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Meta-analysis of these eight CVOTs with 60 080 patients included showed that GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce MACE and have a positive impact on chronic kidney disease in patients with T2D ( Dose-dependent effect for oral semaglutide was assessed and proven in Japanese PIONEER 9 trial, where greater reduction of HbA1c and weight loss was achieved with higher dose of oral semaglutide compared to placebo and 0.9 mg liraglutide (46)
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References Adriaenssens AE, Biggs EK, Darwish T, Tadross J, Sukthankar T, Girish M, Polex-Wolf J, Lam BY, Zvetkova I, Pan W, et al
doi: 10.1186/1758-5996-6-29
Paula Morris-Kaufman, of Cheshire, UK, used the drug to address weight gain following cancer treatments
