Research
Hormonal
Combination pharmacological therapy, such as pramlintide/metreleptin, is promising for the treatment of obesity.
Practitioners may consider combination therapies like pramlintide/metreleptin as a potential treatment option for obesity.
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Combination pharmacological therapy, such as pramlintide/metreleptin, for the treatment of obesity is very promising and is supported by encouraging weight loss results and improvement in metabolic makers in early-phase clinical studies.
Why this rating
Based on early-phase clinical studies mentioned in the abstract.
Source
Novel strategy for the use of leptin for obesity therapy
Charmaine S. Tam et al. · Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy · 2011
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