RCT | Once-weekly Semaglutide effective for weight loss in adolescents with obesity.

Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adolescents with Obesity – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

STEP TEENS: High-dose semaglutide weight loss benefits shown in adolescents – medwire News

Trial Shows Weight-Loss Drug Works in Teens – HealthDay

Commentary on Twitter

In this trial, adolescents with obesity assigned to weekly subcutaneous semaglutide plus lifestyle intervention had a greater reduction in BMI than those who received lifestyle intervention alone. https://t.co/yiFseP38xa pic.twitter.com/uRqkFfon1s

— NEJM (@NEJM) November 2, 2022