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Sources and verification scope
Advance in peptide-based drug development: delivery platforms, therapeutics and vaccines ↗
Xiao et al. · Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
Source details (original language)
- Scope
- Historical review reporting 28 approvals in 2014–2024 and 38 phase III candidates
- Document section
- Peptide-based drug market & clinical trial; Figure 4 and Tables 2–3
- Limitations
- Denominators differ between narrative and tables; no new percentages or current regulatory count inferred.
- Claim verification date
- 2026-09-09
Therapeutic peptides: current applications and future directions ↗
Wang et al. · Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
Source details (original language)
- Scope
- Review of therapeutic peptide development
- Document section
- Introduction; production, modification and applications
- Limitations
- Historical review, not validation of products or batches. More than 80 approved drugs is a 2022 literature statement.
- Claim verification date
- 2026-09-09
FDA approves new medication for chronic weight management ↗
FDA
Source details (original language)
- Scope
- US approval of Zepbound (tirzepatide) for the stated adult indication
- Document section
- Zepbound approval announcement
- Limitations
- Approval applies to that medicinal product and jurisdiction, not research vials.
- Claim verification date
- 2026-09-09
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