Rare condition

Obesity due to leptin receptor gene deficiency

ORPHA:179494 ↗Gene LEPREtiological subtype

1

studies recruiting now

as of 7 Sept 2026

2

studies registered in total

as of 7 Sept 2026

1

countries with a recruiting site

as of 7 Sept 2026

24 Oct 2025

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About Obesity due to leptin receptor gene deficiency

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Treatments being studied

34 approved treatments and 194 in clinical development, from Open Targets (CC BY 4.0). Not medical advice.

Approved: Diethylpropion Hydrochloride (Apisate)Approved: QuercetinApproved: Sibutramine (Reductil)Approved: MefenorexApproved: Choriogonadotropin Alfa (Ovidrel)Approved: Naltrexone (Celupan)Approved: DexfenfluramineApproved: DiethylpropionApproved: Setmelanotide Acetate (Imcivree)Approved: Amphetamine Sulfate (Amphetamine sulfate)Approved: Orlistat (Alli)Approved: FenfluramineApproved: CathineApproved: Phentermine (Duromine)Approved: EtilamfetamineApproved: Rimonabant (Acomplia)Approved: Liraglutide (Liraglutide component of xultophy 100/3.6)Approved: PhenylpropanolamineApproved: Phendimetrazine Tartrate (Adphen)Approved: BupropionApproved: Benzphetamine Hydrochloride (Benzphetamine hydrochloride)Approved: Mazindol (Mazanor)Approved: Propylhexedrine (Dristan inhaler)Approved: PhendimetrazineApproved: Phentermine Hydrochloride (Adipex-p)Approved: LorcaserinApproved: Semaglutide (Ozempic)Approved: CetilistatApproved: ClobenzorexApproved: BenzphetamineApproved: Tirzepatide (Mounjaro)Approved: Setmelanotide (Imcivree)Approved: PhenmetrazineApproved: Ephedrine
Phase 3Metreleptin (Myalepta)
Phase 3Retatrutide
Phase 3Leuprolide Acetate (Eligard)
Phase 3Propofol (Diprivan)
Phase 3Otenabant
Phase 3Sodium Deoxycholate
Phase 3Mazdutide
Phase 3Rosuvastatin

+ 186 more in development

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Information, not medical advice. Trial listings are shown as recorded on ClinicalTrials.gov; whether any study is right for you is a decision for you and your clinicians, and eligibility is decided by each research team. Disease information from Orphanet (CC BY 4.0).