Integrating incretin-based therapies into comprehensive obesity care: an EASO position statement.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 42733510.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101840 and PMC identifier 13571449.
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Abstract
Incretin-based therapies have transformed obesity treatment, producing substantial weight loss and benefits across cardiometabolic outcomes. However, translating therapeutic efficacy into sustainable population-level benefit remains challenging across European healthcare systems that vary in workforce capability, multidisciplinary care, reimbursement, access, and monitoring infrastructure. We describe this mismatch as the EASO Integration Paradox: therapeutic innovation has advanced more rapidly than the health-system structures required for its optimal, equitable, and sustainable implementation. In this EASO Position Statement, we propose the EASO Integration Framework, a model for integrating incretin-based therapies into comprehensive obesity care. The framework is organized around five interdependent pillars: Right Patient, Right Care, Right Workforce, Right Data, and Right Access. We also outline a European research and implementation agenda focused on real-world evidence, harmonised monitoring, workforce development, pharmacovigilance, and equitable access. The challenge is no longer whether incretin-based therapies should be used, but how they should be implemented responsibly within comprehensive obesity care pathways.