In patients with POMC, PCSK1, or LEPR biallelic deficiency, setmelanotide continued to reduce body weight and BMI.
In plain wordsIn patients with these genetic deficiencies, body weight and BMI continued to decrease during setmelanotide treatment.
- Peptide
- Setmelanotide
- Outcome
- DecreaseBody weight and BMI
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Baseline
- Outcome group
- Body weight · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
Setmelanotide treatment continued to provide sizable reductions in body weight and body mass index while being generally well tolerated.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
The present study aims to examine the long-term efficacy of ∼3 years of setmelanotide treatment in patients with POMC, PCSK1, and LEPR biallelic deficiency in a long-term extension after a previous trial.