Peptide News Digest

#Head-To-Head

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Innovent Mazdutide DREAMS-3 Head-to-Head Beats Semaglutide in Chinese Type 2 Diabetes: 48% Hit A1C Under 7% Plus 10% Weight Loss Versus 21% on Semaglutide

Innovent's DREAMS-3 Phase 3b head-to-head trial of mazdutide versus semaglutide in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes and obesity was presented Sunday June 7 by Linong Ji of Peking University People's Hospital. On the composite primary endpoint, 48.0% of mazdutide-treated patients reached HbA1c under 7% plus at least 10% body weight reduction versus 21.0% on semaglutide. The readout is the first Phase 3 head-to-head defeat for semaglutide outside Lilly's tirzepatide series.

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SURMOUNT-5 Head-to-Head: Tirzepatide Delivers 21.6% Weight Loss vs Semaglutide's 15.4%

The first definitive Phase 3B head-to-head trial of Lilly's tirzepatide versus Novo Nordisk's semaglutide in 750 patients with obesity over 72 weeks showed tirzepatide produced 21.6% mean weight loss vs semaglutide's 15.4%. 36.2% of tirzepatide patients achieved ≥25% weight loss vs 19.4% on semaglutide. Results published April 20 give Lilly a clear comparative data point in the GLP-1 market share battle.