Efficacy and Cardiovascular Safety of Linagliptin as an Add-On to Insulin in Type 2 Diabetes : A Pooled Comprehensive Post Hoc Analysis

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OBJECTIVE: With the expanding armamentarium of noninsulin therapies for type 2 diabetes mellitus, the use of insulin with various oral agents is becoming more common. In this study, we assessed the efficacy and cardiovascular (CV) safety of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor linagliptin as add-on to insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes.

METHODS: In this post hoc analysis, data for patients receiving basal or basal-bolus insulin were pooled from 4 randomized, double-blind, phase 3 clinical trials of linagliptin 5 mg once daily or placebo given as add-on to background glucose-lowering treatment. Changes in glycated hemoglobin (A1C) and CV risk factors were assessed from baseline to end of trial. The primary CV endpoint was a composite of CV death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke and hospitalization due to unstable angina.

RESULTS: The number of patients receiving basal or basal-bolus insulin as background therapy was 1613 (linagliptin: n=811; placebo: n=802). The placebo-adjusted mean (SE) change from baseline in A1C was -0.41 (0.05)% (95% CI -0.50, -0.32; p<0.0001). Treatment with linagliptin provided a relative weight benefit and reduced insulin requirements without affecting blood pressure, heart rate or lipids. The incidence of hypoglycemia with linagliptin was similar to that for placebo (38.7% vs. 39.4%, respectively). The hazard ratio (HR) for the primary endpoint showed that treatment with linagliptin was not associated with an increased CV risk (HR 1.07 [95% CI 0.62, 1.85]).

CONCLUSIONS: Linagliptin, when added to ongoing insulin treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes, improves glycemic control and has a neutral impact on major adverse CV events.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

Enthalten in:

Canadian journal of diabetes - 40(2016), 1 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 50-7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zinman, Bernard [VerfasserIn]
Ahrén, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Neubacher, Dietmar [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Sanjay [VerfasserIn]
Woerle, Hans-Juergen [VerfasserIn]
Johansen, Odd Erik [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3X29ZEJ4R2
Cardiovascular risk
Clinical Trial, Phase III
DPP-4 inhibitor
Diabète sucré de type 2
Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors
Glycated Hemoglobin A
Hemoglobin A1c protein, human
Hypoglycemic Agents
Inhibiteur de la DPP-4
Insulin
Insuline
Journal Article
Linagliptin
Linagliptine
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Risque cardiovasculaire
Type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Date Completed 21.10.2016

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jcjd.2015.06.010

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NLM253759366