Case report
Sustained weight loss exceeding 100 kg with sequential incretin-based therapy in Prader-Willi syndrome.
JCEM case reports · 1 Oct 2026
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Publication details
- Authors
- Yovera-Aldana M, Manrique-Hurtado H, Umpierrez GE
- Journal
- JCEM case reports
- Publication date
- 1 Oct 2026
- Publication type
- Case Reports; Journal Article
- Evidence type
- Case report
- Relevance classification
- Secondary
- PubMed ID
- 42751099
- DOI
- 10.1210/jcemcr/luag260
- Language
- eng
- Linked clinical trial
- Not reported
Abstract
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a neurogenetic disorder characterized by hyperphagia, severe obesity, and early-onset metabolic complications, in which durable weight loss is rarely achieved. We report a 29-year-old man with genetically confirmed maternal uniparental disomy PWS who presented with severe obesity (185 kg; body mass index [BMI] 59.7 kg/m2) and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (glycated hemoglobin [HbA1c], 8.3% [SI: 67 mmol/mol] [reference range, <5.7% (SI: <39 mmol/mol)]). He received sequential incretin-based therapy, initiated with retatrutide (1-12 mg weekly) within a clinical trial, followed by oral semaglutide and then dulaglutide after retatrutide became unavailable, together with a structured hypocaloric diet and supervised exercise. At 18 months, total weight loss reached 58.8% (-108.7 kg), with HbA1c of 4.9% (SI: 30 mmol/mol), consistent with diabetes remission after discontinuation of all glucose-lowering medications. Mild transient gastrointestinal symptoms occurred during dose escalation, with no serious adverse events. Follow-up bioimpedance showed a skeletal muscle mass of 38.5 kg after a 58.8% reduction in total body weight.
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