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Synthetic target trial emulation and predictive modeling of amylin-pathway therapies for obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Al-Harbi FA, Alsaif AK, Almutairi AG, et al. Metabolism open. 2025.

Editor's note

A network meta-analysis and computational modeling exercise drawing on seven RCTs (5,786 participants) of amylin-pathway agents including cagrilintide and CagriSema. Findings are model-derived predictions rather than direct trial outcomes, so results should be read as hypothesis-generating. Relevant to the amylin drug class.

Plain-language abstract

This modeling study pooled seven trials of amylin-pathway therapies, including CagriSema and cagrilintide, to simulate comparative effectiveness for obesity and type 2 diabetes.