Lilly's retatrutide delivered greater A1C reduction and more than double the weight loss of Ozempic's highest approved dose in head-to-head trial (PRNewswire) - Oct 28, 2026 - "In the TRANSCEND-T2D-2 trial, both doses of retatrutide lowered A1C by an average of 2.2% compared to 1.8% with Ozempic at 80 weeks. Participants taking retatrutide lost an average of 44.3 lbs (19.5%; 9 mg) and 47.4 lbs (20.9%; 12 mg) compared to 20.9 lbs (9.4%) with Ozempic. Retatrutide also delivered greater improvements than Ozempic across certain cardiovascular risk factors, including non-HDL cholesterol, triglycerides and systolic blood pressure...In TRANSCEND-T2D-2, the most common adverse events with retatrutide (9 mg, 12 mg vs. Ozempic) were diarrhea (28.3%, 32.7% vs. 26.4%), nausea (21.2%, 23.8% vs. 21.3%), constipation (14.2%, 13.1% vs. 19.8%), vomiting (10.2%, 15.0% vs. 13.2%) and dyspepsia (10.4%, 8.5% vs. 11.6%)....Detailed results from TRANSCEND-T2D-2 will be presented at a future medical meeting and published in a peer-reviewed journal." P3 data: top line • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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