Head-to-head evidence
elecoglipron vs liraglutide
Same mechanism, same race: design-graded trial evidence for both assets, with the grading rationale shown. Grades describe the quality of the evidence, never the merits of either security.
Obesity
Shared mechanism: GLP-1 receptor · full Obesity pipeline
elecoglipron
Developed by AstraZeneca
NCT06579092 · Phase 2 · completed
This randomised, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial in 310 adults living with obesity or overweight reported a 10.5% reduction in body weight on elecoglipron 75 mg against 0.6% on placebo at 26 weeks. Percent weight change is the measure regulators accept as the primary efficacy endpoint in obesity.
Next expected readout: April 2028 · NCT07775404 (registry estimate)
liraglutide · Saxenda / Victoza
Marketed by Novo Nordisk
NCT00781937 · Phase 3 · completed
The trial randomly assigned 212 participants to liraglutide and 210 to placebo in a double-blind, placebo-controlled design, with objective body-weight outcomes assessed at week 56. All three prespecified primary comparisons favored liraglutide and were statistically significant (each p<0.0001), supporting a strong evidence grade.
Next expected readout: December 2026 · NCT07225816 (registry estimate)
Type 2 Diabetes
Shared mechanism: GLP-1 receptor · full Type 2 Diabetes pipeline
elecoglipron
Developed by AstraZeneca
NCT06579105 · Phase 2 · completed
Participants receiving AZD5004 or placebo were randomized and kept blinded to treatment; a semaglutide comparator arm was open-label but was not part of the primary comparison. The highest dose produced a substantially larger drop in HbA1c than placebo, meeting the trial's main goal.
Next expected readout: May 2028 · NCT07664553 (registry estimate)
liraglutide · Saxenda / Victoza
Marketed by Novo Nordisk
NCT00318461 · Phase 3 · completed
This was a large (n=1091), randomized, double-blind, parallel-group trial with both a placebo-controlled comparison (liraglutide + metformin vs metformin + liraglutide placebo) and an active-controlled comparison (glimepiride + metformin). The primary endpoint was change in HbA1c at week 26, a hard, regulator-accepted outcome for type 2 diabetes. The prespecified primary comparisons for liraglutide 1.2 mg and 1.8 mg/day were met: both were significantly superior to metformin alone (p<0.0001) and non-inferior to glimepiride + metformin within the 0.4% margin. The 0.6 mg dose was superior to metformin but did not meet non-inferiority against glimepiride + metformin, which does not negate the positive results for the clinically relevant doses.
Next expected readout: June 2027 · NCT03883412 (registry estimate)
The full competitive landscape for each asset (every same-race competitor with aligned evidence, sortable) is on the asset pages: elecoglipron's landscape · liraglutide's landscape