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Efficacy and safety of linagliptin in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus and poor glycemic control: Pooled analysis of data from three placebo-controlled phase III trials

Del Prato, Stefano, Taskinen, Marja-Riitta, Owens, David Raymond, von Eynatten, Maximilian, Emser, Angela, Gong, Yan, Chiavetta, Silvia, Patel, Sanjay and Woerle, Hans-Juergen 2013. Efficacy and safety of linagliptin in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus and poor glycemic control: Pooled analysis of data from three placebo-controlled phase III trials. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications 27 (3) , pp. 274-279. 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2012.11.008

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Abstract

Aims To evaluate the efficacy/safety of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, linagliptin, in subjects with insufficiently controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and factors influencing treatment response. Methods Pooled analysis of data from 2258 subjects in three 24-week phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group studies, who received oral linagliptin (5 mg/day) or placebo as monotherapy, added-on to metformin, or added-on to metformin plus sulfonylurea was performed. Results Among 388 subjects with HbA1c ≥9.0%, adjusted mean baseline HbA1c (9.4% both groups) declined to 8.3% in linagliptin group and 9.1% in placebo group at 24 weeks (P<.0001) and adjusted mean change from baseline was 1.2% (vs. 0.4%, placebo). Linagliptin significantly lowered fasting plasma glucose levels vs. placebo (1.6 mmol/l vs. 0.4 mmol/l); treatment difference, 1.1 mmol/l (95% CI, −1.7 to −0.5). Treatment and washout of previous oral antidiabetes drugs were the only factors to independently affect HbA1c change at week 24. Adverse event rates were similar for linagliptin (61.9%) and placebo (62.7%). Hypoglycemia was rare with linagliptin monotherapy/add-on to metformin (≤1%) and increased when linagliptin was added to metformin plus sulfonylurea (linagliptin, 17.9% vs. placebo, 8.3%). Conclusions Linagliptin was an effective, well-tolerated treatment in subjects with T2DM and insufficient glycemic control, both as monotherapy or added-on to metformin/metformin plus sulfonylurea.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Combination therapy; DPP-4 inhibitor; Linagliptin; Poor glycemic control; Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 1056-8727
Last Modified: 04 Jun 2017 08:17
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/75246

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