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Assessment cycle 2023 Q1

Documents ratified in the 2023 Q1 assessment cycle, which ran from 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023 and was ratified on 18 March 2023.

Documents ratified

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  • CEI-AC-01Assessment-cycle record2023-q1

    Record of documents ratified in the 2023 Q1 assessment cycle.

    18 Mar 2023
  • CEI-CP-010Public comment period2023-q1

    Consultation on the policy governing the declaration and management of interests across the Institute, covering assessment committee members, external reviewers…

    01 Apr 2023
  • CEI-CP-011Public comment period2023-q1

    Consultation on the policy governing what funding the Institute accepts, from whom, and on what published terms. The draft prohibits any funding arrangement that confers…

    24 Mar 2023
  • CEI-IN-08Indication assessment2023-q1

    Glucose regulation impaired beyond normal limits but below diagnostic thresholds for diabetes, including impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, and…

    16 Mar 2023
  • CEI-IN-15Indication assessment2023-q1

    Degenerative joint disease of the knee with radiographic or symptomatic confirmation, occurring with obesity as a mechanical and inflammatory contributor.

    09 Mar 2023
  • CEI-MN-004Compound monograph2023-q1

    Triple GIP, GLP-1 and glucagon receptor agonist (acylated). Retatrutide adds glucagon receptor agonism to the dual incretin mechanism. Glucagon receptor activation increases hepatic fatty-acid oxidation and…

    Moderate19 May 2023
  • CEI-MN-025Compound monograph2023-q1

    Growth-hormone secretagogue, non-selective ghrelin receptor agonist (hexapeptide). Hexarelin is a potent ghrelin receptor agonist producing marked growth-hormone release. Unlike ipamorelin it also stimulates…

    Very low10 Mar 2024
  • CEI-MN-030Compound monograph2023-q1

    Synthetic pentadecapeptide derived from a gastric juice protein sequence. The proposed mechanism is angiogenic and cytoprotective action through VEGF receptor 2 transactivation and nitric-oxide-pathway modulation…

    Very low11 May 2024
  • CEI-MN-034Compound monograph2023-q1

    C-terminal tripeptide fragment of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone. KPV inhibits NF-κB activation and reduces pro-inflammatory cytokine production in epithelial and immune cells. Reported uptake through the…

    Very low01 Mar 2024
  • CEI-MS-01Methodological standard2023-q1

    Determination of chromatographic purity of synthetic peptides by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

    High01 Oct 2023
  • CEI-MS-02Methodological standard2023-q1

    Confirmation of peptide identity by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

    High02 Jun 2023
  • CEI-TR-0001Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Semaglutide in obesity randomising 1,961 participants over 68 weeks. Primary result: Mean change −14.9 %…

    High27 Aug 2023
  • CEI-TR-0002Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Semaglutide in obesity and type 2 diabetes randomising 1,210 participants over 68 weeks. Primary result…

    High20 Mar 2024
  • CEI-TR-0003Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Semaglutide in obesity randomising 611 participants over 68 weeks. Primary result: Mean change −16.0 %…

    High17 Aug 2023
  • CEI-TR-0004Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised withdrawal, phase 3 study of Semaglutide in obesity randomising 803 participants over 48 weeks after a 20-week run-in. Primary result: Continued treatment…

    High24 Feb 2024
  • CEI-TR-0005Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Semaglutide in obesity and prediabetes randomising 304 participants over 104 weeks. Primary result: Mean…

    High13 Sep 2023
  • CEI-TR-0006Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, active-controlled, phase 3 study of Semaglutide in obesity randomising 338 participants over 68 weeks. Primary result: Mean change −15.8 % with…

    High06 Mar 2024
  • CEI-TR-0007Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Semaglutide in adolescent obesity randomising 201 participants over 68 weeks. Primary result: Mean change…

    Moderate13 Mar 2024
  • CEI-TR-0008Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Semaglutide in hfpef and obesity randomising 529 participants over 52 weeks. Primary result: Clinical…

    Moderate05 Jul 2023
  • CEI-TR-0010Trial abstract2023-q1

    Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial, phase 3 study of Semaglutide in cardiovascular and obesity randomising 17,604 participants over mean 39.8 months. Primary…

    High07 Mar 2024
  • CEI-TR-0014Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Semaglutide in type 2 diabetes randomising 388 participants over 30 weeks. Primary result: Reduction of…

    High20 Aug 2023
  • CEI-TR-0015Trial abstract2023-q1

    Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial, phase 3 study of Semaglutide in cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes randomising 3,297 participants over 104 weeks. Primary…

    High27 Aug 2023
  • CEI-TR-0016Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, active-controlled, phase 3 study of Semaglutide in type 2 diabetes randomising 1,201 participants over 40 weeks. Primary result: Difference…

    High01 Jul 2023
  • CEI-TR-0017Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Semaglutide, oral in type 2 diabetes randomising 703 participants over 26 weeks. Primary result…

    High19 Jan 2024
  • CEI-TR-0018Trial abstract2023-q1

    Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial, phase 3 study of Semaglutide, oral in cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes randomising 3,183 participants over median 15.9…

    High24 May 2023
  • CEI-TR-0020Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Semaglutide, oral in obesity randomising 667 participants over 68 weeks. Primary result: Mean change −15.1…

    Moderate14 Nov 2023
  • CEI-TR-0021Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Tirzepatide in obesity randomising 2,539 participants over 72 weeks. Primary result: Mean change −20.9 %…

    High15 Feb 2024
  • CEI-TR-0022Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Tirzepatide in obesity and type 2 diabetes randomising 938 participants over 72 weeks. Primary result…

    High02 May 2024
  • CEI-TR-0023Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Tirzepatide in obesity randomising 806 participants over 72 weeks after a 12-week lead-in. Primary result…

    High24 Nov 2023
  • CEI-TR-0029Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Tirzepatide in type 2 diabetes randomising 478 participants over 40 weeks. Primary result: Reduction of…

    High06 Nov 2023
  • CEI-TR-0030Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, active-controlled, phase 3 study of Tirzepatide in type 2 diabetes randomising 1,879 participants over 40 weeks. Primary result: All three…

    High15 Mar 2024
  • CEI-TR-0031Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, open-label, active-controlled, phase 3 study of Tirzepatide in type 2 diabetes randomising 1,444 participants over 52 weeks. Primary result: Superior…

    High26 Mar 2024
  • CEI-TR-0032Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, open-label, active-controlled, phase 3 study of Tirzepatide in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular randomising 2,002 participants over median 85 weeks…

    High20 Apr 2023
  • CEI-TR-0033Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Tirzepatide in type 2 diabetes randomising 475 participants over 40 weeks. Primary result: Reduction of…

    High12 Jun 2023
  • CEI-TR-0036Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study of Retatrutide in obesity randomising 338 participants over 48 weeks. Primary result: Mean change −24.2 % at…

    Moderate09 May 2023
  • CEI-TR-0037Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study of Retatrutide in type 2 diabetes randomising 281 participants over 36 weeks. Primary result: Reduction of up…

    Moderate09 Aug 2023
  • CEI-TR-0043Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study of Orforglipron in obesity randomising 272 participants over 36 weeks. Primary result: Mean change up to…

    Moderate09 May 2024
  • CEI-TR-0044Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study of Orforglipron in type 2 diabetes randomising 383 participants over 26 weeks. Primary result: Reduction of…

    Moderate12 Sep 2023
  • CEI-TR-0052Trial abstract2023-q1

    Randomised, double-blind, active-controlled, phase 2 study of CagriSema (cagrilintide with semaglutide) in type 2 diabetes and obesity randomising 92 participants over…

    Low12 Aug 2023
  • CEI-TR-0053Trial abstract2023-q1

    Dose-finding, phase 2 study of Cagrilintide in obesity randomising 706 participants over 26 weeks. Primary result: Dose-dependent change to −10.8 % at 4.5 mg versus −3.0…

    Moderate10 Nov 2023

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