REFERENCE BRIEF No 08

the retatrutide titration schedule from the TRIUMPH phase 3 trial

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the 16-week ladder used in TRIUMPH phase 3, pre-approval.

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retatrutide · titration · dosing · TRIUMPH · GLP-1 · GIP · glucagon

As of October 24, 2026, retatrutide is not FDA-approved: FDA's Drugs@FDA data list no application for it.

TRIUMPH-1 (NCT05929066) is Eli Lilly's phase 3 trial of once-weekly retatrutide against placebo in adults without type 2 diabetes who have obesity or overweight. ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2,335 participants and the percent change in body weight from baseline to week 80 as a primary outcome.

In the published results, mean body weight fell 23.7% with retatrutide 9 mg and 25.0% with 12 mg, against 3.9% with placebo, over 80 weeks (treatment-regimen estimand).

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