Summary of the SUSTAIN results9 10 16 20–26
Trial (n) | Background regimen† | Doses and comparators | Body weight change from baseline (kg) | Patients with weight loss of>5% (%) |
SUSTAIN 1 (n=388)13 | Diet and Exercise | SC semaglutide 0.5 mg | –3.73* | 37* |
SC semaglutide 1.0 mg | –4.53* | 45* | ||
Placebo | –0.98 | 7 | ||
SUSTAIN 2 (n=1231)8 | Metformin, pioglitazone, rosiglitazone | SC semaglutide 0.5 mg | –4.3* | 46* |
SC semaglutide 1.0 mg | –6.1* | 62* | ||
Sitagliptin 100 mg | –1.9 | 18 | ||
SUSTAIN 3 (n=809)9 | Metformin, Sulfonylurea, Thiazolidinedione | SC semaglutide 1.0 mg | –5.6* | 52* |
Exenatide ER 2 mg | –1.9 | 17 | ||
SUSTAIN 4 (n=1089)15 | Metformin, Sulfonylurea | SC semaglutide 0.5 mg | –3.47* | 37* |
SC semaglutide 1.0 mg | –5.17* | 51* | ||
Insulin glargine | 1.15 | 5 | ||
SUSTAIN 5 (n=397)12 | Metformin, Basal insulin | SC semaglutide 0.5 mg | –3.7* | 42* |
SC semaglutide 1.0 mg | –6.4* | 66* | ||
Placebo | –1.4 | 11 | ||
SUSTAIN 6 (n=3297)11 | 0–2 antihyperglycemic agents | SC semaglutide 0.5 mg | –3.6* | NR |
SC semaglutide 1.0 mg | –4.9* | |||
Placebo 1.0 mg | –0.7 | |||
Placebo 0.5 mg | –0.5 | |||
SUSTAIN 7 (n=1201)16 | Metformin | SC semaglutide 0.5 mg | –4.6* | 44* |
Dulaglutide 0.75 mg | –2.3 | 23 | ||
SC semaglutide 1.0 mg | –2.3* | 63* | ||
Dulaglutide 1.5 mg | –1.1 | 30 | ||
SUSTAIN 8 (n=788)17 | Metformin | SC semaglutide 1.0 mg | –5.3* | 53 |
Canagliflozin 300 mg | –4.2 | 47 | ||
SUSTAIN 9 (n=302)14 | Metformin, Sulfonylurea, SGLT-2 inhibitor | SC semaglutide 1.0 mg | –4.7* | 50* |
Placebo | –0.9 | 8 | ||
SUSTAIN 10 (n=577)18 | Metformin, SGLT-2 inhibitor | SC semaglutide 1.0 mg | –5.8* | 56* |
Liraglutide 1.2 mg | –1.9 | 18 |
*P<0.05 indicating the the superiority of semaglutide vs the respective comparator.
†Alone or in combination with one another.
ER, extended release; NR, not recorded; SC, subcutaneous; SGLT-2, sodium glucose cotransporter 2; SUSTAIN, Semaglutide Unabated Sustainability in Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes.