hrp0097fc8.6 | Fat, metabolism and obesity 2 | ESPE2023

Liraglutide treatment in adolescents with extreme obesity - Effects on weight loss in the first 9 months under real-life conditions

Schirmer Melanie , Brandt Stephanie , Knupfer Magdalena , Zorn Stefanie , Weihrauch-Blüher Susann , Wabitsch Martin

Introduction: The Glucagon-like Peptide(GLP1)-analogue liraglutide is the first drug approved for the treatment of obesity in adolescents in Europe. While clinically relevant effects of liraglutide treatment in adolescents with obesity had been shown in a phase III study, there are no reports about the use under real-life conditions in these patients. Our aim was to report the effect of treatment with liraglutide on body weight loss in a cohort of adolescents ...