Key result
Once-daily oral orforglipron cuts predicted 10-year type 2 diabetes risk up to ~57% vs. placebo.
Why the study?
The impact of orforglipron on long-term predicted 10-year risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in adults with overweight or obesity without T2D was assessed.
Does once-daily oral orforglipron improve predicted 10-year risk of incident Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in adults with overweight or obesity without Type 2 diabetes?
RCT
Does once-daily oral orforglipron improve predicted 10-year risk of incident Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in adults with overweight or obesity without Type 2 diabetes?
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Once-daily oral orforglipron significantly improves predicted 10-year risk of incident Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease compared with placebo over 72 weeks in adults with overweight or obesity.
OBJECTIVE: To assess change in long-term predicted 10-year cardiometabolic risk (Type 2 diabetes [T2D] and cardiovascular disease [CVD]) in adults with overweight or obesity without T2D. METHODS: with ≥ 1 obesity-related complication) without T2D. Participants received orforglipron 5.5 mg, 9 mg, or 17.2 mg, or placebo for 72 weeks. Changes in predicted risk from baseline to 72 weeks were assessed using three validated risk prediction engines: Cardiometabolic Disease Staging (T2D risk), Framingham (total CVD risk), and PREVENT (total CVD, ASCVD, and HF risk). Mixed models for repeated measures compared change from baseline risk scores between groups. RESULTS: At week 72, mean relative reduction from baseline (median baseline scores: 16.0%-17.3%) in T2D risk score was significantly greater with orforglipron than placebo (-48.6% to -59.4% vs. -10.5%; p < 0.0001; HR-range 0.43-0.55). Using Framingham, at week 72, orforglipron was associated with a significant decrease in mean absolute change in total CVD risk vs placebo (-0.6% to -1.00% vs. +0.6%; p < 0.0001; HR range: 0.82-0.87). Similarly, at week 72, orforglipron was associated with reduced predicted ASCVD, HF, and total CVD risks compared to placebo, assessed using PREVENT (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: In this post hoc analysis, once-daily oral orforglipron was associated with statistically significant improvements in predicted 10-year risk of incident T2D and CVD compared with placebo over 72 weeks using three validated risk prediction models. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ATTAIN-1: NCT05869903.
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Shinde et al. (2026) conducted an RCT in Overweight or obesity without Type 2 diabetes. Orforglipron vs. Placebo was evaluated on Change in long-term predicted 10-year cardiometabolic risk (Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease) (HR range 0.43-0.55, p=<0.0001). Once-daily oral orforglipron significantly reduced the predicted 10-year risk of incident Type 2 diabetes (HR range 0.43-0.55; p<0.0001) and CVD compared with placebo over 72 weeks.
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