Subject terms
SURMOUNT-3, overweight or obesity, weight loss, weight reduction
The effects of tirzepatide, a glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, on weight reduction after successful intensive lifestyle intervention are unknown. This double-blind, placebo-controlled trial randomized (1:1) adults with body mass index ≥30 or ≥27 kg/mIn the SURMOUNT-3 trial, once-weekly treatment with tirzepatide was demonstrated to result in clinically meaningful additional weight loss in adults with overweight or obesity following initial successful weight loss of at least 5% body weight with intensive lifestyle intervention.