Cagrilintide, with six amino acid substitutions in human amylin and a dual carboxylic fatty acid chain similar to semaglutide attached to the first amino acid, lysine, exhibits an extended half-life, allowing for a once-weekly subcutaneous administration regimen [97,98]
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