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SURMOUNT-CN

Tirzepatide for Weight Reduction in Chinese Adults With Obesity: The SURMOUNT-CN Randomized Clinical Trial

Zhao L et al. · JAMA

Study record

Population

210 Chinese adults without diabetes; BMI ≥28 or ≥24 with a weight-related comorbidity.

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Formulation

Sponsor-provided investigational autoinjectors, with matching placebo.

Read source · Study protocolProtocol p40, sections7.1.1–7.1.2
Route

Subcutaneous.

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Dose & frequency

Weekly 2.5 mg initially, increased 2.5 mg every four weeks to assigned 10 or 15 mg; lifestyle counseling accompanied treatment.

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Study design

Randomized, double-blind placebo trial; 70/71/69 participants in 10 mg/15 mg/placebo arms.

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Duration

52 treatment weeks plus four weeks of safety follow-up without study treatment.

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Reported findings

Weight changes −13.6%/−17.5%/−2.3% including discontinuation; efficacy estimates −14.4%/−19.9%/−2.4% exclude post-discontinuation data.

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Adverse events

Serious events: 3/70, 8/71, 6/69. Adverse-event treatment discontinuations: 2/70, 5/71, 1/69; GI-only: 2/70, 3/71, 0/69. No deaths.

Read source · Full-text reportTable3 — 10 mg/15 mg/placebo; treatment plus follow-up
Monitoring

Adverse events, vital signs and laboratory testing; independent adjudication of deaths, cardiovascular events and pancreatitis.

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What it supports

Weight reduction versus placebo in Chinese adults with overweight or obesity, without diabetes.

What it does not establish

Short follow-up; few participants below BMI28. Regional eligibility limits generalization. Estimates are not interchangeable.

Funding

Eli Lilly and Company; sponsor participated in design, analysis and reporting.

Literature search cutoff: 2026-09-08 · Not independently clinically reviewed

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