Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Once-Weekly Semaglutide Formulations in Indian Adults With Obesity: A Phase III, Randomized Non-inferiority Active-Controlled Study (Size Plus Study).

Kapoor N, Kalra S, Naskar A, Shaikh S, Das S, Kota S, Bhattacharya S, Bhattacharya R, Giri R, Karnik N, Parise G, Mangipudi A, Ghosh A, Dange A, Khandelwal D, Chaudhari M, Deogaonkar N, Shamanna P, Sorate S, Saklecha S, Samadhan S, Varade D, Shembalkar J, Bangar K, Lomte N, Mayabhate M, Kapure N, Sharma A, Vaddem R, Jaiswal M

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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.105749
Published: 2026 Mar
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.105749,
  title = {Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Once-Weekly Semaglutide Formulations in Indian Adults With Obesity: A Phase III, Randomized Non-inferiority Active-Controlled Study (Size Plus Study).},
  author = {Kapoor N and Kalra S and Naskar A and Shaikh S and Das S and Kota S and Bhattacharya S and Bhattacharya R and Giri R and Karnik N and Parise G and Mangipudi A and Ghosh A and Dange A and Khandelwal D and Chaudhari M and Deogaonkar N and Shamanna P and Sorate S and Saklecha S and Samadhan S and Varade D and Shembalkar J and Bangar K and Lomte N and Mayabhate M and Kapure N and Sharma A and Vaddem R and Jaiswal M},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.105749},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.105749}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Once-Weekly Semaglutide Formulations in Indian Adults With Obesity: A Phase III, Randomized Non-inferiority Active-Controlled Study (Size Plus Study).
AU  - Kapoor N
AU  - Kalra S
AU  - Naskar A
AU  - Shaikh S
AU  - Das S
AU  - Kota S
AU  - Bhattacharya S
AU  - Bhattacharya R
AU  - Giri R
AU  - Karnik N
AU  - Parise G
AU  - Mangipudi A
AU  - Ghosh A
AU  - Dange A
AU  - Khandelwal D
AU  - Chaudhari M
AU  - Deogaonkar N
AU  - Shamanna P
AU  - Sorate S
AU  - Saklecha S
AU  - Samadhan S
AU  - Varade D
AU  - Shembalkar J
AU  - Bangar K
AU  - Lomte N
AU  - Mayabhate M
AU  - Kapure N
AU  - Sharma A
AU  - Vaddem R
AU  - Jaiswal M
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.105749
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N, K., S, K., A, N., S, S., S, D., S, K., S, B., R, B., R, G., N, K., G, P., A, M., A, G., A, D., D, K., M, C., N, D., P, S., S, S., S, S., S, S., D, V., J, S., K, B., N, L., M, M., N, K., A, S., R, V., & M, J. (2026). Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Once-Weekly Semaglutide Formulations in Indian Adults With Obesity: A Phase III, Randomized Non-inferiority Active-Controlled Study (Size Plus Study).. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.105749

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