ADA Scientific Sessions 2026: key results and trends

What the 2,118 abstracts at ADA Scientific Sessions 2026 reported, drug by drug: the readouts that stood out and the targets and modalities that dominated, and how this edition compares with earlier years.

abstracts
2,118
5% fewer than 2025
drug-linked abstracts
687
companies
182
from Phase 3 studies
43

Drug-linked abstracts by phase

  • Phase 1 33
  • Phase 1/2 2
  • Phase 2 34
  • Phase 2/3 1
  • Phase 3 43

Key results

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  1. Phase 3Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)

    orforglipron

    ADA Presidents' Select Abstract: Efficacy and Safety of Orforglipron vs. Placebo Added to Titrated Insulin Glargine in Adults with Long-Standing Type 2 Diabetes: ACHIEVE-5

    Mean HbA1c decreased by 1.54 to 2.05% in the OFG groups vs 0.77% with PBO.

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  2. Phase 3Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)

    anagliptin

    Efficacy and Safety of Anagliptin Added to Metformin and Empagliflozin 25 mg in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A 24-Week Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Trial with 28-Week Open-Label Extension

    At week 24, HbA1c decreased 0.83% in anagliptin group versus 0.03% in placebo (difference -0.80%; 95% CI -0.95 to -0.64; P<0.0001).

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  3. Phase 3Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)

    berberine ursodeoxycholate

    Harmony: A Head-to-Head Phase 3 Study of HTD1801 vs. Dapagliflozin

    At Week 24, HTD1801 produced an HbA1c reduction of -1.12% vs -0.93% for Dapa with a LS mean difference of -0.20% (95% CI, -0.37%, -0.03%; p<0.001), confirming non-inferiority.

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  4. Phase 3Diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1D)

    semaglutide

    Triple Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes with Insulin, Semaglutide, and Dapagliflozin (TTT1): A Phase 3 Clinical Trial

    In Period 1, HbA1c was reduced by 0.45% (95% CI -0.78, -0.127; p=0.0072) and body weight was reduced by 10.2 kg (95% CI -12.8, - 7.7; p<0.0001) by semaglutide vs SOC.

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  5. Phase 3Atherosclerosis

    evolocumab

    Evolocumab Reduces CV Events in Patients with High-Risk Diabetes: Results from the VESALIUS-CV Trial

    After 4.6 y median f/u, evo decreased 3-P MACE by 29% vs pbo in pts w/ HR-DM and 21% in those w/o HR-DM (Pint 0.47).

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  6. Phase 3Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)

    mazdutide

    Mazdutide vs. Semaglutide in Chinese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity (DREAMS-3): A Randomised, Open-Label, Phase 3b Trial

    The most common adverse events were gastrointestinal (GIAEs), including nausea (30.5% with mazdutide; 12.6% with semaglutide), diarrhoea (27.0%; 21.8%), and vomiting (23.6%; 8.6%), and mostly mild to moderate in severity.

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  7. Phase 3Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)

    BioChaperone Lispro

    THDB0206 Injection (BioChaperone Lispro, BCLIS) Improves Postprandial and Daily Glucose Control vs. Lispro (LIS) in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)

    Non inferiority was confirmed for the primary endpoint for BCLIS: A1C was reduced by 0.65% (BCLIS) and 0.57% (LIS): estimated treatment difference of -0.07% [95% CI -0.18; 0.03].

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  8. Phase 3Diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1D)

    sotagliflozin

    Consistency of Glycemic Improvement with Sotagliflozin across Key Subgroups in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: Pooled Analysis from inTandem Trials

    From a mean baseline A1C of ~7.7%, SOTA 200 mg and 400 mg significantly reduced A1C versus PBO by 0.4%.

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  9. Phase 3Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)

    tirzepatide

    Reduction in Glomerular Hyperfiltration with Tirzepatide in Youth-Onset T2D

    The proportion of participants with hyperfiltration decreased in pooled TZP (18.6% to 5.5%) and increased in PBO (16.1% to 21.9%, p<0.05, TZP vs PBO).

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  10. Phase 3Hypertriglyceridemia

    olezarsen

    ApoC3 Inhibitor Olezarsen Markedly Reduces Triglycerides and Risk of Pancreatitis in Severe Hypertriglyceridemia Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Insights from CORE-TIMI 72a and CORE2-TIMI 72b

    Compared with placebo, the 50 mg & 80 mg doses of olezarsen reduced TGs by 57.4% (95% CI 48.6-66.2) and 64.8% (56.0-73.6) in pts with DM, respectively, and by 57.0% (45.7-68.3) and 65.1% (53.9-76.4) in pts w/o DM.

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  11. Phase 2Obesity

    poterepatide

    Efficacy and Safety of Dual GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonist HDM1005 in Obese Participants without Diabetes: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Trial

    HDM1005 also improved cardiometabolic parameters from baseline (difference relevant to placebo) in waist circumference (up to -7.27 cm), SBP (up to -10.19 mmHg), DBP (up to -6.13 mmHg), TG (up to -36.99%), LDL-C (up to -8.19%) and non-HDL-C (up to -11.88%).

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  12. Phase 2Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)

    conveglipron

    Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Oral Small Molecule Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonist (HDM1002) in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Inadequately Controlled on Diet and Exercise or Metformin

    Least-squares (LS) mean changes in HbA1c for HDM1002 50, 100, 200, 400 mg QD and 200mg BID were -1.06%, -0.82%, -0.94%, -1.29% and -1.23%, respectively.

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What the abstracts covered

Share of the 687 drug-linked abstracts, by the target, modality, disease and company of each drug. An abstract can count in more than one row, so a list can add up to more than 100%.

  • GLP-1 receptor drugs31%210 drug-linked abstracts · level with 31% in 2025

Top targets

  1. GLP1R21031%
  2. INSR11116%
  3. GIPR568% from 10% in 2025
  4. ND1335%
  5. GCGR284% from 6% in 2025
  6. SGLT2213%
  7. AMY receptorNew162%
  8. AMPKNew91%
  9. CALCRNew91%
  10. INHBENew91%

Top modalities

  1. Small molecules28642% from 37% in 2025
  2. Peptides24836%
  3. Non-antibody therapeutic proteins16724%
  4. Monoclonal antibodies517%
  5. Oligonucleotide and RNA therapeutics264% from 1% in 2025
  6. Gene therapiesNew122%
  7. Cell therapies112%
  8. Bispecific antibodies91%

Top diseases

  1. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)31245%
  2. Obesity26539%
  3. Diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1D)11216%
  4. Insulin resistance (IR)528%
  5. Overweight426%
  6. Diabetes mellitus (DM)416%
  7. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)284%
  8. Chronic kidney disease (CKD)274%
  9. Prediabetes233%
  10. Hypoglycaemia193%

Most active companies

  1. Eli Lilly13420%
  2. Novo Nordisk10515%
  3. Bristol Myers Squibb304%
  4. Pfizer172%
  5. Merck132%
  6. AstraZeneca112%
  7. Sanofi112%
  8. Bayer91%
  9. Boehringer Ingelheim81%
  10. Hanmi Pharmaceutical81%

ADA over the years

  1. 20262,118 abstracts · this edition
  2. 20252,218 abstracts

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