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Survodutide

Survodutide is an experimental peptide that works as a dual glucagon/GLP-1 receptor agonist. Unlike other dual GLP-1/glucagon dual agonists, it is a glucagon analog rather than an analog of oxyntomodulin. It is developed by Boehringer Ingelheim as a weight loss drug.

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Survodutide
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Other namesBI 456906; EX-A7878
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FormulaC192H289N47O61
Molar mass4231.692 g·mol−1
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Survodutide (BI 456906) is an experimental peptide that works as a dual glucagon/GLP-1 receptor agonist. Unlike other dual GLP-1/glucagon dual agonists, it is a glucagon analog rather than an analog of oxyntomodulin. It is developed by Boehringer Ingelheim as a weight loss drug.123

Survodutide is a twincretin having dual glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucagon receptor agonist activity, conceptually based on endogenous peptide oxyntomodulin. In a meta-analysis involving data from 3 randomized controlled trials having 1088 patients, 4- 11 months use of survodutide at doses 2.4-4.8 mg / week was associated with on an average 7-9% reduction in body weight from baseline. This translates to around 9-15kg of body weight reduction from baseline. Gastrointestinal side effects were the predominant side effects, were mild and dose dependent, as has been noted with other incretin based therapies.4

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  1. Klein, Thomas; Augustin, Robert; Hennige, Anita M. (June 2023). "Perspectives in weight control in diabetes – BI 456906". Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 207 110779. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110779. PMID 37330144. S2CID 259188902.
  2. Zimmermann, Tina; Thomas, Leo; Baader-Pagler, Tamara; Haebel, Peter; Simon, Eric; Reindl, Wolfgang; Bajrami, Besnik; Rist, Wolfgang; Uphues, Ingo; Drucker, Daniel J.; Klein, Holger; Santhanam, Rakesh; Hamprecht, Dieter; Neubauer, Heike; Augustin, Robert (December 2022). "BI 456906: Discovery and preclinical pharmacology of a novel GCGR/GLP-1R dual agonist with robust anti-obesity efficacy". Molecular Metabolism. 66 101633. doi:10.1016/j.molmet.2022.101633. PMC 9679702. PMID 36356832.
  3. Augustin, Robert; Thomas, Leo; Zimmermann, Tina; Simon, Eric; Rist, Wolfgang; Uphues, Ingo; Reindl, Wolfgang; Klein, Thomas; Neubauer, Heike (20 June 2023). "749-P: Selection of BI 456906 as a Dual GCGR/GLP-1R Agonist Based on In Vitro Potency and In Vivo Target Engagement Biomarkers". Diabetes. 72 (Supplement_1) 749-P. doi:10.2337/db23-749-P. S2CID 259442329.
  4. Dutta D, Kamrul-Hasan AB, Joshi A, Dhall A, Nagendra L, Sharma M (May–June 2025). "Efficacy and Safety of Twincretin Survodutide, a Dual Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 and Glucagon Receptor Agonist as an Anti-Obesity and Anti-Diabetes Medication: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 29 (3): 253–259. doi:10.4103/ijem.ijem_366_24. PMC 12274044. PMID 40688625.