# Setmelanotide: what does it mean for clinical care of patients with obesity?

> PubMed lists PMID 33137294 in The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology as Journal Article, Comment, with publication-date metadata of 2020-10-30 (day precision). PeptideScanner associated the retained record with the identity slug setmelanotide. These fields reproduce attributed bibliographic metadata and do not summarize or endorse the article's findings.

- Evidence object: `story:pubmed-pmid-33137294-setmelanotide:v1`
- Evidence domain: Literature metadata
- Date in source: 2021-07-21
- Source checked: 2026-07-30
- Published by PeptideScanner: 2026-08-13
- Story landing page: https://peptidescanner.com/stories/pubmed-pmid-33137294-setmelanotide/
- JSON record: https://peptidescanner.com/evidence/v1/objects/pubmed-pmid-33137294-setmelanotide-v1.json
- Content SHA-256: `1a62e4881397f203252675916892ebccec32d06a708ff77e55277d801686558e`

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### Headline

Setmelanotide: what does it mean for clinical care of patients with obesity? ([`pubmed-observation-pmid-33137294-2021-07-21-787ee1ec4390`](#source-pubmed-observation-pmid-33137294-2021-07-21-787ee1ec4390))

### Summary

PubMed lists PMID 33137294 in The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology as Journal Article, Comment, with publication-date metadata of 2020-10-30 (day precision). PeptideScanner associated the retained record with the identity slug setmelanotide. These fields reproduce attributed bibliographic metadata and do not summarize or endorse the article's findings. ([`pubmed-observation-pmid-33137294-2021-07-21-787ee1ec4390`](#source-pubmed-observation-pmid-33137294-2021-07-21-787ee1ec4390))

### Paragraph 1

PubMed lists PMID 33137294 in The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology as Journal Article, Comment, with publication-date metadata of 2020-10-30 (day precision). PeptideScanner associated the retained record with the identity slug setmelanotide. These fields reproduce attributed bibliographic metadata and do not summarize or endorse the article's findings. ([`pubmed-observation-pmid-33137294-2021-07-21-787ee1ec4390`](#source-pubmed-observation-pmid-33137294-2021-07-21-787ee1ec4390))

### Paragraph 2

This page reproduces bounded bibliographic metadata attributed to PubMed. Its title and publication details are source metadata, not PeptideScanner's endorsement or an assertion of safety, efficacy, or scientific truth. ([`pubmed-observation-pmid-33137294-2021-07-21-787ee1ec4390`](#source-pubmed-observation-pmid-33137294-2021-07-21-787ee1ec4390))

## Sources

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- **Setmelanotide: what does it mean for clinical care of patients with obesity? · retained source version 1:2021-07-21:current:787ee1ec4390f50b27dc66b9d0a2de6ee71aeb6d9dc5188e77ef1abd17469d79** — PubMed; class A. [Open source](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33137294/) (`pubmed-observation-pmid-33137294-2021-07-21-787ee1ec4390`)

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## Suggested citation

PeptideScanner. "Setmelanotide: what does it mean for clinical care of patients with obesity?" Version 1, published 2026-08-13. https://peptidescanner.com/evidence/v1/objects/pubmed-pmid-33137294-setmelanotide-v1.json SHA-256: 1a62e4881397f203252675916892ebccec32d06a708ff77e55277d801686558e.