Sitagliptin Treatment at the Time of Hospitalization Was Associated With Reduced Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and COVID-19 : A Multicenter, Case-Control, Retrospective, Observational Study

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OBJECTIVE: Poor outcomes have been reported in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); thus, it is mandatory to explore novel therapeutic approaches for this population.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In a multicenter, case-control, retrospective, observational study, sitagliptin, an oral and highly selective dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor, was added to standard of care (e.g., insulin administration) at the time of hospitalization in patients with type 2 diabetes who were hospitalized with COVID-19. Every center also recruited at a 1:1 ratio untreated control subjects matched for age and sex. All patients had pneumonia and exhibited oxygen saturation <95% when breathing ambient air or when receiving oxygen support. The primary end points were discharge from the hospital/death and improvement of clinical outcomes, defined as an increase in at least two points on a seven-category modified ordinal scale. Data were collected retrospectively from patients receiving sitagliptin from 1 March through 30 April 2020.

RESULTS: Of the 338 consecutive patients with type 2 diabetes and COVID-19 admitted in Northern Italy hospitals included in this study, 169 were on sitagliptin, while 169 were on standard of care. Treatment with sitagliptin at the time of hospitalization was associated with reduced mortality (18% vs. 37% of deceased patients; hazard ratio 0.44 [95% CI 0.29-0.66]; P = 0.0001), with an improvement in clinical outcomes (60% vs. 38% of improved patients; P = 0.0001) and with a greater number of hospital discharges (120 vs. 89 of discharged patients; P = 0.0008) compared with patients receiving standard of care, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: In this multicenter, case-control, retrospective, observational study of patients with type 2 diabetes admitted to the hospital for COVID-19, sitagliptin treatment at the time of hospitalization was associated with reduced mortality and improved clinical outcomes as compared with standard-of-care treatment. The effects of sitagliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes and COVID-19 should be confirmed in an ongoing randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

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CommentIn: Diabetes Care. 2020 Dec;43(12):2906-2909. - PMID 33033068

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

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Diabetes care - 43(2020), 12 vom: 29. Dez., Seite 2999-3006

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Solerte, Sebastiano Bruno [VerfasserIn]
D'Addio, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Trevisan, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Lovati, Elisabetta [VerfasserIn]
Rossi, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Pastore, Ida [VerfasserIn]
Dell'Acqua, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Ippolito, Elio [VerfasserIn]
Scaranna, Cristiana [VerfasserIn]
Bellante, Rosalia [VerfasserIn]
Galliani, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Dodesini, Alessandro Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Lepore, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Geni, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Fiorina, Roberta Maria [VerfasserIn]
Catena, Emanuele [VerfasserIn]
Corsico, Angelo [VerfasserIn]
Colombo, Riccardo [VerfasserIn]
Mirani, Marco [VerfasserIn]
De Riva, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Oleandri, Salvatore Endrio [VerfasserIn]
Abdi, Reza [VerfasserIn]
Bonventre, Joseph V [VerfasserIn]
Rusconi, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Folli, Franco [VerfasserIn]
Di Sabatino, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo [VerfasserIn]
Galli, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Fiorina, Paolo [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 26.11.2020

Date Revised 25.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

figshare: 10.2337/figshare.12907490

CommentIn: Diabetes Care. 2020 Dec;43(12):2906-2909. - PMID 33033068

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.2337/dc20-1521

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NLM315647612