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However, the efficacy in this specific patient population remains underexplored.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of semaglutide on weight reduction in patients with craniopharyngioma surgery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A prospective clinical study was conducted involving 23 patients with obesity after craniopharyngioma surgery who attended the outpatient endocrinology department at Peking Union Medical College Hospital from March 2023 to October 2024. Patients were divided into a treatment group receiving semaglutide (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200914) and a control group undergoing lifestyle intervention alone (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20099). Parameters including weight, BMI, waist circumference, blood glucose and lipid profiles, were collected at baseline, 3 and 6 months of treatment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The treatment group showed a significant reduction in weight after 3 months (108.9\u2009\u00b1\u200920.9\u2009kg vs. 100.8\u2009\u00b1\u200920.2\u2009kg, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and after 6 months (108.9\u2009\u00b1\u200920.9\u2009kg vs. 96.1\u2009\u00b1\u200923.1\u2009kg, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Conversely, the control group experienced weight gain over the same periods. After 3 months, 64.3% of patients in the treatment group achieved weight loss greater than 5%. And after 6 months this rate increased to 90%.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Semaglutide demonstrated significant effects on weight loss in patients with hypothalamic obesity with craniopharyngioma surgery, providing a viable option for managing obesity in this population.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Trial Registration:<\/jats:bold> ChiCTR2400094933.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/cen.15262","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,28]],"date-time":"2025-05-28T01:55:04Z","timestamp":1748397304000},"page":"359-365","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["The Efficacy of Semaglutide on Hypothalamic Obesity Caused by Craniopharyngioma Surgery"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"103","author":[{"given":"Xi","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"NHC Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union 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