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  2. LY3437943, a novel triple glucagon, GIP, and GLP-1 receptor agonist for glycemic control and weight loss: From discovery to clinical proof of concept

LY3437943, a novel triple glucagon, GIP, and GLP-1 receptor agonist for glycemic control and weight loss: From discovery to clinical proof of concept

  • Cell Metab. 2022 Sep 6;34(9):1234-1247.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.07.013.
Tamer Coskun 1 Shweta Urva 2 William C Roell 2 Hongchang Qu 2 Corina Loghin 2 Julie S Moyers 2 Libbey S O'Farrell 2 Daniel A Briere 2 Kyle W Sloop 2 Melissa K Thomas 2 Valentina Pirro 2 David B Wainscott 2 Francis S Willard 2 Matthew Abernathy 2 LaRonda Morford 2 Yu Du 2 Charles Benson 2 Ruth E Gimeno 2 Axel Haupt 2 Zvonko Milicevic 3
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Affiliations

  • 1 Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA. Electronic address: coskun_tamer@lilly.com.
  • 2 Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA.
  • 3 Eli Lilly and Company, Vienna, Austria.
Abstract

With an increasing prevalence of obesity, there is a need for new therapies to improve body weight management and metabolic health. Multireceptor agonists in development may provide approaches to fulfill this unmet medical need. LY3437943 is a novel triple agonist peptide at the Glucagon Receptor (GCGR), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR), and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R). In vitro, LY3437943 shows balanced GCGR and GLP-1R activity but more GIPR activity. In obese mice, administration of LY3437943 decreased body weight and improved glycemic control. Body weight loss was augmented by the addition of GCGR-mediated increases in energy expenditure to GIPR- and GLP-1R-driven calorie intake reduction. In a phase 1 single ascending dose study, LY3437943 showed a safety and tolerability profile similar to Other incretins. Its pharmacokinetic profile supported once-weekly dosing, and a reduction in body weight persisted up to day 43 after a single dose. These findings warrant further clinical assessment of LY3437943.

Keywords

GIP; GLP-1; energy expenditure; glucagon; glucose control; metabolomics; obesity; triple agonist.

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