A Multicenter Pharmacoepidemiological Cohort on Real Life Use of Semaglutide in Adolescents or Adults With Monogenic Obesity

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Conditions studied: Monogenic Obesity

In brief

Rare genetic forms of obesity, so called monogenic obesity are linked to alteration in energy balance involving hypothalamic pathways. More than 60 genes encoding for proteins located in the hypothalamic leptin/melanocortin pathway have been described in the French National Protocol for Diagnostic and Care (PNDS). While pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants in these genes are well-established causes of monogenic obesity, current evidence supports a broader genetic architecture of obesity, better understood as a continuum ranging from rare high-impact variants to polygenic susceptibility. Variants of uncertain significance (VUS) as well as variants currently classified as benign or likely benign are frequently identified in clinical practice, and their classification may evolve over time as genomic databases expand and functional data accumulate In addition, polygenic background may interact with rare variants and contribute to the severity of the phenotype, disease progression, and therapeutic response. The natural history of monogenic obesity is characterized by an early onset in childhood, with a major increase in weight in adolescence and young adulthood. The worsening of obesity exposes these patients to severe complications. Severe obesity and eating disorders have a major impact on the quality of life of the person but also of the family and caregivers. Clinical management is complex and requires comprehensive, specialized and multidisciplinary management. The usual lifestyle approaches have so far shown disappointing results, similarly to bariatric surgery which leads to a more frequent weight regain in the situation of monogenic obesity, justifying new approaches. In this context, evaluating the response to treatment in the particular condition of monogenic obesity is crucial to propose therapeutic options as early as possible to limit weight evolution and its complications. GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1) based innovative therapies have recently emerged as a promising option for treatment of obesity and its complications. This is the case for Semaglutide marketed as OZEMPIC® and WEGOVY®, developed by Novo Nordisk. However, there is a lack of data to confirm that semaglutide could be also effective in monogenic obesity. The aim of the ObGeSema project is to set up a cohort composed of patients (1) having already initiated a treatment and (2) newly treated by Semaglutide in 21 pediatric and adult Specialized Obesity Centres (CSOs) and describe their evolution over a 4 years follow-up.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT06380426
Run by: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
People needed: 175
Starts: 2024-09-19
Expected to finish: 2027-11-30
Last updated by the study team: 2026-06-24

Who can join

Age: 12 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Patients (≥12 years) having already initiated a treatment with SEMAGLUTIDE (regardless of the context: early access, routine care, self-financing, or exceptional reimbursement) or with a physician's decision to initiate treatment in the standard care. All patients having initiated treatment will be proposed to participate, including those having already stopped the treatment at the time of study initiation.
Confirmation of monogenic obesity, as practiced in clinical routine, regardless of current classification (i.e., pathogenic, likely pathogenic, variant of uncertain significance [VUS], or benign) in a gene with leptin-melanocortin pathway described in PNDS (https://www.has-sante.fr/jcms/p_3280217/fr/generique-obesites-de-causes-rares). ) For patients with VUS or benign variants, inclusion is conditional on the availability of a polygenic risk score (PRS)
Patients duly informed and not objecting to participate in the study. For patients ≥12 years <18 years Parents duly informed and not objecting that their child taking part in the study
Patients affiliated to a social security scheme or State Medical Assistance (AME).

You may not qualify if…

Pregnant and breastfeeding women

Where it is running

CHU Pitié Salpêtrière - APHP — Paris, France (enrolling)
Centre de référence Syndrome de Prader-Willi et autres obésités avec troubles du comportement alimentaire (PRADORT). Service de Nutrition, GH Pitié-Salpêtrière, APHP — Paris, France

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