiovascular disease, obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome (recently named polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome), osteoarthritis, muscle mass, depression, quality of life, and food cravings, along with binge-eating disorders, substance use disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. Overall, GLP-1-based and multiagonist therapies show beneficial effects across these comorbid conditions. While many benefits of obesity medications are mediated by weight loss, accumulating evidence indicates important weight loss-independent effects, particularly with GLP-1 receptor agonist-based therapies. A broader understanding of these pleiotropic effects is essential to inform personalised obesity management and optimise long-term clinical outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":" ","pages":"678-692"},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148057698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vanita R Aroda, Raffaella Buzzetti, Stine-Mathilde Dalskov, Akshay B Jain, Jonas Hughes Larsen, Chantal Mathieu, Richard E Pratley, Alex Videmark, Torquil Watt, John B Buse
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of once-weekly cagrilintide-semaglutide (CagriSema) in adults with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled on diet and exercise (REIMAGINE 1): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3a study.","authors":"Vanita R Aroda, Raffaella Buzzetti, Stine-Mathilde Dalskov, Akshay B Jain, Jonas Hughes Larsen, Chantal Mathieu, Richard E Pratley, Alex Videmark, Torquil Watt, John B Buse","doi":"10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00126-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00126-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cagrilintide-semaglutide (CagriSema) is a novel, once-weekly combination of the amylin receptor agonist cagrilintide and the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of cagrilintide-semaglutide for people with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with diet and exercise.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>REIMAGINE 1 was a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, phase 3a study carried out at 42 sites (study sites included university hospitals, health-care centres, research centres, and other centres) in six countries. Adults aged 18 years or older with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with diet and exercise were randomly assigned (2:1:2:1) to receive once-weekly subcutaneous cagrilintide 2·4 mg plus semaglutide 2·4 mg (cagrilintide-semaglutide [2·4 mg each]), placebo 2·4 mg plus 2·4 mg, cagrilintide 1·0 mg plus semaglutide 1·0 mg (cagrilintide-semaglutide [1·0 mg each]), or placebo 1·0 mg plus 1·0 mg for 40 weeks. Randomisation was done using a web-based system with a block size of six and stratified according to HbA<sub>1c</sub> less than 8·5% at screening and participation in the MRI substudy. Participants, care providers, investigators, and outcome assessors were masked within dose level and all participants received visually identical injections to maintain masking throughout the study. The primary endpoint was change in HbA<sub>1c</sub> from baseline to week 40 in the full analysis set; safety was assessed in all participants who received at least one dose of the trial product. Change in bodyweight from baseline to week 40 was a prespecified secondary endpoint. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT06323174, and is complete.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Between March 19 and Dec 5, 2024, 294 people were screened for eligibility, 189 of whom were enrolled and randomly assigned to cagrilintide-semaglutide (2·4 mg each; n=62), cagrilintide-semaglutide (1·0 mg each; n=63), or placebo (n=64). 103 (54%) of 189 were male, 86 (46%) were female, 147 (78%) were White, and 26 (14%) were Asian. Baseline mean HbA<sub>1c</sub> was 7·8% (SD 0·7) and BMI was 35·2 kg/m<sup>2</sup> (7·4). Using the efficacy estimand, the estimated mean change in HbA<sub>1c</sub> after 40 weeks was -1·8 percentage points (SE 0·1) with cagrilintide-semaglutide (2·4 mg each), -1·5 percentage points (0·1) with cagrilintide-semaglutide (1·0 mg each), and -0·1 percentage points (0·2) with placebo. This corresponded to an estimated treatment difference of -1·7 percentage points (95% CI -2·0 to -1·3; p<0·0001) for cagrilintide-semaglutide (2·4 mg each) versus placebo and -1·3 percentage points (-1·8 to -0·9; p<0·0001) for cagrilintide-semaglutide (1·0 mg each) versus placebo. Cagrilintide-semaglutide was superior to placebo with respect to estimated mean relative change in bodyweight from baseline to week 40 for cagrilintide-semaglutide (2·4 mg each; -13·8% [SE 1·0]) versus placebo (-1·4% ","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":" ","pages":"649-661"},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148200857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed Abu-Farha, Andrew J M Boulton, Robert G Frykberg, Rayaz A Malik, Fahad Alajmi, Jehad Abubaker, Monera Alarouj, Abdullah Bennakhi, Fahd Al-Mulla
{"title":"Diabetic foot ulcer prevention in Kuwait.","authors":"Mohamed Abu-Farha, Andrew J M Boulton, Robert G Frykberg, Rayaz A Malik, Fahad Alajmi, Jehad Abubaker, Monera Alarouj, Abdullah Bennakhi, Fahd Al-Mulla","doi":"10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00131-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00131-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":" ","pages":"627"},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148310114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}