The October 2025 analysis published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society (abstract SUN-659, with full peer-reviewed article at PMC12544991) reported retatrutide at a mean absolute reduction of 16.34 kg and 23.77% body weight versus 11.82 kg and 16.79% for tirzepatide, an indirect advantage in retatrutides favour 20
Previous real-world evidence studies have shown dulaglutide to be associated with greater treatment persistence and adherence compared with semaglutide QW, liraglutide, and exenatide QW [26,27,28,29]
My read, as a dietitian who works in this space every day: this is an industry maturing in real time
There's a synergy between how these hormones all operate, he said
Some sub-analyses of large clinical trials suggest that GLP-1RA and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor combination therapy may provide more significant reductions in heart failure hospitalization and renal composite events than each alone