Eli Lilly says closely watched combo obesity regimen boosts weight loss in mid-stage trial

Eli Lilly on Wednesday said its experimental combination regimen showed greater weight loss than a high dose of its top-selling drug, tirzepatide, alone in a mid-stage trial on patients with obesity and Type 2 diabetes. The combo therapy met the study's main goals in a population that typically struggles to lose weight. The results boost hopes that it could serve as an alternative blockbuster treatment option for people who didn't respond to or see the results they wanted on the current GLP-1 products on the market. Lilly said it plans to start Phase 3 trials on the regimen at the end of the year.