Efficacy and safety of beloranib for weight loss in obese adults: a randomized controlled trial
RIS ID
99726
Abstract
2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of beloranib treatment for obesity. Methods: This phase II, double-blind, randomized study investigated the effects of beloranib suspension (0.6, 1.2 and 2.4mg) or placebo, administered subcutaneously, for 12weeks in 147 participants (primarily white women) with obesity. No diet or exercise advice was administered. Results: At week 12, beloranib resulted in dose-dependent progressive weight loss of -5.5±0.5, -6.9±0.6 and -10.9±1.1kg for the 0.6, 1.2 and 2.4mg beloranib doses, respectively, compared with -0.4±0.4kg with placebo (all p<0.0001 vs placebo). Weight loss with beloranib was associated with corresponding reductions in waist circumference and body fat mass, as well as improvements in lipids, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and blood pressure. Sleep disturbance and gastrointestinal adverse events were more common with beloranib than with placebo; these were generally mild to moderate, transient and dose-related, and led to more early study withdrawals in participants in the group with the highest dose of beloranib. Conclusions: In this 12-week phase II study, beloranib produced clinically and statistically significant weight loss and corresponding improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors. Beloranib appeared safe, and the 0.6 and 1.2mg doses were generally well tolerated. The 2.4mg dose was associated with increased sleep latency and mild to moderate gastrointestinal adverse events over the first month of treatment. These findings represent a novel mechanism for producing clinically meaningful weight loss.
Publication Details
Kim, D., Krishnarajah, J., Lillioja, S., De Looze, F. J., Marjason, J. K., Proietto, J., Shakib, S., Stuckey, B., Vath, J. E. & Hughes, T. (2015). Efficacy and safety of beloranib for weight loss in obese adults: a randomized controlled trial. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 17 (6), 566-572.