LIXI

Lixisenatide

A synthetic peptide based on exendin-4: the C-terminal proline is deleted and six lysine residues are added in its place. It binds the GLP-1 receptor. The polylysine tail is the structural difference between it and exenatide.

Lixisenatide has 66 registered human studies on ClinicalTrials.gov, reaching phase 4, covering 26,219 planned or enrolled participants across the 65 studies that published a figure. An FDA-approved product contains LixisenatideSOLIQUA 100/33 (BLA208673). 538 papers naming it were published in the last ten years.

Collected 2026-08-02 from ClinicalTrials.gov and Drugs@FDA. Counts include only trials whose registered intervention names Lixisenatide; the registry search is fuzzy, so every match is re-checked. None of this says whether Lixisenatide works or is safe.

FDA status

Approved

Human studies

66

Furthest phase

Phase 4

Papers, 10 yr

538

Readership

462

monthly average, Feb–Jul 2026

Tracking since 2026-08-02 · About this data

What has actually been tested in humans

A

An approved product exists

66

Registered human studies

Phase 4

Furthest phase reached

26,219

Planned or enrolled participants, across 65 studies that published a figure

Approved

FDA-approved product — SOLIQUA 100/33

75 loose registry matches were checked and 66 confirmed — 9 named something else and were discarded. We count a study only when Lixisenatide is named as an intervention in it.

Registered means registered — not that the study finished, and not that it found anything. The grade is mechanical: it is computed from the registry and the FDA record alone, and it grades how much is known, never whether a compound is good or safe. Collected 2026-08-02 from ClinicalTrials.gov and Drugs@FDA. Check the query.

What Lixisenatide is, and what it has been studied for

Lixisenatide is classified by ChEMBL as a protein, and appears in trial registrations under AVE-0010 and AVE0010. Its FDA substance identifier is 74O62BB01U.

Across 66 registered trials, it has been studied in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2. A condition here is what a sponsor registered the trial under — it records what was investigated, not what was shown.

The trials were run by Sanofi and Profil Institut für Stoffwechselforschung GmbH among others. A named commercial sponsor means a compound is in formal development; its absence does not mean the opposite, only that no company has registered a trial under its own name.

How far it got

Lixisenatide reached Phase 4 across 66 registered trials.Phase 1First given to peoplePhase 2Looking for an effectPhase 3Tested at scalePhase 4Studied after approval

Lixisenatide reached Phase 4 across 66 registered trials.

An FDA-approved product contains Lixisenatide. Approval covers a specific product for a specific use — it is not a verdict on the molecule.

Is anyone studying Lixisenatide?

Papers published each year that name Lixisenatide in the title or abstract, with the clinical trials that started in the same year marked beneath. Ten calendar years.

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Vertical axis: papers published that year. Bar for 2026 is hatched because that year is still running.
Publications and trials naming Lixisenatide, by year
YearPublicationsTrials startedComplete year
2017963Yes
2018774Yes
2019793Yes
2020610Yes
2021501Yes
2022402Yes
2023441Yes
2024481Yes
2025663Yes
2026541No

538 papers and 19 registered trials between 2017 and 2026. A paper counts when “Lixisenatide” appears in its title or abstract — phrase-matched, so a paper mentioning the words separately is not counted. The total is a single query over the whole window, which is why it does not equal the bars added together: PubMed files a paper under both its electronic and its print publication date, so one paper can appear in two years. Publication volume measures scientific attention, not whether a compound works: a well-studied compound can be well-studied and ineffective. Sources: PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov · collected 2026-08-02.

Published research on Lixisenatide

538 indexed papers name Lixisenatide in their title or abstract. These are the 8 PubMed ranks most relevant. Listing a paper is not a judgement about it, and none of these is summarised here — follow the link and read what it says.

  1. Trial of Lixisenatide in Early Parkinson's Disease

    Meissner WG, Remy P, Giordana C, et al.The New England journal of medicine2024

    PMID 3859857210.1056/NEJMoa2312323

  2. GLP-1 receptor agonists in the treatment of type 2 diabetes - state-of-the-art

    Nauck MA, Quast DR, Wefers J, et al.Molecular metabolism2021

    PMID 3306877610.1016/j.molmet.2020.101102

  3. Emerging Role of GLP-1 Agonists in Obesity: A Comprehensive Review of Randomised Controlled Trials

    Popoviciu MS, Păduraru L, Yahya G, et al.International journal of molecular sciences2023

    PMID 3744562310.3390/ijms241310449

  4. Lixisenatide

    Baker DE, Levien TLHospital pharmacy2017

    PMID 2817974310.1310/hpj5201-65

  5. Lixisenatide in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Pfeffer MA, Claggett B, Diaz R, et al.The New England journal of medicine2015

    PMID 2663014310.1056/NEJMoa1509225

  6. Lixisenatide

    2006

    PMID 30000034

  7. Lixisenatide

    2012

    PMID 31643608

  8. Cardiovascular Effects and Tolerability of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 99,599 Patients

    Galli M, Benenati S, Laudani C, et al.Journal of the American College of Cardiology2025

    PMID 4089261010.1016/j.jacc.2025.08.027

Collected 2026-08-02from PubMed, phrase-matched on “Lixisenatide” in title and abstract. Run the same search.

About Lixisenatide

A synthetic peptide based on exendin-4: the C-terminal proline is deleted and six lysine residues are added in its place. It binds the GLP-1 receptor. The polylysine tail is the structural difference between it and exenatide.

Also known as
AVE0010 · ZP10

Structure and mechanism only. Nothing above describes what this compound is for, and no dose appears anywhere on this page.

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