GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

Exenatide: indexed trial records

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Qualified clinical review None on record

Withheld from the index. This page sets out the indexed clinical-record picture for Exenatide.

Every compound in scope is marked high impact and none has a qualified clinical reviewer recorded, so this page is built, checked and served with a noindex directive and left out of the sitemap. Nothing on it has been removed or softened. Recording a named reviewer publishes it unchanged on the next build. How the gate works.

This page carries 12 of the 2,890 records the literature query returned for Exenatide, selected by citation count and preferring records that name the compound in their title. It is a selection, not a complete index.

Every row below resolves to a real identifier and names the study model the indexer assigned. The record class is read from the publication type on the record itself. Nothing here states what a record found.

At a glance

Class
Incretin receptor agonists
Receptor targets as recorded
GLP-1 receptor
Records indexed here
12
Records returned by the query
2,890
Publication years covered
2013–2022
Query retrieved
2026-10-12

Shape of the indexed record set

Record classRecords
Phase 33
Trial, no phase assigned4
Not a registered trial record5
Study model as assignedRecords
human trial12

Study model is the indexer’s own assignment, taken from the MeSH population headings and the publication type. It is not a judgement about how well a record was conducted.

Endpoint coverage

EndpointRecords for this compoundRecords across all compounds in scope
Body weight and adiposity3108
Glycaemic control9117
Cardiovascular230
Renal010
Hepatic19
Neurological418

1 of the 12 records here carry no subject heading from any endpoint set used on this site, so they appear under no endpoint.

Derived record-set tier

Human trial evidence (INFERRED, derived from record counts)
Basis: 12 of 12 indexed records are interventional human trials by their own assigned publication type.
This label counts record types. It is not an assessment of clinical efficacy, of safety, of study quality or of consensus, and it does not rank one compound above another.

What the corpus does not carry for this compound

  • Identity fields with no source retrieved: uniprot_id, sequence.
  • Reported half-life: no source retrieved, so the value reads Unknown.
  • Amounts reported in the cited literature: no row recorded.
  • Adverse effects reported in the cited literature: no row recorded.
  • Long-form mechanism: not written, because no source was read in full.
  • Records the query returned that this corpus does not carry: 2,878.

An absent row records the absence of a retrieved report, never the absence of the thing itself.

Application register

A query of the FDA Drugs@FDA application register on 2026-10-09 returned 2 application record(s) for this compound name (including ANDA206697, NDA021773, marketed as EXENATIDE SYNTHETIC, BYETTA). Material supplied as a research chemical is not the subject of those applications and is not an FDA-approved product.[2]

Scope statement: this records the result of a single automated query against the openFDA drugsfda endpoint on the stated date. It is not legal advice and is not a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction legality assessment.

The records

Phase 3 — 3 records

No.IdentifierYearRecordModelSubject headings
3pmid:292469502018Efficacy and Safety of Once-Weekly Semaglutide Versus Exenatide ER in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN 3): A 56-Week, Open-Label, Randomized Clinical Trial
Diabetes care · Clinical Trial, Phase III, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
human trialVenoms; Humans; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Body Weight; Metformin; Blood Glucose; Peptides; Delayed-Action Preparations
7pmid:276513312016Exenatide once weekly plus dapagliflozin once daily versus exenatide or dapagliflozin alone in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin monotherapy (DURATION-8): a 28 week, multicentre, double-blind, phase 3, randomised controlled trial
The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology · Clinical Trial, Phase III, Comparative Study
human trialVenoms; Humans; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Metformin; Benzhydryl Compounds; Glucosides; Peptides; Hypoglycemic Agents
11pmid:236983962013Efficacy and safety of lixisenatide once daily versus exenatide twice daily in type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled on metformin: a 24-week, randomized, open-label, active-controlled study (GetGoal-X)
Diabetes care · Clinical Trial, Phase III, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
human trialHumans; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Metformin; Peptides; Hypoglycemic Agents; Treatment Outcome; Drug Administration Schedule; Adult

Trial, no phase assigned — 4 records

No.IdentifierYearRecordModelSubject headings
4pmid:287811082017Exenatide once weekly versus placebo in Parkinson's disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Lancet (London, England) · research-article, Randomized Controlled Trial
human trialVenoms; Humans; Parkinson Disease; Peptides; Neurologic Examination; Treatment Outcome; Drug Administration Schedule; Double-Blind Method
6pmid:271062722016Exenatide decreases liver fat content and epicardial adipose tissue in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes: a prospective randomized clinical trial using magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · Randomized Controlled Trial
human trialMyocardium; Liver; Pancreas; Heart; Pericardium; Adipose Tissue; Venoms; Humans
8pmid:246621922014Motor and cognitive advantages persist 12 months after exenatide exposure in Parkinson's disease
Journal of Parkinson's disease · Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Randomized Controlled Trial
human trialVenoms; Humans; Parkinson Disease; Peptides; Antiparkinson Agents; Treatment Outcome; Follow-Up Studies; Cognition
9pmid:248798362014Efficacy and safety of dulaglutide added onto pioglitazone and metformin versus exenatide in type 2 diabetes in a randomized controlled trial (AWARD-1)
Diabetes care · Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Randomized Controlled Trial
human trialVenoms; Humans; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Hypoglycemia; Metformin; Thiazolidinediones; Blood Glucose; Peptides

Not a registered trial record — 5 records

No.IdentifierYearRecordModelSubject headings
1pmid:360669772022Exenatide once weekly for alcohol use disorder investigated in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial
JCI insight · Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, research-article
human trialHumans; Alcoholism; Peptides; Double-Blind Method; Alcohol Drinking; Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; Exenatide
2pmid:306403622019Utility of Neuronal-Derived Exosomes to Examine Molecular Mechanisms That Affect Motor Function in Patients With Parkinson Disease: A Secondary Analysis of the Exenatide-PD Trial
JAMA neurology · Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, research-article
human trialBrain; Neurons; Humans; Parkinson Disease; Insulin; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; Signal Transduction
5pmid:289102372017Effects of Once-Weekly Exenatide on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes
The New England journal of medicine · Comparative Study, research-article
human trialVenoms; Humans; Cardiovascular Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Peptides; Hypoglycemic Agents; Injections, Subcutaneous; Drug Administration Schedule
10pmid:231418172013Exenatide once weekly versus liraglutide once daily in patients with type 2 diabetes (DURATION-6): a randomised, open-label study
Lancet (London, England) · Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study
human trialVenoms; Humans; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Peptides; Hypoglycemic Agents; Treatment Outcome; Drug Administration Schedule; Middle Aged
12pmid:237281742013Exenatide and the treatment of patients with Parkinson's disease
The Journal of clinical investigation · Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, research-article
human trialVenoms; Humans; Parkinson Disease; Disease Progression; Weight Loss; Constipation; Peptides; Antiparkinson Agents

Where this page sits

Receptor targets

All compounds in scope: the trial index. Coverage by endpoint: the endpoint index.

Review status

Review tier
High impact
State
Pending qualified review
Compiled by
automated pipeline
Qualified clinical review
None on record

Why this tier was assigned

  • the name carries 2 Drugs@FDA application record(s), so readers may conflate it with an approved medicine
  • 12 indexed record(s) are interventional human trials
  • the class covers weight-management and metabolic prescribing, the highest-risk consumer subject in this corpus

Checks the pipeline performed

  • every cited source id resolves to a sources[] row on the entity
  • every identifier is a well-formed PMID or DOI
  • study model derived only from assigned MeSH headings and publication types
  • banned-phrase lint over rendered HTML including title, meta, alt and JSON-LD
  • unknown values render as the literal word Unknown

Checks the pipeline did not perform

  • no full text was read
  • no clinical appraisal of any study
  • no assessment of whether the indexed set is representative of the literature

A high_impact profile with qualified_review null must not be published as indexable. Compilation and linting are not clinical validation.

Sources

  1. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 45588096, Exenatide. PubChem, National Library of Medicine (2026). pubchem:45588096
  2. Drugs@FDA application register query for this compound, 2 application(s) returned: ANDA206697, NDA021773. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA drugsfda endpoint (2026). fda:exenatide
  3. Isolation and characterization of exendin-4, an exendin-3 analogue, from Heloderma suspectum venom. Further evidence for an exendin receptor on dispersed acini from guinea pig pancreas. The Journal of biological chemistry (1992). pmid:1313797
  4. Exendin-4 is a high potency agonist and truncated exendin-(9-39)-amide an antagonist at the glucagon-like peptide 1-(7-36)-amide receptor of insulin-secreting beta-cells. The Journal of biological chemistry (1993). pmid:8396143
  5. Exendin-4 stimulates both beta-cell replication and neogenesis, resulting in increased beta-cell mass and improved glucose tolerance in diabetic rats. Diabetes (1999). pmid:10580413
  6. Effects of exenatide (exendin-4) on glycemic control over 30 weeks in sulfonylurea-treated patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes care (2004). pmid:15504997
  7. Effects of exenatide (exendin-4) on glycemic control over 30 weeks in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with metformin and a sulfonylurea. Diabetes care (2005). pmid:15855571
  8. Effects of exenatide (exendin-4) on glycemic control and weight over 30 weeks in metformin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes care (2005). pmid:15855572
  9. Exenatide versus insulin glargine in patients with suboptimally controlled type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial. Annals of internal medicine (2005). pmid:16230722
  10. Exenatide once weekly versus twice daily for the treatment of type 2 diabetes: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority study. Lancet (London, England) (2008). pmid:18782641
  11. Liraglutide once a day versus exenatide twice a day for type 2 diabetes: a 26-week randomised, parallel-group, multinational, open-label trial (LEAD-6). Lancet (2009). pmid:19515413
  12. Effects of Once-Weekly Exenatide on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes. The New England journal of medicine (2017). pmid:28910237
  13. Exenatide once weekly versus placebo in Parkinson's disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet (London, England) (2017). pmid:28781108