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Baidal DA, Ballou CM, Rickels MR, Berney T, Pattou F, Payne EH, Barton FB, Alejandro R. Predictive Value of C-Peptide Measures for Clinical Outcomes of β-Cell Replacement Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes: Report From the Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry (CITR). Diabetes Care 2023; 46:697-703. [PMID: 36657975 PMCID: PMC10148684 DOI: 10.2337/dc22-1155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To determine C-peptide measures and levels associated with positive glycemic control outcomes following islet transplant (ITx) in type 1 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We evaluated Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry (CITR) islet-alone recipients with pretransplant C-peptide <0.1 nmol/L and mean follow-up of 4.6 ± 1.1 years (n = 677). Receiver operating characteristic area under the curve (ROC-AUC) was used to evaluate the predictive value of fasting and stimulated glucose and C-peptide measures for seven primary outcomes: 1) absence of severe hypoglycemic events (ASHEs); 2) HbA1c <7.0%; 3) HbA1c <7.0% and ASHEs; 4) HbA1c ≤6.5%; 5) HbA1c ≤6.5% and ASHEs; 6) insulin independence; and 7) ASHEs, HbA1c ≤6.5%, and insulin independence (the optimal outcome). Measures with the highest ROC-AUC were selected for determination of optimal cut points. RESULTS Fasting C-peptide was highly predictive for ASHE (ROC-AUC 0.906; optimal cut point 0.070 nmol/L) and the optimal outcome (ROC-AUC 0.845; optimal cut point 0.33 nmol/L). Mixed-meal tolerance test (MMTT)-stimulated C-peptide-to-glucose ratio (CPGR) outperformed both fasting and stimulated C-peptide for all outcomes except ASHE. The optimal cut point for the optimal outcome was 0.12 nmol/mmol for MMTT-stimulated CPGR and 0.97 nmol/L for MMTT-stimulated C-peptide. CONCLUSIONS Fasting C-peptide reliably predicts ITx primary outcomes. MMTT-stimulated CPGR provides marginally better prediction for composite ITx outcomes, including insulin independence. In the absence of an MMTT, a fasting C-peptide ≥0.33 nmol/L is a reassuring measure of optimal islet graft function. C-peptide targets represent excellent and easily determinable means to predict glycemic control outcomes after ITx and should be considered as potential goals of β-cell replacement.
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- David A. Baidal
- Diabetes Research Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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- Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry Coordinating Center, The EMMES Company, LLC, Rockville, MD
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- Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Translational Research for Diabetes, INSERM, Université de Lille, Lille, France
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- Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry Coordinating Center, The EMMES Company, LLC, Rockville, MD
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- Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry Coordinating Center, The EMMES Company, LLC, Rockville, MD
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- Diabetes Research Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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de Koning EJP, Carlotti F. Stem cell-based islet replacement therapy in diabetes: A road trip that reached the clinic. Cell Stem Cell 2021; 28:2044-2046. [PMID: 34861145 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2021.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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One hundred years after the discovery of insulin, Kieffer and colleagues (Ramzy et al., 2021) and Foyt and colleagues (Shapiro et al., 2021) report interim results from a multicenter clinical trial showing insulin secretion from engrafted pluripotent stem cell-derived endocrine progenitor cells in patients with type 1 diabetes.
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- Eelco J P de Koning
- Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, the Netherlands; Transplantation Center, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Ramzy A, Thompson DM, Ward-Hartstonge KA, Ivison S, Cook L, Garcia RV, Loyal J, Kim PTW, Warnock GL, Levings MK, Kieffer TJ. Implanted pluripotent stem-cell-derived pancreatic endoderm cells secrete glucose-responsive C-peptide in patients with type 1 diabetes. Cell Stem Cell 2021; 28:2047-2061.e5. [PMID: 34861146 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2021.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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An open-label, first-in-human phase 1/2 study is being conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pancreatic endoderm cells (PECs) implanted in non-immunoprotective macroencapsulation devices for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. We report an analysis on 1 year of data from the first cohort of 15 patients from a single trial site that received subcutaneous implantation of cell products combined with an immunosuppressive regimen. Implants were well tolerated with no teratoma formation or severe graft-related adverse events. After implantation, patients had increased fasting C-peptide levels and increased glucose-responsive C-peptide levels and developed mixed meal-stimulated C-peptide secretion. There were immunosuppression-related transient increases in circulating regulatory T cells, PD1high T cells, and IL17A+CD4+ T cells. Explanted grafts contained cells with a mature β cell phenotype that were immunoreactive for insulin, islet amyloid polypeptide, and MAFA. These data, and associated findings (Shapiro et al., 2021), are the first reported evidence of meal-regulated insulin secretion by differentiated stem cells in patients.
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- Adam Ramzy
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHRI), Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHRI), Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHRI), Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHRI), Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHRI), Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada; School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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Uitbeijerse BS, Nijhoff MF, Sont JK, de Koning EJP. Fasting parameters for estimation of stimulated β cell function in islet transplant recipients with or without basal insulin treatment. Am J Transplant 2021; 21:297-306. [PMID: 32524720 PMCID: PMC7818182 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In order to assess β cell secretory capacity after islet transplantation, standardized mixed meal stimulation tests are often used. But these tests are cumbersome and the effect of exogenous insulin on the test results is unclear. The aim of our study was to determine to what extent fasting glycemic indices can estimate stimulated β cell function in islet transplant recipients with and without basal insulin. In total 100 mixed meal stimulation tests, including 31 with concurrent basal insulin treatment, were performed in 36 islet transplant recipients. In a multivariate model, fasting C-peptide and fasting glucose together estimated peak C-peptide with R2 = .87 and area under the curve (AUC) C-peptide with a R2 = .93. There was a larger increase of glucose during tests in which exogenous insulin was used (+7.9 vs +5.3 mmol/L, P < .001) and exogenous insulin use was associated with a slightly lower estimated peak C-peptide (relative change: -15%, P = .02). In islet transplant recipients the combination of fasting C-peptide and glucose can be used to accurately estimate stimulated β cell function after a mixed meal stimulation test, whether exogenous basal insulin is present or not. These data indicate that graft function can be reliably determined during exogenous insulin treatment and that regular islet graft stimulation tests can be minimized.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bas S. Uitbeijerse
- Department of Internal MedicineLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenthe Netherlands
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- Department of Internal MedicineLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenthe Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Data SciencesSection Medical Decision MakingLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenthe Netherlands
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- Department of Internal MedicineLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenthe Netherlands
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