Enrollment, follow-up, data analysis, NDA (New Drug Application) preparation, and FDA review typically add up to 18-36 months even with Breakthrough Therapy Designation, which Lilly has received for retatrutide in obesity
Obesity then became the breakthrough market
GLP-1 and Blood Pressure: What the Evidence Shows GLP-1 receptor agonists, primarily licensed for type 2 diabetes and obesity management, have demonstrated modest blood pressure-lowering effects in clinical trials
Meanwhile, participants with severe obesity and established cardiovascular disease in TRIUMPH-3 lost up to 22.6% of their body weight at 80 weeks
Chem databases Jastreboff et al., 2023 (NEJM) LP3-R is referenced in scientific literature as a triple receptor research peptide