ESPE Abstracts

Obesity in adolescents is associated with increased risk of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes (T2D) and long-term complications in adulthood. Data regarding the effects of anti-obesity medications on glycaemic outcomes in adolescents are sparse. STEP TEENS (NCT04102189), a phase 3a, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial in adolescents 12 to <18 years of age with obesity demonstrated that once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide 2.4 mg provided a greater percentage red...