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Lilly’s twin bets reshape diabetes weight loss

Source: Longevity Technology • Published: 05 Oct 2026, 09:59

Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Longevity Technology.

Reports compare two Lilly strategies for treating obesity with type 2 diabetes, highlighting differing weight loss and tolerability outcomes across trials.

Lilly’s twin bets reshape diabetes weight loss
Key Takeaways
  • Retatrutide produced up to 20.8% weight loss under an efficacy estimand and 18.8% under a treatment regimen estimand.
  • EloraTZP, an amylin plus GLP-1 combination, achieved up to 23.3% weight loss in a Phase 2 diabetes population.
  • Discontinuation rates varied widely: retatrutide had 4–12% quits across doses while eloraTZP saw 10.8–27.0% quits at higher doses.
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