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Garner T, Clayton P, Højby M, Murray P, Stevens A. Gene Expression Signatures Predict First-Year Response to Somapacitan Treatment in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2024; 109:1214-1221. [PMID: 38066644 PMCID: PMC11031233 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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CONTEXT The pretreatment blood transcriptome predicts growth response to daily growth hormone (GH) therapy with high accuracy. OBJECTIVE Investigate response prediction using pretreatment transcriptome in children with GH deficiency (GHD) treated with once-weekly somapacitan, a novel long-acting GH. METHODS REAL4 is a randomized, multinational, open-label, active-controlled parallel group phase 3 trial, comprising a 52-week main phase and an ongoing 3-year safety extension (NCT03811535). A total of 128/200 treatment-naïve prepubertal children with GHD consented to baseline blood transcriptome profiling. They were randomized 2:1 to subcutaneous somapacitan (0.16 mg/kg/week) or daily GH (0.034 mg/kg/day). Differential RNA-seq analysis and machine learning were used to predict therapy response. RESULTS 121/128 samples passed quality control. Children treated with somapacitan (n = 76) or daily GH (n = 45) were categorized based on fastest and slowest growing quartiles at week 52. Prediction of height velocity (HV; cm/year) was excellent for both treatments (out of bag [OOB] area under curve [AUC]: 0.98-0.99; validation AUC: 0.83-0.84), as was prediction of secondary markers of growth response: HV standard deviation score (SDS) (0.99-1.0; 0.75-0.78), change from baseline height SDS (ΔHSDS) (0.98-1.0; 0.61-0.75), and change from baseline insulin-like growth factor-I SDS (ΔIGF-I SDS) (0.96-1.0; 0.85-0.88). Genes previously identified as predictive of GH therapy response were consistently better at predicting the fastest growers in both treatments in this study (OOB AUC: 0.93-0.97) than the slowest (0.67-0.85). CONCLUSION Pretreatment transcriptome predicts first-year growth response in somapacitan-treated children with GHD. A common set of genes can predict the treatment response to both once-weekly somapacitan and conventional daily GH. This approach could potentially be developed into a clinically applicable pretreatment test to improve clinical management.
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- Terence Garner
- Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
- Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
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- Novo Nordisk, Clinical Drug Development, 2860 Søborg, Denmark
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- Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
- Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
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Danne T, Joubert M, Hartvig NV, Kaas A, Knudsen NN, Mader JK. Association Between Treatment Adherence and Continuous Glucose Monitoring Outcomes in People With Diabetes Using Smart Insulin Pens in a Real-World Setting. Diabetes Care 2024:dc232176. [PMID: 38569055 DOI: 10.2337/dc23-2176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of insulin injection adherence, smart insulin pen engagement, and glycemic control using real-world data from 16 countries from adults self-administering basal insulin degludec and bolus insulin with a smart insulin pen (NovoPen 6 or NovoPen Echo Plus) alongside continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data were aggregated over 14-day periods. Treatment adherence was defined according to the number of missed basal and missed bolus insulin doses and smart pen engagement according to the number of days with data uploads. RESULTS Data from 3,945 adults, including 25,157 14-day periods with ≥70% CGM coverage, were analyzed. On average, 0.2 basal and 6.0 bolus insulin doses were missed over 14 days. The estimated probability of missing at least one basal insulin dose over a 14-day period was 17.6% (95% CI 16.5, 18.7). Missing one basal or bolus insulin dose per 14 days was associated with a significant decrease in percentage of time with glucose levels in range (TIR) (3.9-10.0 mmol/L), of -2.8% (95% CI -3.7, -1.8) and -1.7% (-1.8, -1.6), respectively; therefore, missing two basal or four bolus doses would decrease TIR by >5%. Smart pen engagement was associated positively with glycemic outcomes. CONCLUSIONS This combined analysis of real-world smart pen and CGM data showed that missing two basal or four bolus insulin doses over a 14-day period would be associated with a clinically relevant decrease in TIR. Smart insulin pens provide valuable insights into treatment injection behaviors.
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- Thomas Danne
- Diabetes Centre for Children and Adolescents, Children's and Youth Hospital Auf der Bult, Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
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- Diabetes Care Unit, Caen University Hospital, University of Caen Normandy, Caen, France
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Bajaj HS, Ásbjörnsdóttir B, Carstensen L, Laugesen C, Mathieu C, Philis-Tsimikas A, Battelino T. Continuous Glucose Monitoring-Based Metrics and Hypoglycemia Duration in Insulin-Experienced Individuals With Long-standing Type 2 Diabetes Switched From a Daily Basal Insulin to Once-Weekly Insulin Icodec: Post Hoc Analysis of ONWARDS 2 and ONWARDS 4. Diabetes Care 2024; 47:729-738. [PMID: 38380954 DOI: 10.2337/dc23-2136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This post hoc analysis assessed continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)-based metrics and hypoglycemia duration with once-weekly insulin icodec versus once-daily basal insulin analogs in insulin-experienced individuals with long-standing type 2 diabetes from two 26-week phase 3a trials (ONWARDS 2 and ONWARDS 4). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Time in range (TIR) (3.9-10.0 mmol/L), time above range (TAR) (>10.0 mmol/L), and time below range (TBR) (<3.9 mmol/L and <3.0 mmol/L) were assessed during three CGM time periods (switch [weeks 0-4], end of treatment [weeks 22-26], and follow-up [weeks 27-31]) for icodec versus comparators (ONWARDS 2, insulin degludec [basal regimen]; ONWARDS 4, insulin glargine U100 [basal-bolus regimen]) using double-blind CGM data. CGM-derived hypoglycemic episode duration (<3.9 mmol/L) was assessed. RESULTS In both trials, there were no statistically significant differences in TIR, TAR, or TBR (<3.0 mmol/L) for icodec versus comparators across all time periods. In the end-of-treatment period, mean TIR was 63.1% (icodec) vs. 59.5% (degludec) in ONWARDS 2 and 66.9% (icodec) vs. 66.4% (glargine U100) in ONWARDS 4. Mean TBR <3.9 mmol/L and <3.0 mmol/L remained within recommended targets (<4% and <1%, respectively) across time periods and treatment arms. Hypoglycemic episode duration (<3.9 mmol/L) was comparable across time periods and treatment arms (median duration ≤40 min). CONCLUSIONS In insulin-experienced participants with long-standing type 2 diabetes, CGM-based TIR, TAR, and CGM-derived hypoglycemia duration (<3.9 mmol/L) were comparable for icodec and once-daily basal insulin analogs during all time periods. TBR remained within recommended targets.
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Kick A, M'Rabet-Bensalah K, Acquistapace F, Amadid H, Ambühl RA, Braae UC, Item F, Schultes B, Züger T, Rudofsky G. Real-World Use of Oral Semaglutide in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: The PIONEER REAL Switzerland Multicentre, Prospective, Observational Study. Diabetes Ther 2024; 15:623-637. [PMID: 38240875 PMCID: PMC10942937 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-023-01525-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Real-world data provide insight into how medications perform in clinical practice. The PIONEER REAL Switzerland study aimed to understand clinical outcomes with oral semaglutide in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS PIONEER REAL Switzerland was a 34-44-week, multicentre, prospective, non-interventional, single-arm study of adults with T2D naïve to injectable glucose-lowering medication who were initiated on oral semaglutide in routine clinical practice. The primary endpoint was change in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) from baseline (BL) to end of study (EOS); secondary endpoints included change in body weight (BW) from BL to EOS and the proportion of participants achieving HbA1c < 7.0% and the composite endpoints HbA1c reduction ≥ 1%-points with BW reduction ≥ 3% or ≥ 5% at EOS. Safety was assessed in participants who received ≥ 1 dose of oral semaglutide. RESULTS Of the 185 participants (female/male, n = 67/118) initiating oral semaglutide, 168 (90.8%) completed the study and 143 (77.3%) remained on treatment with oral semaglutide at EOS. At BL, participants had a mean age of 62 years, diabetes duration of 6.4 years, HbA1c of 7.7%, BW of 95.6 kg and body mass index of 33.2 kg/m2; 56.2% of participants were receiving glucose-lowering medications. Significant reductions were observed for HbA1c (estimated change - 0.91%; 95% confidence interval [CI] - 1.10, - 0.71; p < 0.0001) and BW (estimated change - 4.85%; 95% CI - 5.70, - 4.00; p < 0.0001). In total, 139 adverse events (AEs) were reported in 65 (35.1%) participants; most were mild or moderate. The most frequent AEs were gastrointestinal disorders (27.0%); 31 AEs in 20 (10.8%) participants led to discontinuation of oral semaglutide. Six serious AEs were reported; all were considered unlikely to be related to oral semaglutide. CONCLUSION People living with T2D treated with oral semaglutide in Switzerland achieved clinically significant reductions in HbA1c and BW, with no new safety signals. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04537624. A graphical abstract is available for this article.
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- Anastas Kick
- Primary Care Group Practice Sanacare, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Metabolic Center St. Gallen, friendlyDocs AG, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Cantonal Hospital of Olten, Olten, Switzerland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Cantonal Hospital of Olten, Olten, Switzerland.
- Practice for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity, Olten, Switzerland.
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Thorius IH, Husemoen LLN, Nordsborg RB, Alibegovic AC, Gall MA, Petersen J, Damm P, Mathiesen ER. Fetal Overgrowth and Preterm Delivery in Women With Type 1 Diabetes Using Insulin Pumps or Multiple Daily Injections: A Post Hoc Analysis of the EVOLVE Study Cohort. Diabetes Care 2024; 47:384-392. [PMID: 38128075 DOI: 10.2337/dc23-1281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the risk of fetal overgrowth and preterm delivery in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes (T1D) treated with insulin pumps versus multiple daily injections (MDI) and examine whether possible differences were mediated through improved glycemic control or gestational weight gain during pregnancy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The risk of pregnancy and perinatal outcomes were evaluated in a cohort of 2,003 pregnant women with T1D enrolled from 17 countries in a real-world setting during 2013-2018. RESULTS In total, 723 women were treated with pumps and 1,280 with MDI. At inclusion (median gestational weeks 8.6 [interquartile range 7-10]), pump users had lower mean HbA1c (mean ± SD 50.6 ± 9.8 mmol/mol [6.8 ± 0.9%] vs. 53.6 ± 13.8 mmol/mol [7.1 ± 1.3%], P < 0.001), longer diabetes duration (18.4 ± 7.8 vs. 14.4 ± 8.2 years, P < 0.001), and higher prevalence of retinopathy (35.3% vs. 24.4%, P < 0.001). Proportions of large for gestational age (LGA) offspring and preterm delivery were 59.0% vs. 52.2% (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1.36 [95% CI 1.09; 1.70], P = 0.007) and 39.6% vs. 32.1% (adjusted OR 1.46 (95% CI 1.17; 1.82), P < 0.001), respectively. The results did not change after adjustment for HbA1c or gestational weight gain. CONCLUSIONS Insulin pump treatment in pregnant women with T1D, prior to the widespread use of continuous glucose monitoring or automated insulin delivery, was associated with a higher risk of LGA offspring and preterm delivery compared with MDI in crude and adjusted analyses. This association did not appear to be mediated by differences in glycemic control as represented by HbA1c or by gestational weight gain.
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- Ida Holte Thorius
- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark
- Copenhagen Phase IV Unit, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Copenhagen University Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Phase IV Unit, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Copenhagen University Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Obstetrics, Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Kobo O, Cavender MA, Jensen TJ, Kuhlman AB, Rasmussen S, Verma S. Once-weekly semaglutide reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in people with type 2 diabetes and polyvascular disease: A post hoc analysis. Diabetes Obes Metab 2024; 26:1129-1132. [PMID: 38082468 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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- Ofer Kobo
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Centre, Hadera, Israel
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- St. Michael's Hospital of Unity Health, Toronto, Canada
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Kushner RF, Fink-Jensen A, Frenkel O, McGowan B, Goldman B, Overvad M, Wadden T. Efficacy and safety of semaglutide 2.4 mg according to antidepressant use at baseline: A post hoc subgroup analysis. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2024; 32:273-280. [PMID: 37989717 DOI: 10.1002/oby.23946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the efficacy and safety of semaglutide 2.4 mg in people with overweight/obesity who were also being treated with antidepressants (ADs). METHODS Across the Semaglutide Treatment Effect for People with obesity (STEP) 1-3 and 5 trials, adults with overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes (STEP 2 only) were enrolled. People with severe major depressive disorder within 2 years prior to screening or with a patient health questionnaire-9 score ≥15 at screening were excluded. Participants were categorized into subgroups according to baseline AD status (on/off ADs) in this post hoc exploratory analysis of the STEP trials. RESULTS Of 3683 participants randomized, 539 were on ADs at baseline. Mean body weight change from baseline to week 68 was greater for semaglutide versus placebo, regardless of baseline AD use. In STEP 1, for participants on ADs at baseline, mean change from baseline was -15.7% with semaglutide versus -0.2% with placebo and -14.7% versus -2.8% for those not on ADs at baseline. Similar patterns were seen in STEP 2, 3, and 5. The prevalence of adverse events (AEs) was generally similar between semaglutide and placebo in participants on ADs at baseline. CONCLUSIONS In adults with overweight/obesity, semaglutide provided clinically meaningful weight loss regardless of baseline AD use, with an AE profile consistent with previous studies.
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- Robert F Kushner
- Department of Medicine and Medical Education, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital, Portland Place Outpatient Centre, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Rosenstock J, Cariou B, Eliasson J, Frappin G, Kaltoft MS, Montanya E, Knop FK. Greater time spent with HbA1c less than 7.0% with oral semaglutide versus oral comparators: An exploratory analysis of the PIONEER studies. Diabetes Obes Metab 2024; 26:532-539. [PMID: 37935463 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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AIM To assess how long participants with type 2 diabetes spent with HbA1c less than 7.0% and how likely they were to maintain this target with oral semaglutide 7 mg versus sitagliptin 100 mg or oral semaglutide 14 mg versus empagliflozin 25 mg, sitagliptin 100 mg or subcutaneous liraglutide 1.8 mg. MATERIALS AND METHODS Analyses used on-treatment data without rescue medication for all randomized participants (semaglutide [approved maintenance doses], n = 1880; comparators [not including placebo], n = 1412). Duration of time with HbA1c less than 7.0% was calculated using an HbA1c time curve. A binary endpoint of achieving HbA1c less than 7.0% at weeks 26 (week 24 for PIONEER 7) and 52 of each trial (and week 78 for PIONEER 3) was analysed. RESULTS Mean duration of time with HbA1c less than 7.0% was greater with oral semaglutide 7 mg versus sitagliptin in PIONEER 3 (27 vs. 22 weeks) and with oral semaglutide 14 mg versus empagliflozin and sitagliptin (27-34 vs. 19 vs. 22 weeks, respectively), and similar versus subcutaneous liraglutide. A greater proportion of participants achieved and maintained HbA1c less than 7.0% for more than 75% of the trial with oral semaglutide 14 mg versus oral comparators. The odds of achieving HbA1c less than 7.0% at weeks 24/26 and 52/78 were significantly greater with oral semaglutide 14 mg versus oral comparators or subcutaneous liraglutide, and with oral semaglutide 7 mg versus sitagliptin. CONCLUSIONS Oral semaglutide 7 and 14 mg resulted in greater time spent with HbA1c less than 7.0%, and a greater likelihood of achieving and maintaining HbA1c less than 7.0% versus oral comparators.
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, CNRS, Inserm, l'institut du thorax, Nantes, France
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- Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, IDIBELL, CIBERDEM, and University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Steen Carlsson K, Faurby M, Nilsson K, Wolden ML. Cardiovascular events, mortality, early retirement and costs in >50 000 persons with chronic heart failure in Sweden. ESC Heart Fail 2024; 11:54-64. [PMID: 37814495 PMCID: PMC10804168 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023] Open
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AIMS We aimed to examine cardiovascular events (stroke and myocardial infarction [MI]), mortality, early retirement and economic costs over 5 years in people with chronic heart failure (CHF) and matched controls in Sweden. METHODS AND RESULTS Individuals (aged ≥16 years) living in Sweden on 1 January 2012 were identified in an existing database. Individuals with CHF were propensity score matched to controls without CHF by birth year, sex and educational status. We analysed risks of stroke, MI, mortality and early retirement, and compared direct costs (inpatient care, outpatient care and drug costs) and indirect costs (work absence). After matching, there were 53 520 individuals in each cohort. In each cohort, mean age was 69.0 years (standard deviation 8.2), and 29.7% of individuals were women. People with CHF were significantly more likely than controls to experience stroke (hazard ratio 1.46 [95% confidence interval 1.38-1.56]) and MI (1.61 [1.51-1.71]). All-cause mortality was nearly three-fold higher (2.89 [2.80-2.98]) and the likelihood of early retirement was more than three-fold higher (3.69 [3.08-4.42]). Total mean annual costs per person were €9663 (standard error 38) for people with CHF, of which 53% were direct costs, and €2845 (standard error 19) for controls, of which 40% were direct costs. In people with CHF, inpatient costs comprised 78% of total annual mean direct costs over follow-up, outpatient costs contributed 15% and drug costs contributed 8%. In controls, the corresponding proportions were 71%, 18% and 11%. CONCLUSIONS CHF has a considerable impact on the risk of cardiovascular events and death, early retirement and economic costs. Inpatient admissions and work absence are major contributors to economic costs.
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- Katarina Steen Carlsson
- The Swedish Institute for Health Economics (IHE)LundSweden
- Department of Clinical Sciences, MalmöLund UniversityLundSweden
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Murata T, Husemoen LLN, Nemoto S, Matsuhisa M. Safety and glycemic control with insulin degludec use in clinical practice: results from a 3-year Japanese post-marketing surveillance study. Diabetol Int 2024; 15:76-85. [PMID: 38264229 PMCID: PMC10800319 DOI: 10.1007/s13340-023-00657-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Introduction Insulin degludec (degludec) is a basal insulin with a long duration of action. This post-marketing surveillance study monitored safety and glycemic control during use of degludec for 3 years in normal clinical practice in Japan. Materials and methods This multicenter, open-label, observational study included patients with diabetes receiving degludec in Japan between 2013 and 2019. The primary outcome was incidence of adverse events occurring over 3 years of treatment. The pre-specified, secondary outcomes were severe hypoglycemic episodes and changes in HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose levels. Results Of 4167 patients enrolled, 4022 were included in the safety assessments and 3918 in the assessments of glycemic control. Mean age was 58.9 years; 74.1% of patients had type 2 diabetes, and mean HbA1c at baseline was 8.7%. Adverse events and serious adverse events were observed in 19.1% and 8.9% of patients, respectively. Cardiac disorders and neoplasms were reported in 2.0% and 1.8% of patients, respectively, with the majority of these incidents reported as serious adverse events. Adverse drug reactions were seen in 8.0% of patients, mainly hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemic events were observed in 5.6% of patients, and severe hypoglycemic events in 1.7%. No serious allergic or injection-site reactions were seen. Respective changes (from baseline to 3 years' observation) in HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose levels were - 0.55% and - 36.3 mg/dL, and 19.6% of patients reached HbA1c < 7.0%. Conclusions Using degludec for 3 years in normal clinical practice had a good safety and tolerability profile. Improvements in glycemic control were also seen. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13340-023-00657-7.
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- Takashi Murata
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
- Diabetes Center, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
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- Diabetes Therapeutics and Research Center, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503 Japan
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Hellman J, Hartvig NV, Kaas A, Møller JB, Sørensen MR, Jendle J. Associations of bolus insulin injection frequency and smart pen engagement with glycaemic control in people living with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab 2024; 26:301-310. [PMID: 37926903 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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AIM To evaluate whether both bolus insulin injection frequency and smart pen engagement were associated with changes in glycaemic control, using real-world data from adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D). MATERIALS AND METHODS Adults using a smart pen (NovoPen 6) to administer bolus insulin (fast-acting insulin aspart or insulin aspart) alongside continuous glucose monitoring were eligible for inclusion. Smart pen engagement was characterized by number of days with pen data uploads over the previous 14 days. Glycaemic control was evaluated by analysing glucose metrics. RESULTS Overall, data from 1194 individuals were analysed. The number of daily bolus injections was significantly associated with time in range (TIR; 3.9-10.0 mmol/L [70-180 mg/dL]; P < 0.0001). Individuals administering, on average, three daily bolus insulin injections had an estimated 11% chance of achieving >70% TIR. The probability of achieving >70% TIR increased with the mean number of daily bolus injections. However, the percentage of TIR was lower on days when individuals administered higher-than-average numbers of injections. The observed mean number of daily bolus injections administered across the study population was lower than the optimal number required to reach glycaemic targets (4.8 injections vs. 6-8 injections). Smart pen engagement was significantly associated with improved TIR. CONCLUSIONS Glycaemic control was associated with daily bolus insulin injection frequency and smart pen engagement. A treatment regimen combining an optimal bolus injection strategy, and effective smart pen engagement, may improve glycaemic control among adults with T1D.
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- Jarl Hellman
- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Pergola PE, Davidson M, Jensen C, Mohseni Zonoozi AA, Raj DS, Andreas Schytz P, Tuttle KR, Perkovic V. Effect of Ziltivekimab on Determinants of Hemoglobin in Patients with CKD Stage 3-5: An Analysis of a Randomized Trial (RESCUE). J Am Soc Nephrol 2024; 35:74-84. [PMID: 38088558 PMCID: PMC10786611 DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000000000245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/04/2024] Open
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SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Systemic inflammation in CKD can lead to anemia. Ziltivekimab, a fully human monoclonal antibody targeting the IL-6 ligand, has been shown to reduce systemic inflammation in patients with CKD. It has also been shown to increase serum albumin in patients on hemodialysis with inflammation and hyporesponsiveness to treatment with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. This exploratory analysis of the RESCUE clinical trial found that among patients with CKD stage 3-5 and systemic inflammation, ziltivekimab treatment significantly increased hemoglobin (Hb) levels after 12 weeks compared with placebo. Ziltivekimab was also associated with significant increases in serum iron levels, total iron-binding capacity, and transferrin saturation. No major safety concerns were reported. Further clinical trials are warranted to study ziltivekimab's potential for anemia management in patients with CKD. BACKGROUND In the phase 2 RESCUE clinical trial, ziltivekimab, a fully human monoclonal antibody against the IL-6 ligand, significantly reduced the biomarkers of inflammation compared with placebo, in patients with CKD and systemic inflammation (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein ≥2 mg/L). The aim of this subanalysis of RESCUE trial data was to assess the effect of ziltivekimab on Hb and iron homeostasis in this patient population. METHODS This was an analysis of exploratory end points from the RESCUE trial ( NCT03926117 ), which included 264 adults with CKD stage 3-5 and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein ≥2 mg/L. Participants received placebo or subcutaneous ziltivekimab (7.5, 15, or 30 mg) (1:1:1:1) once every 4 weeks, up to 24 weeks. End points for this analysis were changes in Hb and biomarkers of iron homeostasis from baseline to week 12. RESULTS The trial was terminated early due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and thus, data up to week 12 are presented. Hb levels significantly increased from baseline to week 12 with ziltivekimab 7.5, 15, and 30 mg (treatment differences versus placebo: +0.57 g/dl [95% confidence interval, 0.27 to 0.86], +1.05 g/dl [0.76 to 1.33], and +0.99 g/dl [0.70 to 1.28], respectively, all P < 0.001). Ziltivekimab was associated with significant increases in serum iron levels, total iron-binding capacity, and transferrin saturation from baseline to week 12 ( P < 0.05 versus placebo for all doses and comparisons). Cases of sustained thrombocytopenia, sustained neutropenia, anemia, and iron deficiency anemia were infrequent and similar across all groups. CONCLUSIONS Anti-inflammatory therapy with ziltivekimab improved the markers of anemia and iron homeostasis in people with stage 3-5 CKD and systemic inflammation, suggesting a possible role in anemia management.
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- Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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- School of Medicine, University of Washington, and Providence Health Care, Spokane, Washington
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Davies MJ, Alibegovic AC, Kelkar P, Braae UC, Jensen AB. Glycaemic control and weight outcomes after adding or switching to biphasic insulin aspart 30/70 in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus previously treated with basal-bolus insulin in UK clinical practice. Diabetes Obes Metab 2023; 25:3841-3844. [PMID: 37722973 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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- Melanie J Davies
- Diabetes Research Centre, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
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Lorek JK, Karkov HS, Matthiesen F, Dainiak M. High throughput screening for rapid and reliable prediction of monovalent antibody binding behavior in flowthrough mode. Biotechnol Bioeng 2023. [PMID: 37926999 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Flowthrough (FT) anion exchange (AEX) chromatography is a widely used polishing step for the purification of monoclonal antibody (mAb) formats. To accelerate downstream process development, high throughput screening (HTS) tools have proven useful. In this study, the binding behavior of six monovalent mAbs (mvAbs) was investigated by HTS in batch binding mode on different AEX and mixed-mode resins at process-relevant pH and NaCl concentrations. The HTS entailed the evaluation of mvAb partition coefficients (Kp ) and visualization of results in surface-response models. Interestingly, the HTS data grouped the mvAbs into either a strong-binding group or a weak-binding/FT group independent of theoretical Isoelectric point. Mapping the charged and hydrophobic patches by in silico protein surface property analyses revealed that the distribution of patches play a major role in predicting FT behavior. Importantly, the conditions identified by HTS were successfully verified by 1 mL on-column experiments. Finally, employing the optimal FT conditions (7-9 mS/cm and pH 7.0) at a mini-pilot scale (CV = 259 mL) resulted in 99% yield and a 21-23-fold reduction of host cell protein to <100 ppm, depending on the varying host cell protein (HCP) levels in the load. This work opens the possibility of using HTS in FT mode to accelerate downstream process development for mvAb candidates in early research.
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- Purification Technologies, Novo Nordisk A/S, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Purification Technologies, Novo Nordisk A/S, Maaloev, Denmark
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Davis TME, Colman PG, Hespe C, Heywood SE, d'Emden M. Cardiovascular disease management in Australian adults with type 2 diabetes: insights from the CAPTURE study. Intern Med J 2023; 53:1796-1805. [PMID: 36112472 DOI: 10.1111/imj.15929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a well-recognised cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor, and recent guidelines for the management of T2D include consideration of CVD risk. AIM To assess whether contemporary clinical management of Australians with T2D is in accord with recent national and international guidelines. METHODS This Australia-specific analysis of the CAPTURE study, a non-interventional, cross-sectional study included adults diagnosed with T2D ≥180 days prior to providing informed consent and visiting primary or specialist care. Main outcome measures were the use of blood glucose-lowering medications (BGLMs), BGLMs with proven cardiovascular benefits and other CVD medications, stratified by CVD status and care setting. RESULTS Of 824 Australian participants in the CAPTURE sample, 332 (40.3%) had CVD. Oral BGLMs were used by 83.9% of all participants, most commonly metformin (76.0%), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (28.8%), sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is; 21.8%) and sulfonylureas (21.7%). Insulin was used by 29.2% of participants. BGLMs with proven CV benefit were used by 22.6%; glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) were less commonly used than SGLT2is in all CVD groups, but these drug classes were more often prescribed in specialist than primary care (SGLT2is 25.4 vs 20.7%, GLP-1 RAs 3.2 vs 0.8% respectively). Use of non-BGLMs for CVD risk reduction appeared consistent with guidelines. CONCLUSIONS Use of BGLMs with CVD benefits appears low in Australia, irrespective of CVD status. This likely reflects the delay in translation of clinical evidence into contemporary care and prescribing restrictions.
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- Timothy M E Davis
- Medical School, University of Western Australia, and Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- General Practice and Primary Care Research, School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Onishi Y, Shirabe S, Eguchi K, Nishijima K, Sato T, Seino H. Use of diabetes medications in adults with T2D and CVD in Japan: secondary analysis of the CAPTURE study. Diabetol Int 2023; 14:363-371. [PMID: 37781463 PMCID: PMC10533472 DOI: 10.1007/s13340-023-00638-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Introduction The CAPTURE study estimated the global prevalence of established cardiovascular disease (CVD) and characterized the usage of glucose-lowering agents (GLAs) in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) across 13 countries. The purpose of this secondary analysis of data from the Japanese sites within CAPTURE (NCT03786406, NCT03811288) was to provide data about medication usage stratified by CVD status among Japanese participants with T2D. Materials and methods Data on GLA usage (including those with proven cardiovascular [CV] benefits) in Japanese participants with T2D managed in clinics or hospitals were collected and stratified by CVD subgroups. Results There were 800 Japanese participants in the CAPTURE study (n = 502 [no CVD group], n = 298 [CVD group], n = 268 [atherosclerotic CVD subgroup]). Oral antidiabetic agents and insulin were used by 88.5% and 23.4%, respectively, of participants overall. Among participants with established CVD, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (65.1%) were most frequently used, followed by biguanides (50.7%) and insulins (26.2%). The pattern was similar among participants with atherosclerotic CVD. A lower proportion of participants in the CVD group used glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) with proven CV benefits versus the no CVD group (GLP-1 RAs: 7.0% vs. 8.6%; SGLT-2is: 13.4% vs. 19.1%). Conclusion This analysis of the CAPTURE study provided a comprehensive overview of prescription patterns for the treatment of T2D in Japan. Use of GLAs with proven CV benefit was low, even in participants with established CVD, which was comparable to the findings from the global cohort. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13340-023-00638-w.
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- Yukiko Onishi
- The Institute of Medical Science, Asahi Life Foundation, 2-2-6 Nihonbashibakurocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0002 Japan
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Pieber TR, Arfelt KN, Cailleteau R, Hart M, Kar S, Mursic I, Svehlikova E, Urschitz M, Haahr H. Hypoglycaemia frequency and physiological response after double or triple doses of once-weekly insulin icodec vs once-daily insulin glargine U100 in type 2 diabetes: a randomised crossover trial. Diabetologia 2023; 66:1413-1430. [PMID: 37308751 PMCID: PMC10317887 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-023-05921-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS This study compared the frequency of hypoglycaemia, time to hypoglycaemia and recovery from hypoglycaemia after double or triple doses of once-weekly insulin icodec vs once-daily insulin glargine U100. Furthermore, the symptomatic and counterregulatory responses to hypoglycaemia were compared between icodec and glargine U100 treatment. METHODS In a randomised, single-centre (Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria), open-label, two-period crossover trial, individuals with type 2 diabetes (age 18-72 years, BMI 18.5-37.9 kg/m2, HbA1c ≤75 mmol/mol [≤9.0%]) treated with basal insulin with or without oral glucose-lowering drugs received once-weekly icodec (for 6 weeks) and once-daily glargine U100 (for 11 days). Total weekly doses were equimolar based on individual titration of daily glargine U100 during the run-in period (target fasting plasma glucose [PG]: 4.4-7.2 mmol/l). Randomisation was carried out by assigning a randomisation number to each participant in ascending order, which encoded to one of two treatment sequences via a randomisation list prepared prior to the start of the trial. At steady state, double and triple doses of icodec and glargine U100 were administered followed by hypoglycaemia induction: first, euglycaemia was maintained at 5.5 mmol/l by variable i.v. infusion of glucose; glucose infusion was then terminated, allowing PG to decrease to no less than 2.5 mmol/l (target PGnadir). The PGnadir was maintained for 15 min. Euglycaemia was restored by constant i.v. glucose (5.5 mg kg-1 min-1). Hypoglycaemic symptoms score (HSS), counterregulatory hormones, vital signs and cognitive function were assessed at predefined PG levels towards the PGnadir. RESULTS Hypoglycaemia induction was initiated in 43 and 42 participants after double dose of icodec and glargine U100, respectively, and in 38 and 40 participants after triple doses, respectively. Clinically significant hypoglycaemia, defined as PGnadir <3.0 mmol/l, occurred in comparable proportions of individuals treated with icodec vs glargine U100 after double (17 [39.5%] vs 15 [35.7%]; p=0.63) and triple (20 [52.6%] vs 28 [70.0%]; p=0.14) doses. No statistically significant treatment differences were observed in the time to decline from PG values of 5.5 mmol/l to 3.0 mmol/l (2.9-4.5 h after double dose and 2.2-2.4 h after triple dose of the insulin products). The proportion of participants with PGnadir ≤2.5 mmol/l was comparable between treatments after double dose (2 [4.7%] for icodec vs 3 [7.1%] for glargine U100; p=0.63) but higher for glargine U100 after triple dose (1 [2.6%] vs 10 [25.0%]; p=0.03). Recovery from hypoglycaemia by constant i.v. glucose infusion took <30 min for all treatments. Analyses of the physiological response to hypoglycaemia only included data from participants with PGnadir <3.0 mmol/l and/or the presence of hypoglycaemic symptoms; in total 20 (46.5%) and 19 (45.2%) individuals were included after a double dose of icodec and glargine U100, respectively, and 20 (52.6%) and 29 (72.5%) individuals were included after a triple dose of icodec and glargine U100, respectively. All counterregulatory hormones (glucagon, adrenaline [epinephrine], noradrenaline [norepinephrine], cortisol and growth hormone) increased during hypoglycaemia induction with both insulin products at both doses. Following triple doses, the hormone response was greater with icodec vs glargine U100 for adrenaline at PG3.0 mmol/l (treatment ratio 2.54 [95% CI 1.69, 3.82]; p<0.001), and cortisol at PG3.0 mmol/l (treatment ratio 1.64 [95% CI 1.13, 2.38]; p=0.01) and PGnadir (treatment ratio 1.80 [95% CI 1.09, 2.97]; p=0.02). There were no statistically significant treatment differences in the HSS, vital signs and cognitive function. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Double or triple doses of once-weekly icodec lead to a similar risk of hypoglycaemia compared with double or triple doses of once-daily glargine U100. During hypoglycaemia, comparable symptomatic and moderately greater endocrine responses are elicited by icodec vs glargine U100. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03945656. FUNDING This study was funded by Novo Nordisk A/S.
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- Thomas R Pieber
- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Novo Nordisk Service Centre India Private Ltd., Bangalore, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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López Siguero JP, Ramon-Krauel M, Pérez López G, Buiza Fernández MV, Assaf Balut C, Fernández-Aranda F. Attitudes, Behaviors, and Barriers among Adolescents Living with Obesity, Caregivers, and Healthcare Professionals in Spain: ACTION Teens Survey Study. Nutrients 2023; 15:3005. [PMID: 37447329 DOI: 10.3390/nu15133005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Although the prevalence of pediatric obesity is rising, understanding of the perceptions, attitudes, behaviors, and barriers to effective obesity care among Spanish adolescents living with obesity (ALwO), their caregivers, and healthcare professionals (HCPs) is lacking. In 2021, the cross-sectional ACTION Teens survey study was conducted in 10 countries; results from the Spanish cohort are presented herein. The survey was completed by 648 ALwO, 644 caregivers, and 251 HCPs in Spain. A total of 25% of ALwO and 43% of caregivers thought that their/their child's weight was normal, and more caregivers than ALwO perceived the ALwO's health to be at least good (95% vs. 59%, respectively). Only 53% of ALwO and 9% of caregivers reported receiving an obesity diagnosis, despite HCPs reporting they provide diagnoses to 87% of ALwO/caregivers. Although 65% of HCPs felt that ALwO may not be comfortable discussing weight, only 26% of ALwO who had discussed weight with an HCP (n = 488) reported not feeling comfortable. Inability to control hunger was a key barrier to ALwO losing weight identified by ALwO/caregivers, but not HCPs. Improved communication between the three groups, a better understanding of barriers to weight loss, and improved health education on obesity are needed in order to enhance obesity care in Spain.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Barcelona, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), Health Institute Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Gregorio Marañon, 28007 Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Sciences Department, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
- Clinical Psychology Unit, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Center in Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), Health Institute Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Davies MJ, Alibegovic AC, Jensen AB, Munikrishnappa R, Nordsborg RB, Braae UC. Real-world study of ethnic differences in glycaemic control and clinical characteristics among insulin-naïve people with type 2 diabetes initiating biphasic insulin aspart 30/70: A retrospective, observational cohort study in England. Diabetes Obes Metab 2023. [PMID: 37334526 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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AIMS This study investigated the ethnic differences in glycaemic levels and clinical characteristics among insulin-naïve people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) initiating biphasic insulin aspart 30/70 (BIAsp 30) in primary practice in England. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective, observational cohort study utilizing data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum database, including White, South Asian, Black and Chinese insulin-naïve adults with T2D, initiating BIAsp 30. The index date was that of the first BIAsp 30 prescription. Endpoints included change in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and body mass index (BMI) 6 months post index. RESULTS In total, 11 186 eligible people were selected (9443 White, 1116 South Asian, 594 Black, 33 Chinese). HbA1c decreased across all subgroups 6 months post index: estimated %-point changes [95% CI of -2.32 (-2.36; -2.28) (White); -1.91 (-2.02; -1.80) (South Asian); -2.55 (-2.69; -2.40) (Black); and -2.64 (-3.24; -2.04) (Chinese)]. The BMI increased modestly 6 months post index in all subgroups [estimated changes (95% CI) kg/m2 : White, 0.92 (0.86; 0.99); South Asian, 0.60 (0.41; 0.78); Black, 1.41 (1.16; 1.65); and Chinese, 0.32 (-0.67; 1.30)]. In the overall population, hypoglycaemic event rates increased from 0.92 events per 100 patient-years before the index to 3.37 events per 100 patient-years post index; event numbers were too low to be analysed by subgroup. CONCLUSIONS Among insulin-naïve people with T2D initiating BIAsp 30, clinically meaningful HbA1c reductions in all ethnicities were observed. Some ethnic groups had larger reductions than others, but differences were small. In all groups, small BMI increases were seen, with small differences observed between groups. Hypoglycaemia rates were low.
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- Melanie J Davies
- Diabetes Research Centre, College of Life Sciences, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
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MedSci KKF, Schnecke V, Haase CL, Harder-Lauridsen NM, Rathor N, Sommer K, Morgen CS. Weight change and risk of obesity-related complications: A retrospective population-based cohort study of a UK primary care database. Diabetes Obes Metab 2023. [PMID: 37283064 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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AIMS To examine associations between weight loss/gain and risk of developing 13 obesity-related complications (ORCs), stratified by baseline body mass index (BMI). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, we included adults with obesity (>30 kg/m2 ) from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD database with weight change (-50% to +50%) between Years 1 and 4 (N = 418 774 [median follow-up: 7 years]). Associations between weight change, baseline BMI and risk of developing ORCs during follow-up were assessed using Cox proportional hazard models. RESULTS The impact of weight change on ORCs was generally dependent on baseline BMI. Four clear patterns were seen across the 13 outcomes. Pattern 1 showed greatest weight loss benefit for people with low baseline BMI (type 2 diabetes, sleep apnoea, hypertension and dyslipidaemia); Pattern 2 showed most weight loss benefit at lower baseline BMI but no significant weight loss effect at higher baseline BMI (asthma, hip/knee osteoarthritis and polycystic ovary syndrome); Pattern 3 showed benefit in most cardiovascular diseases with weight loss (chronic kidney disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism), but no additional benefit with >10% weight loss; Pattern 4 showed no clear relationship between weight change and unstable angina/myocardial infarction and depression. We found similar but opposite patterns for weight gain. CONCLUSIONS Weight loss benefit is dependent on weight loss magnitude and initial BMI, and weight gain is associated with a similar risk increase. Four patterns of association were identified between degree of weight change, baseline BMI and 13 ORCs.
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Bain SC, Carstensen B, Hyveled L, Seremetis S, Flindt Kreiner F, Amadid H, Clark A. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use is associated with lower blood ferritin levels in people with type 2 diabetes and hemochromatosis: a nationwide register-based study. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2023; 11:e003300. [PMID: 37328273 PMCID: PMC10277078 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2022-003300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023] Open
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Biller BMK, Höybye C, Ferran JM, Kelepouris N, Nedjatian N, Olsen AH, Weber MM, Gordon MB. Long-term Effectiveness and Safety of GH Replacement Therapy in Adults ≥60 Years: Data From NordiNet® IOS and ANSWER. J Endocr Soc 2023; 7:bvad054. [PMID: 37197408 PMCID: PMC10184433 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvad054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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Context Effectiveness and safety data on GH replacement therapy (GHRT) in older adults with adult GH deficiency (AGHD) are limited. Objective To compare GHRT safety and clinical outcomes in older (≥60 years and, for some outcomes, ≥75 years) and middle-aged (35-<60 years) patients with AGHD. Design/setting Ten-year follow-up, real-world data from 2 large noninterventional studies-NordiNet® International Outcome Study (IOS) and the American Norditropin® Studies: Web-Enabled Research (ANSWER) Program-were analyzed. Patients GH-naïve and non-naïve patients with AGHD. Intervention Norditropin® (somatropin). Main outcome measures Outcomes included GH exposure, IGF-I standard deviation scores (SDS), body mass index (BMI), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), serious and nonserious adverse reactions (SARs and NSARs, respectively), and serious adverse events (SAEs). Adverse reactions were events with possible/probable causal relationship to GHRT. Results The effectiveness analysis set comprised 545 middle-aged and 214 older patients (19 aged ≥75 years) from NordiNet® IOS. The full analysis set comprised 1696 middle-aged and 652 older patients (59 aged ≥75 years) from both studies. Mean GH doses were higher in middle-aged vs older patients. For both age groups and sexes, mean IGF-I SDS increased following GHRT, while BMI and HbA1c changes were similar and small.Incidence rate ratios (IRRs) did not differ statistically between older and middle-aged patients for NSARs [IRR (mean, 95% confidence interval) 1.05 (.60; 1.83)] or SARs [.40 (.12; 1.32)]. SAEs were more frequent in older than middle-aged patients [IRR 1.84 (1.29; 2.62)]. Conclusion Clinical outcomes of GHRT in AGHD were similar in middle-aged and older patients, with no significantly increased risk of GHRT-related adverse reactions in older patients.
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- Beverly M K Biller
- Correspondence: Beverly M. K. Biller, MD, Neuroendocrine Unit—Bulfinch 457B, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institute, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Qualiance ApS, Oehlenschlægersgade 4, 2, 1663 Copenhagen V, Denmark
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- US Medical Affairs—Rare Endocrine Disorders, Novo Nordisk Inc, Plainsboro, NJ 08536, USA
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- Global Medical Affairs—Rare Endocrine Disorders, Novo Nordisk Health Care AG, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Unit of Endocrinology, Medical Department, University Hospital, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Allegheny Neuroendocrinology Center, Division of Endocrinology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA
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Al-Omar HA, Alshehri A, Abanumay A, Alabdulkarim H, Alrumaih A, Eldin MS, Alqahtani SA. The Impact of Obesity in Saudi Arabia: Healthcare Resource Use and Costs Associated with Obesity-Related Complications. Adv Ther 2023; 40:1430-1443. [PMID: 36680731 PMCID: PMC10070310 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-023-02426-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Saudi Arabia has a high prevalence of obesity, which increases the risk of individuals experiencing multiple chronic complications. Only a few publications highlight the healthcare costs of obesity-related complications (ORCs) in Saudi Arabia. METHODS A micro-costing approach was used to estimate the healthcare costs associated with 10 ORCs. Experienced clinicians in public and private practice across different geographical regions in Saudi Arabia were asked to estimate healthcare resource use associated with each ORC, and estimated unit costs were obtained from hospital administrators. Estimated overall annual costs per patient were calculated as a weighted average of separate public and private sector costs. RESULTS Individuals in Saudi Arabia with any single ORC incurred overall average annual healthcare costs of 2165-7558 US dollars (USD). Heart failure, chronic kidney disease, dyslipidemia, and type 2 diabetes (T2D) were the most costly complications, mainly driven by monitoring and/or pharmacological treatment costs. In contrast, asthma, hypertension, and angina were the least costly complications. Costs in private healthcare were higher than in public healthcare; the largest differences (2359-2793 USD) were noted for dyslipidemia, T2D, and osteoarthritis, mainly explained by differences in pharmacological treatment costs. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that ORCs result in a considerable financial burden to the healthcare system, and highlight the substantial cost savings that could be achieved by preventing or delaying the occurrence of ORCs in Saudi Arabia.
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- Hussain A Al-Omar
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
- Health Technology Assessment Unit, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Obesity Medicine Department, Obesity, Endocrine and Metabolism Centre, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Drug Policy and Economic Centre, Ministry of National Guards Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Pharmaceutical Care Department, Medical Services Directorate, Ministry of Defence, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Liver Transplant Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Seino H, Onishi Y, Eguchi K, Nishijima K, Sato T, Shirabe S. Cardiovascular disease prevalence in adults with type 2 diabetes in Japan: results from the Japanese centers in the CAPTURE study. Diabetol Int 2023; 14:172-182. [PMID: 37090129 PMCID: PMC10113416 DOI: 10.1007/s13340-022-00612-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Introduction CAPTURE was a cross-sectional, non-interventional study (NCT03786406, NCT03811288) investigating the prevalence and characteristics of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) across 13 countries worldwide. Here we present the findings for Japan. Materials and methods Data were collected from adults aged ≥ 20 years (aged ≥ 18 years in countries outside Japan) with T2D who were managed in clinics or hospitals in 2019. Standardized methodology was used for all countries. The prevalence of CVD and its subtypes was estimated, weighted by care setting (clinics versus hospitals). Results Among participants from Japan (total: 800; clinics: 440; hospitals: 360), mean (standard deviation) age was 65.6 (11.2) years and glycated hemoglobin 7.2% (0.9). Sixty-seven percent of participants were male, 57.8% had diabetes duration > 10 years, 49.8% had body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2 and 63.1% had hypertension. The weighted prevalences (95% confidence interval [CI]) of CVD and atherosclerotic CVD were 37.3% (34.2;40.3) and 33.5% (30.6;36.4), respectively. The prevalence (95% CI) of the most common subtypes of CVD was: carotid artery disease 20.5% (18.2;22.8), coronary heart disease 11.9% (9.7;14.1) and cerebrovascular disease 10.4% (8.3;12.5). Conclusions These contemporary data from the CAPTURE study on CVD prevalence in adults with T2D in Japan show that approximately one in three adults with T2D had established CVD, which is comparable to the prevalence in the global study cohort. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13340-022-00612-y.
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- Hiroaki Seino
- Seino Internal Medicine Clinic, 6-192-2 Kaisei, Koriyama, Fukushima 963-8851 Japan
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- The Institute of Medical Science, Asahi Life Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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Heerspink HJL, Apperloo E, Davies M, Dicker D, Kandler K, Rosenstock J, Sørrig R, Lawson J, Zeuthen N, Cherney D. Effects of Semaglutide on Albuminuria and Kidney Function in People With Overweight or Obesity With or Without Type 2 Diabetes: Exploratory Analysis From the STEP 1, 2, and 3 Trials. Diabetes Care 2023; 46:801-810. [PMID: 36801984 PMCID: PMC10090901 DOI: 10.2337/dc22-1889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE These post hoc analyses of the Semaglutide Treatment Effect in People with obesity (STEP) 1-3 trials (NCT03548935, NCT03552757, and NCT03611582) explored the effects of semaglutide (up to 2.4 mg) on kidney function. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS STEP 1-3 included adults with overweight/obesity; STEP 2 patients also had type 2 diabetes. Participants received once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide 1.0 mg (STEP 2 only), 2.4 mg, or placebo for 68 weeks, plus lifestyle intervention (STEP 1 and 2) or intensive behavioral therapy (STEP 3). Changes in urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) and UACR status from baseline to week 68 were assessed for STEP 2. Changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were assessed from pooled STEP 1-3 data. RESULTS In STEP 2, 1,205 (99.6% total cohort) patients had UACR data; geometric mean baseline UACR was 13.7, 12.5, and 13.2 mg/g with semaglutide 1.0 mg, 2.4 mg, and placebo, respectively. At week 68, UACR changes were -14.8% and -20.6% with semaglutide 1.0 mg and 2.4 mg, respectively, and +18.3% with placebo (between-group differences [95% CI] vs. placebo: -28.0% [-37.3, -17.3], P < 0.0001 for semaglutide 1.0 mg; -32.9% [-41.6, -23.0], P = 0.003 for semaglutide 2.4 mg). UACR status improved in greater proportions of patients with semaglutide 1.0 mg and 2.4 mg versus placebo (P = 0.0004 and P = 0.0014, respectively). In the pooled STEP 1-3 analyses, 3,379 participants had eGFR data; there was no difference between semaglutide 2.4 mg and placebo in eGFR trajectories at week 68. CONCLUSIONS Semaglutide improved UACR in adults with overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes. In participants with normal kidney function, semaglutide did not have an effect on eGFR decline.
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- Hiddo J L Heerspink
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, U.K
- Leicester Diabetes Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, U.K
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, U.K
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- Internal Medicine D, Hasharon Hospital-Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Global Medical Affairs, Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark
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- Global Medical Affairs, Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark
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- Biostatistics Obesity & Metabolism, Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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van Hout M, Forte P, Jensen TB, Boschini C, Bækdal TA. Effect of Various Dosing Schedules on the Pharmacokinetics of Oral Semaglutide: A Randomised Trial in Healthy Subjects. Clin Pharmacokinet 2023; 62:635-644. [PMID: 36932262 PMCID: PMC10023024 DOI: 10.1007/s40262-023-01223-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prescribing information instructs taking oral semaglutide (a glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue) in the fasting state, followed by a post-dose fasting period of ≥ 30 min. This trial compared the recommended dosing schedule with alternative schedules. METHODS This was a randomised, single-centre, multiple-dose, open-label, five-armed, parallel-group trial in healthy subjects who received once-daily oral semaglutide (3 mg for 5 days followed by 7 mg for 5 days). Subjects (n = 156) were randomised to five dosing schedules: 2-, 4-, or 6-h pre-dose fast followed by a 30-min post-dose fast (treatment arms: 2 h-30 min, 4-30 min, 6 h-30 min); 2-h pre-dose fast followed by an overnight post-dose fast (treatment arm: 2 h-night); or overnight pre-dose fast followed by a 30-min post-dose fast (reference arm: night-30 min). Semaglutide plasma concentration was measured regularly until 24 h after the 10th dose. Endpoints included area under the semaglutide plasma concentration-time curve during a 24-h interval after the 10th dose (AUC0-24h) (primary endpoint) and maximum observed semaglutide plasma concentration after the 10th dose (Cmax) (secondary endpoint). RESULTS Compared with an overnight pre-dose fast (reference arm: night-30 min), shorter pre-dose fasting times in the 2 h-night, 2 h-30 min, 4 h-30 min, and 6 h-30 min treatment arms resulted in significantly lower semaglutide AUC0-24h and Cmax after the 10th dose (estimated treatment ratio ranges: 0.12-0.43 and 0.11-0.44, respectively; p < 0.0001 for all comparisons). Semaglutide AUC0-24h and Cmax after the 10th dose were similar for the 2 h-30 min and 2 h-night treatment arms. CONCLUSION This trial supports dosing oral semaglutide in accordance with prescribing information, which requires dosing in the fasting state. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04513704); registered August 14, 2020.
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- PAREXEL, Early Phase Clinical Unit, London, UK
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Straat ME, Martinez-Tellez B, van Eyk HJ, Bizino MB, van Veen S, Vianello E, Stienstra R, Ottenhoff THM, Lamb HJ, Smit JWA, Jazet IM, Rensen PCN, Boon MR. Differences in Inflammatory Pathways Between Dutch South Asians vs Dutch Europids With Type 2 Diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023; 108:931-940. [PMID: 36262060 PMCID: PMC9999357 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgac598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT South Asian individuals are more prone to develop type 2 diabetes (T2D) coinciding with earlier complications than Europids. While inflammation plays a central role in the development and progression of T2D, this factor is still underexplored in South Asians. OBJECTIVE This work aimed to study whether circulating messenger RNA (mRNA) transcripts of immune genes are different between South Asian compared with Europid patients with T2D. METHODS A secondary analysis was conducted of 2 randomized controlled trials of Dutch South Asian (n = 45; age: 55 ± 10 years, body mass index [BMI]: 29 ± 4 kg/m2) and Dutch Europid (n = 44; age: 60 ± 7 years, BMI: 32 ± 4 kg/m2) patients with T2D. Main outcome measures included mRNA transcripts of 182 immune genes (microfluidic quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Fluidigm Inc) in fasted whole-blood, ingenuity pathway analyses (Qiagen). RESULTS South Asians, compared to Europids, had higher mRNA levels of B-cell markers (CD19, CD79A, CD79B, CR2, CXCR5, IGHD, MS4A1, PAX5; all fold change > 1.3, false discovery rate [FDR] < 0.008) and interferon (IFN)-signaling genes (CD274, GBP1, GBP2, GBP5, FCGR1A/B/CP, IFI16, IFIT3, IFITM1, IFITM3, TAP1; all FC > 1.2, FDR < 0.05). In South Asians, the IFN signaling pathway was the top canonical pathway (z score 2.6; P < .001) and this was accompanied by higher plasma IFN-γ levels (FC = 1.5, FDR = 0.01). Notably, the ethnic difference in gene expression was larger for women (20/182 [11%]) than men (2/182 [1%]). CONCLUSION South Asian patients with T2D show a more activated IFN-signaling pathway compared to Europid patients with T2D, which is more pronounced in women than men. We speculate that a more activated IFN-signaling pathway may contribute to the more rapid progression of T2D in South Asian compared with Europid individuals.
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- Maaike E Straat
- Correspondence: Mariëtte R. Boon, MD PhD, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
- Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
- Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics Group, Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
- Department of Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 XZ Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 XZ Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
- Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
- Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
- Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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Sparre T, Hammershøy L, Steensgaard DB, Sturis J, Vikkelsøe P, Azzarello A. Factors Affecting Performance of Insulin Pen Injector Technology: A Narrative Review. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2023; 17:290-301. [PMID: 36540004 PMCID: PMC10012375 DOI: 10.1177/19322968221145201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Insulin treatment is an essential hormone replacement therapy for the survival of people with type 1 diabetes and is often used for treatment in type 2 diabetes, particularly as the disease progresses. Advances in insulin therapy have been made since its discovery, including production of human insulin and development of insulin analogs with improved efficacy and safety profiles. The different types of available insulin formulations allow health care professionals to personalize treatment to an individual's needs. Generally, insulin requires parenteral administration via subcutaneous injection owing to very low oral bioavailability. METHODS This article reviews the human, technological, economical, and regulatory factors affecting the performance of insulin pens and the relationship between them. Opportunities and challenges that insulin pen injections may encounter in the future are also considered. RESULTS Insulin delivery devices, together with other factors, influence dose accuracy, convenience, and quality of life, contributing to easier medication administration with high efficacy and safety. For patients, ease of use, fast and accurate drug delivery, and painless injection are the most valuable features of an insulin injection device. For manufacturers, technological feasibility and economic viability also need to be considered when developing injection devices. CONCLUSION Insulin pen injectors are generally preferred over vial and syringe, although access may be limited in some health care systems. Insulin pen injectors can adapt to different insulin regimens and formulations and have the potential to acquire dosing data in real time.
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- Thomas Sparre
- Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark
- Thomas Sparre, MD, PhD, Novo Nordisk A/S,
Vandtårnsvej 112, Søborg 2860, Denmark.
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Lingvay I, Aroda VR, Honoré JB, Ersbøll AS, Nystrup Husemoen LL, Jensen AB, Sommer Matthiessen K, Kosiborod MN. Patterns of new glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use in patients with type 2 diabetes during 2014-2019 from a US database: prescriber and patient characteristics. J Diabetes 2023; 15:190-195. [PMID: 36796312 PMCID: PMC9934953 DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.13363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Highlights This study demonstrates that initiation of glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists among individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), including those with concomitant atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), has remained low in the United States between 2014 and 2019, despite clinical evidence supporting their use for cardiovascular risk reduction. These findings add to the existing literature to highlight a gap in adherence to current practice guidelines, which suggests that most patients with T2D and ASCVD in the United States may not be receiving optimal risk‐reducing therapies.
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- Ildiko Lingvay
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallasTexasUSA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and University of Missouri‐Kansas CityKansas CityMissouriUSA
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Sass MR, Danielsen AA, Köhler-Forsberg O, Storgaard H, Knop FK, Nielsen MØ, Sjödin AM, Mors O, Correll CU, Ekstrøm C, Vinberg M, Nielsen J, Vilsbøll T, Fink-Jensen A. Effect of the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide on metabolic disturbances in clozapine-treated or olanzapine-treated patients with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder: study protocol of a placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial (SemaPsychiatry). BMJ Open 2023; 13:e068652. [PMID: 36720576 PMCID: PMC9890830 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Clozapine and olanzapine are some of the most effective antipsychotics, but both are associated with weight gain and relevant metabolic disturbances, including pre-diabetes and diabetes. Non-pharmacological/behavioural interventions have had limited effects counteracting these adverse effects. Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist, is approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. We will investigate the long-term effects of add-on treatment with semaglutide once a week versus placebo once a week on the metabolic status in pre-diabetic (glycated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) 35-47 mmol/mol (5.4%-6.4%) and diabetic (HbA1c 48-57 mmol/mol (6.5%-7.4%)) patients diagnosed with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder who initiated clozapine or olanzapine treatment within the last 60 months. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This is a 26-week, double-blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Altogether, 104 patients diagnosed with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, aged 18-65 years, with pre-diabetes or diabetes will be randomised to injections of 1.0 mg semaglutide once a week or placebo for 26 weeks. The primary endpoint is change from baseline in HbA1c. Secondary endpoints include changes in body weight, hip and waist circumference and plasma levels of insulin, glucagon, glucose, and C-peptide, insulin sensitivity, beta cell function, hepatic function, fibrosis-4 score, lipid profile, incretin hormones, bone markers, body composition, bone density, proteomic analyses and oxidative stress markers. Together with alcohol, tobacco and drug use, potential effects on the reward value of a sweet-fat stimulus, psychopathology, level of activity and quality of life will also be assessed. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study is approved by the Danish Medicines Agency and the regional scientific ethics committee of the Capital Region of Denmark (committee C, #H-20019008) and will be carried out in accordance with International Council for Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice guidelines and the Helsinki Declaration. The results will be disseminated through peer-review publications and conference presentations. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04892199.
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- Marie Reeberg Sass
- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Capital Region of Denmark Mental Health Services, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Psychiatry, Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychiatry, Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus Universitetshospital Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
- Clinical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mental Health Centre Glostrup, Copenhagen University Hospital, Capital Region of Denmark Mental Health Services, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Psychiatry, Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Psychiatry and Molecular Medicine, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, USA
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen Department of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Psychiatric Center North Zeeland, Copenhagen University Hospital, Capital Region of Denmark Mental Health Services, Hillerød, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mental Health Centre Glostrup, Copenhagen University Hospital, Capital Region of Denmark Mental Health Services, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
- Clinical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Capital Region of Denmark Mental Health Services, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Taieb AB, Roberts E, Luckevich M, Larsen S, le Roux CW, de Freitas PG, Wolfert D. Understanding the risk of developing weight-related complications associated with different body mass index categories: a systematic review. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2022; 14:186. [PMID: 36476232 PMCID: PMC9727983 DOI: 10.1186/s13098-022-00952-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Obesity and overweight are major risk factors for several chronic diseases. There is limited systematic evaluation of risk equations that predict the likelihood of developing an obesity or overweight associated complication. Predicting future risk is essential for health economic modelling. Availability of future treatments rests upon a model's ability to inform clinical and decision-making bodies. This systematic literature review aimed to identify studies reporting (1) equations that calculate the risk for individuals with obesity, or overweight with a weight-related complication (OWRC), of developing additional complications, namely T2D, cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD), acute coronary syndrome, stroke, musculoskeletal disorders, knee replacement/arthroplasty, or obstructive sleep apnea; (2) absolute or proportional risk for individuals with severe obesity, obesity or OWRC developing T2D, a CV event or mortality from knee surgery, stroke, or an acute CV event. METHODS Databases (MEDLINE and Embase) were searched for English language reports of population-based cohort analyses or large-scale studies in Australia, Canada, Europe, the UK, and the USA between January 1, 2011, and March 29, 2021. Included reports were quality assessed using an adapted version of the Newcastle Ottawa Scale. RESULTS Of the 60 included studies, the majority used European cohorts. Twenty-nine reported a risk prediction equation for developing an additional complication. The most common risk prediction equations were logistic regression models that did not differentiate between body mass index (BMI) groups (particularly above 40 kg/m2) and lacked external validation. The remaining included studies (31 studies) reported the absolute or proportional risk of mortality (29 studies), or the risk of developing T2D in a population with obesity and with prediabetes or normal glucose tolerance (NGT) (three studies), or a CV event in populations with severe obesity with NGT or T2D (three studies). Most reported proportional risk, predominantly a hazard ratio. CONCLUSION More work is needed to develop and validate these risk equations, specifically in non-European cohorts and that distinguish between BMI class II and III obesity. New data or adjustment of the current risk equations by calibration would allow for more accurate decision making at an individual and population level.
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- Diabetes Complications Research Centre, Conway Institute, University College, Dublin, Ireland
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Witkowski M, Moreno SI, Fernandes J, Johansen P, Augusto M, Nair S. The Economic Burden of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Systematic Review. Pharmacoeconomics 2022; 40:751-776. [PMID: 35789987 PMCID: PMC9300564 DOI: 10.1007/s40273-022-01140-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The global prevalence of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is increasing, such that NASH is predicted to become the leading cause of liver transplantation (LT) in the US by 2025. Despite this, data on the economic burden of NASH are limited. OBJECTIVES This systematic literature review aimed to summarise and critically evaluate studies reporting on the economic burden of NASH and identify evidence gaps for subsequent research. METHODS Medline, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library and EconLit were searched up to 6 January 2021 for English language articles published from January 2010 to January 2021 inclusive that reported economic outcomes of a NASH population or subpopulation. Evidence was presented and synthesised using narrative data analysis, and quality was assessed by two reviewers using an 11-item checklist developed for economic evaluations and adapted to cost of illness. RESULTS Fourteen studies were included, of which five presented data on costs and resource use, four on costs only and five on resource use only. Overall, NASH is associated with a significant and increasing economic burden in terms of healthcare resource utilisation (HCRU) and direct and indirect costs. This burden was higher among NASH patients with advanced (fibrosis stage 3-4) versus early (fibrosis stage 0-2) disease, symptomatic versus asymptomatic disease and for patients with complications or comorbidities versus those without. In LT patients, those with NASH as the primary indication had greater HCRU and higher costs compared with non-NASH indications such as hepatitis B and C viruses. Considerable variability in HCRU and costs was seen across the US and Europe, with the highest costs seen in the US. The quality of the included studies was variable, and the studies themselves were heterogeneous in terms of study methodology, patient populations, comorbidities, follow-up time and outcomes measured. CONCLUSIONS This review highlights a general scarcity of NASH-specific economic outcomes data. Despite this, the identified studies show that NASH is associated with a significant economic burden in terms of increased HCRU, and high direct medical and non-medical costs and societal burden that increases with disease severity or when patients have complications or comorbidity. More national-level NASH prevalence data are needed to generate accurate forecasts of HCRU and costs in the coming decades. FUNDING Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark.
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- Novo Nordisk Denmark A/S, Region North & West Europe, Ørestad, Denmark
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Eliasson B, Ericsson Å, Fridhammar A, Nilsson A, Persson S, Chubb B. Long-Term Cost Effectiveness of Oral Semaglutide Versus Empagliflozin and Sitagliptin for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in the Swedish Setting. Pharmacoecon Open 2022; 6:343-354. [PMID: 35064550 PMCID: PMC9043066 DOI: 10.1007/s41669-021-00317-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the cost effectiveness of oral semaglutide versus other oral glucose-lowering drugs for the management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Sweden. METHODS The Swedish Institute for Health Economics Diabetes Cohort Model was used to assess the cost effectiveness of oral semaglutide 14 mg versus empagliflozin 25 mg and oral semaglutide 14 mg versus sitagliptin 100 mg, using data from the head-to-head PIONEER 2 and 3 trials, respectively, in which these treatments were added to metformin (± sulphonylurea). Base-case and scenario analyses were conducted. Robustness was evaluated with deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses. RESULTS In the base-case analyses, greater initial lowering of glycated haemoglobin levels with oral semaglutide versus empagliflozin and oral semaglutide versus sitagliptin, respectively, resulted in reduced incidences of micro- and macrovascular complications and was associated with lower costs of complications and indirect costs. Treatment costs were higher for oral semaglutide, resulting in higher total lifetime costs than with empagliflozin (Swedish Krona [SEK] 1,245,570 vs. 1,210,172) and sitagliptin (SEK1,405,789 vs. 1,377,381). Oral semaglutide was shown to be cost effective, with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of SEK239,001 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) compared with empagliflozin and SEK120,848 per QALY compared with sitagliptin, from a payer perspective. ICERs were lower at SEK191,721 per QALY compared with empagliflozin and SEK95,234 per QALY compared with sitagliptin from a societal perspective. Results were similar in scenario analyses that incorporated cardiovascular effects, and also in sensitivity analyses. CONCLUSIONS In a Swedish setting, oral semaglutide was cost effective compared with empagliflozin and sitagliptin for patients with T2D inadequately controlled on oral glucose-lowering drugs. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02863328 (PIONEER 2; registered 11 August 2016) and NCT02607865 (PIONEER 3; registered 18 November 2015).
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- Björn Eliasson
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 41345, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- The Swedish Institute for Health Economics, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Health Economics Unit, Lund, Sweden
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Hong T, Yan Z, Li L, Tang W, Qi L, Ye J, Ren J, Wan Q, Xiao W, Zhao D. The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in China: Results from the Cross-Sectional CAPTURE Study. Diabetes Ther 2022; 13:969-981. [PMID: 35312971 PMCID: PMC9076769 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-022-01243-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), and treatment guidelines have increasingly focused on the comprehensive management of T2D and CVD. Here, we report data from the Chinese population within the CAPTURE study, including CVD prevalence in patients with T2D and insights into their management. METHODS CAPTURE (a multinational, non-interventional, cross-sectional study in adults with T2D) included data from eight centers in China from July to September 2019. Overall CVD prevalence estimates were calculated, and descriptive data regarding CVD subtypes and treatment were collected and reported here. RESULTS Of 805 adults with T2D enrolled in China (61.9% male, median age 59 years), 273 had established CVD, with an estimated prevalence (95% CI) of 33.9% (30.6%, 37.3%). Most CVD cases were atherosclerotic (94.9%). Coronary heart disease had the highest estimated prevalence (16.0%), followed by carotid artery disease (9.6%) and cerebrovascular disease (7.7%). Use of glucose-lowering agents (GLAs) with proven cardiovascular benefits (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and/or sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors) was low in the China sample (7.7%). Approximately half of the CVD subgroup in the China sample was receiving cardiovascular medication, but use of guideline-directed agents was low (e.g., statins: 35.9%; angiotensin II receptor blockers: 15%; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors: 2.6%). CONCLUSIONS In the Chinese CAPTURE population, one-third of patients had established CVD, with atherosclerotic CVD largely accounting for the CVD burden; use of GLAs with proven cardiovascular benefits and cardiovascular medications was low, suggesting an unmet need for optimal management in this group.
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- Tianpei Hong
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.
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- Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Geriatric Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Beijing Yanhua Hospital, Beijing, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Novo Nordisk China Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
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Lane W, Favaro E, Jódar E, Kelkar P, Oviedo A, Sivarathinasami R, Senior PA, Sesti G, Franek E. Effective Overall Glycaemic Control with Fast-Acting Insulin Aspart Across Patients with Different Baseline Characteristics: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Onset 9 Trial. Diabetes Ther 2022; 13:761-774. [PMID: 35290624 PMCID: PMC8991309 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-022-01213-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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AIMS To investigate the efficacy and safety of fast-acting insulin aspart (faster aspart) compared with insulin aspart (IAsp) in participants with type 2 diabetes (T2D) across different subgroups. METHODS We report on a post hoc analysis of onset 9, a 16-week trial of participants with T2D randomised to faster aspart (n = 546) or IAsp (n = 545). Participants were grouped by baseline HbA1c (< 7.0%, ≥ 7.0%), meal test bolus insulin dose (≤ 10 units [U], > 10 U to ≤ 20 U, > 20 U), body mass index (< 30 kg/m2, ≥ 30 to < 35 kg/m2, ≥ 35 kg/m2), and age (< 65 years, ≥ 65 years). Outcomes assessed were change from baseline in HbA1c and in 1-h postprandial glucose (PPG) increment, and severe or blood glucose (BG)-confirmed hypoglycaemia. RESULTS Faster aspart provided reductions in HbA1c comparable to IAsp across all subgroups, with improved 1-h PPG control compared with IAsp in several subgroups. Faster aspart had comparable or improved rates of severe or BG-confirmed hypoglycaemia versus IAsp, particularly in participants with good glycaemic control (HbA1c < 7.0%), the elderly (≥ 65 years old), and those with insulin resistance (> 20 U meal test bolus insulin dose). CONCLUSIONS Faster aspart provides effective overall glycaemic control, with improved early PPG control compared with IAsp across a range of patient characteristics. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT03268005.
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- Wendy Lane
- Mountain Diabetes and Endocrine Centre, 1998 Hendersonville Rd, Bldg. 31, Asheville, NC, 28803, USA.
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- University Hospital Quirón Salud Madrid, Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain
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- Santojanni Hospital and Cenudiab, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
- Centralny Szpital Kliniczny MSWiA, Warsaw, Poland
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Yale JF, Bodholdt U, Catarig AM, Catrina S, Clark A, Ekberg NR, Erhan U, Holmes P, Knudsen ST, Liutkus J, Sathyapalan T, Schultes B, Rudofsky G. Real-world use of once-weekly semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes: pooled analysis of data from four SURE studies by baseline characteristic subgroups. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2022; 10:10/2/e002619. [PMID: 35383100 PMCID: PMC8984040 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION This post hoc pooled analysis of four real-world studies (SURE Canada, Denmark/Sweden, Switzerland and UK) aimed to characterize the use of once-weekly (OW) semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA), in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The Semaglutide Real-world Evidence (SURE) studies had a duration of ~30 weeks. Changes in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and body weight (BW) were analyzed for the overall population and the following baseline subgroups: GLP-1RA-naïve/GLP-1RA switchers; body mass index <25/≥25-<30/≥30-<35/≥35 kg/m2; age <65/≥65 years; HbA1c <7%/≥7-≤8%/>8-≤9%/>9%; T2D duration <5/≥5-<10/≥10 years. Data for patients achieving treatment targets were analyzed in the overall population and the baseline HbA1c ≥7% subgroup. RESULTS Of 1212 patients, 960 were GLP-1RA-naïve and 252 had switched to semaglutide from another GLP-1RA. In the overall population, HbA1c was reduced from baseline to end of study (EOS) by -1.1% point and BW by -4.7 kg; changes were significant for all subgroups. There were significantly larger reductions of HbA1c and BW in GLP-1RA-naïve versus GLP-1RA switchers and larger reductions in HbA1c for patients with higher versus lower baseline HbA1c. At EOS, 52.6% of patients in the overall population achieved HbA1c <7%. No new safety concerns were identified in any of the completed SURE studies. CONCLUSIONS In this pooled analysis, patients with T2D initiating OW semaglutide showed significant improvements from baseline to EOS in HbA1c and BW across various baseline subgroups, including patients previously treated with a GLP-1RA other than semaglutide, supporting OW semaglutide use in clinical practice. TRAIL REGISTRATION NUMBERS NCT03457012; NCT03631186; NCT03648281; NCT03876015.
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- Jean-François Yale
- Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Diabetes, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Joanne F. Liutkus Medicine Professional Corporation, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
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- Metabolic Center St. Gallen, friendlyDocs, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Clinic for Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Cantonal Hospital Olten, Olten, Switzerland
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Vencio S, Vianna AGD, da Silva MACF, Precoma DB. Contemporary (2019) prevalence of cardiovascular disease in adults with type 2 diabetes in Brazil: the cross-sectional CAPTURE study. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2022; 14:5. [PMID: 35012646 PMCID: PMC8751351 DOI: 10.1186/s13098-021-00775-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and CVD is a major cause of mortality in patients with T2D. The CAPTURE study investigated the contemporary (2019) prevalence of established CVD in adults with T2D around the world. We report the findings from Brazil. METHODS The multinational, non-interventional, cross-sectional CAPTURE study was conducted across 13 countries from five continents. The current manuscript explores data for the CAPTURE study sample in Brazil. Standardized demographic and clinical data were collected from adults with T2D aged ≥ 18 years attending a single routine healthcare visit in primary or specialized care between December 2018 and September 2019. Data were analyzed descriptively. RESULTS Data from 912 adults with T2D were collected in the CAPTURE study in Brazil, with 822 patients from primary care and 90 patients from specialized care. Median (interquartile range [IQR]) patient characteristics were as follows: age 64 years (57; 71), diabetes duration 11 years (6; 19), glycated hemoglobin 7.7% (6.7; 9.1), and body mass index 29.5 kg/m2 (26.4; 33.5); 59% were female. The CVD prevalence and atherosclerotic CVD prevalence in the Brazil sample were 43.9% (95% confidence interval [CI] 40.9; 46.8) and 37.6% (95% CI 34.7; 40.5), respectively. The majority of patients with CVD had atherosclerotic CVD (85.8%). For the specific CVD subtypes, coronary heart disease prevalence was 27.9% (95% CI 25.2; 30.5), heart failure was 12.4% (95% CI 10.4; 14.4), cerebrovascular disease was 8.7% (95% CI 6.8; 10.5), and carotid artery disease was 3.4% (95% CI 2.3; 4.5). Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and/or sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors with proven cardiovascular benefit were prescribed to 15.5% of patients with CVD, compared with 18.4% of patients without CVD. CONCLUSIONS CAPTURE was the first multinational, standardized study to provide contemporary data on CVD prevalence in adults with T2D in Brazil, and it demonstrated that almost one in two adults with T2D had established CVD. Except for carotid artery disease, the prevalence of all CVD subtypes in adults with T2D in Brazil appeared higher than the global CAPTURE prevalence. Trial registration NCT03786406, NCT03811288.
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- Sérgio Vencio
- UFG - Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
- ICF, Pharmaceutical Institute of Science, Av. Rio Verde, S/N - Cidade Vera Cruz, Aparecida de Goiânia, GO, 74935-530, Brazil.
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von Scholten BJ, Kreiner FF, Rasmussen S, Rossing P, Idorn T. The potential of GLP-1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease: from randomised trials to clinical practice. Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab 2022; 13:20420188221112490. [PMID: 35874312 PMCID: PMC9301118 DOI: 10.1177/20420188221112490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects around 10% of the global population and is most often caused by diabetes. Diabetes with CKD (diabetic kidney disease, DKD) is a progressive condition that may cause kidney failure and which contributes significantly to the excess morbidity and mortality in these patients. DKD is treated with direct disease-targeting therapies like blockers of the renin-angiotensin system, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists as well as indirect therapies impacting hyperglycaemia, dyslipidaemia, obesity and hypertension, which all together reduce disease progression. While no glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists (RAs) are currently indicated to improve kidney outcomes, accumulating evidence from cardiovascular outcomes trials (CVOTs) corroborates a kidney-protective effect in people with T2D and CKD, and GLP-1 RAs are now mentioned in international treatment guidelines for type 2 diabetes (T2D) with CKD. GLP-1 RAs are indicated to improve glycaemia in people with T2D; certain GLP-1 RAs are also approved for weight management and to reduce cardiovascular risk in T2D. Ongoing pivotal trials are assessing additional indications, including T2D with CKD. In this article, we review and discuss kidney outcomes from a multitude of completed clinical trials as well as real-world evidence and ongoing clinical trials.
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev,
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of
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Polonsky WH, Arora R, Faurby M, Fernandes J, Liebl A. Higher Rates of Persistence and Adherence in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Initiating Once-Weekly vs Daily Injectable Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in US Clinical Practice (STAY Study). Diabetes Ther 2022; 13:175-187. [PMID: 34918213 PMCID: PMC8776963 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-021-01189-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Reducing dosing frequency may lower treatment burden and improve persistence and adherence. This retrospective, observational study assessed persistence and adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) initiating once-weekly or daily injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) in US clinical practice. METHODS The study used data from adults (≥ 18 years) with T2D who were included in the IBM MarketScan Explorys Claims-EMR Data Set for ≥ 180 days pre-index and ≥ 365 days post-index, were GLP-1 RA and insulin naïve at first claim (index date) for once-weekly or daily injectable GLP-1 RAs (follow-up: index date + 365 days), and were propensity score (PS) matched 1:1 by baseline characteristics. Persistence, defined as the stay time, was assessed using Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazards models. Adherence was defined as a proportion of days covered of 0.8 or greater. To assess whether patients with more advanced disease would benefit from long-acting treatments, patients were matched to the baseline characteristics of basal insulin initiators using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW). RESULTS The PS-matched cohorts (n = 784 each) had similar baseline characteristics. Once-weekly regimens were associated with significantly higher persistence than daily treatments (median stay time: 333 vs 269 days; hazard ratio 0.80 [95% confidence interval 0.71, 0.90]; p < 0.01) and with significantly higher adherence than daily regimens at 6 months and 12 months (p < 0.01 for both). Mean glycated haemoglobin reductions were greater with once-weekly than with daily treatment at 6 months (- 1.1% vs - 0.9%; p < 0.01) and 12 months (- 0.9% vs - 0.7%; p = not significant); adherent patients experienced greater reductions than those with poor adherence. Results were similar in the IPTW-matched analysis. CONCLUSION In US clinical practice, once-weekly injectable treatments are associated with better persistence and adherence than daily regimens over 1 year. Once-weekly regimens may also benefit patients with more advanced T2D.
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- William H Polonsky
- Behavioral Diabetes Institute, 5230 Carroll Canyon Road, Suite 208, San Diego, CA, 92121, USA.
- University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
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- Novo Nordisk Service Centre Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India
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- Center for Diabetes and Metabolism, m&i-Fachklinik Bad Heilbrunn, Bad Heilbrunn, Germany
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Klein KR, Franek E, Marso S, Pieber TR, Pratley RE, Gowda A, Kvist K, Buse JB. Hemoglobin glycation index, calculated from a single fasting glucose value, as a prediction tool for severe hypoglycemia and major adverse cardiovascular events in DEVOTE. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2021; 9:9/2/e002339. [PMID: 34819298 PMCID: PMC8614152 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Hemoglobin glycation index (HGI) is the difference between observed and predicted glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), derived from mean or fasting plasma glucose (FPG). In this secondary, exploratory analysis of data from DEVOTE, we examined: whether insulin initiation/titration affected the HGI; the relationship between baseline HGI tertile and cardiovascular and hypoglycemia risk; and the relative strengths of HGI and HbA1c in predicting these risks. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In DEVOTE, a randomized, double-blind, cardiovascular outcomes trial, people with type 2 diabetes received once per day insulin degludec or insulin glargine 100 units/mL. The primary outcome was time to first occurrence of a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE), comprising cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction or stroke; severe hypoglycemia was a secondary outcome. In these analyses, predicted HbA1c was calculated using a linear regression equation based on DEVOTE data (HbA1c=0.01313 FPG (mg/dL) (single value)+6.17514), and the population data were grouped into HGI tertiles based on the calculated HGI values. The distributions of time to first event were compared using Kaplan-Meier curves; HRs and 95% CIs were determined by Cox regression models comparing risk of MACE and severe hypoglycemia between tertiles. RESULTS Changes in HGI were observed at 12 months after insulin initiation and stabilized by 24 months for the whole cohort and insulin-naive patients. There were significant differences in MACE risk between baseline HGI tertiles; participants with high HGI were at highest risk (low vs high, HR: 0.73 (0.61 to 0.87)95% CI; moderate vs high, HR: 0.67 (0.56 to 0.81)95% CI; p<0.0001). No significant differences between HGI tertiles were observed in the risk of severe hypoglycemia (p=0.0911). With HbA1c included within the model, HGI no longer significantly predicted MACE. CONCLUSIONS High HGI was associated with a higher risk of MACE; this finding is of uncertain significance given the association of HGI with insulin initiation and HbA1c. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT01959529.
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- Klara R Klein
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Central Clinical Hospital MSW, Warsaw, Poland
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- HCA Midwest Health Heart and Vascular Institute, Overland Park, Kansas, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Shigiyama F, Liu L, Nordahl H, Suzuki R, Yamamoto Y, Hirose T. A Real-World, Prospective, Non-interventional Study of Adults with T2D Switching to IDegAsp from Glargine U100 or U300 in Japan. Diabetes Ther 2021; 12:2405-2421. [PMID: 34304385 PMCID: PMC8385001 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-021-01117-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION This real-world study investigated glycaemic control and quality of life (QoL) in insulin-experienced Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who switched to insulin degludec/insulin aspart (IDegAsp). METHODS This was a prospective, non-interventional, open-label, single-arm study. Eligible patients were adults (aged ≥ 20 years) with T2D, previously treated with insulin glargine 100 or 300 units/mL (glargine U100/U300) with or without prandial insulin, who switched to IDegAsp as part of routine practice. Change from baseline to end of study (EOS; 26 weeks after initiation or IDegAsp discontinuation) in the following endpoints was assessed by adjusted mixed models for repeated measures: glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c; primary endpoint), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), insulin dose and total Diabetes Therapy-Related Quality of Life (DTR-QoL) score. Non-severe hypoglycaemia was assessed in the 4-week period prior to initiating IDegAsp and in the 4-week period before EOS or discontinuation using negative binomial regression. RESULTS The full analysis set included 236 patients from 29 centres in Japan with mean (± SD) age 63.2 years (± 12.3), HbA1c 7.7% (± 1.0) and diabetes duration 14.9 (± 9.3) years. After 26 weeks with IDegAsp, HbA1c (estimated change - 0.1% [- 0.2; 0.0]95% confidence interval (CI), p = 0.3036) and FPG (- 7.5 mg/dL [- 23.5; 8.5]95% CI, p = 0.3477) were maintained; there were significant reductions in basal and total insulin dose: estimated change of - 3.4 units/day [- 3.8; - 3.0]95% CI and - 1.0 units/day [- 1.9; - 0.1]95% CI, respectively (both p < 0.05). Non-severe hypoglycaemia rates were similar in the periods before and after initiating IDegAsp, while there was a significant improvement in total DTR-QoL score after 26 weeks with IDegAsp (p = 0.0012). CONCLUSION These real-world data suggest that switching to IDegAsp from glargine U100 or U300 was well tolerated in a Japanese population with T2D, with no new safety or tolerability signals, and associated with maintenance of glycaemic control and improved QoL. TRIAL REGISTRATION This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03745157.
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- Fumika Shigiyama
- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, 6-11-1 Omori-Nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo, 143-8541, Japan
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, 6-11-1 Omori-Nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo, 143-8541, Japan.
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Zobel EH, Wretlind A, Ripa RS, Rotbain Curovic V, von Scholten BJ, Suvitaival T, Hansen TW, Kjær A, Legido-Quigley C, Rossing P. Ceramides and phospholipids are downregulated with liraglutide treatment: results from the LiraFlame randomized controlled trial. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2021; 9:9/1/e002395. [PMID: 34518158 PMCID: PMC8451300 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) can reduce risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in persons living with type 2 diabetes, however the mechanisms explaining this cardiovascular benefit are still debated. We investigated changes in the plasma lipidome following treatment with the GLP-1 RA liraglutide. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In a double-blind placebo-controlled trial, we randomized 102 persons with type 2 diabetes to liraglutide or placebo for 26 weeks. Fasting blood plasma was collected at baseline and at end-of-treatment. The lipidome was measured using liquid-chromatography-coupled mass-spectrometry as a secondary end point in the study. Treatment response of each lipid was tested with lipid-specific linear mixed-effect models comparing liraglutide with placebo. Bonferroni p<7.1e-03 was employed. The independence of the findings from clinical covariates was evaluated with adjustment for body mass index, HbA1c, fasting status, lipid-lowering treatment and change in lipid-lowering treatment during the trial. RESULTS In total, 260 lipids were identified covering 11 lipid families. We observed significant decreases following liraglutide treatment compared with placebo in 21 lipids (p<7.1e-03) from the following lipid families: ceramides, hexocyl-ceramides, phosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylethanolamines and triglycerides. We confirmed these findings in adjusted models (p≤0.01). In the liraglutide-treated group, the individual lipids were reduced in the range of 14%-61% from baseline level, compared with 19% decrease to 27% increase from baseline level in the placebo group. CONCLUSIONS Compared with placebo, liraglutide treatment led to a significant downregulation in ceramides, phospholipids and triglycerides, which all are linked to higher risk of CVD. These findings were independent of relevant clinical covariates. Our findings are hypothesis generating and shed light on the biological mechanisms underlying the cardiovascular benefits observed with GLP-1 RAs in outcome studies, and further strengthen the evidence base for recommending GLP-1 RAs to prevent CVD in type 2 diabetes. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT03449654.
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk AS, Bagsvaerd, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Melzer Cohen C, Hallén N, Chodick G, Bourvine L, Waner T, Karasik A. Short-Term Excess Healthcare Costs Associated with Cardiovascular Events Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Israel: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Pharmacoecon Open 2021; 5:533-544. [PMID: 33905114 PMCID: PMC8333112 DOI: 10.1007/s41669-021-00268-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim was to characterise the short-term (up to 12 months) direct economic burden of new cardiovascular (CV) events among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Israel. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study utilising the electronic health records of the Maccabi Healthcare Services, adults aged ≥ 21 years with T2D who experienced their first CV event (2013-2016) were identified via adjudicated enrolment in a CV registry. Wilcoxon rank-sum test estimated excess healthcare resource utilisation in three periods after the CV event: immediate (1 month; for all patients), acute (3 months; for survivors of 1 month of follow-up) and short-term (12 months; for survivors of 3 months of follow-up). Direct healthcare expenditure (2018 United States dollars [USD]) was estimated from unit costs from the State of Israel Ministry of Health price list. RESULTS In total, 5133 adults experienced a qualifying CV event, with a mean (standard deviation [SD]) age of 67.4 (11.8) years, diabetes duration of 17.7 (11.1) years and glycated haemoglobin of 7.4% (1.6%); 38.0% were female. In USD per patient, mean (SD) immediate costs were $10,741 ($11,707) compared with $2820 ($5661) at baseline (cost ratio [CR] 3.81), acute costs were $14,586 ($15,410) compared with $5202 ($8971) at baseline (CR 2.80) and short-term costs were $23,847 ($25,227) compared with $11,123 ($15,990) at baseline (CR 2.14). A sensitivity analysis of survivors only was consistent with the main analysis. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that CV complications of T2D place a substantial excess economic burden on Israel's healthcare system over the short term (up to 12 months).
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- Cheli Melzer Cohen
- Maccabi Institute for Research and Innovation, Maccabi Healthcare Services, 27 Hamered Street, 68125, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Maccabi Institute for Research and Innovation, Maccabi Healthcare Services, 27 Hamered Street, 68125, Tel Aviv, Israel
- School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Novo Nordisk A/S - Israel, Kfar Saba, Israel
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- Institute of Endocrinology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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Granhall C, Bækdal TA, Breitschaft A, Søndergaard FL, Anderson TW, Thomsen M. Absence of QTc Prolongation with Sodium N-(8-[2-Hydroxybenzoyl] Amino) Caprylate (SNAC), an Absorption Enhancer Co-Formulated with the GLP-1 Analogue Semaglutide for Oral Administration. Diabetes Ther 2021; 12:2599-2610. [PMID: 34319564 PMCID: PMC8384972 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-021-01106-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Oral delivery of proteins, including glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, is impeded by low gastrointestinal permeation. Oral semaglutide has been developed for once-daily oral administration by co-formulation of the GLP-1 analogue semaglutide with an absorption enhancer, sodium N-(8-[2-hydroxybenzoyl] amino) caprylate (SNAC, 300 mg). A randomised, partially double-blind, placebo-controlled thorough QT/corrected QT (QTc) trial was conducted to confirm the absence of unacceptable QTc interval prolongation with SNAC. QT is defined as interval on the electrocardiogram, measured from the start of the QRS complex to the end of the T wave. METHODS Part A of the study sought to identify an appropriate dose of SNAC (which was substantially higher than that used in the oral semaglutide co-formulation) for QTc assessment. Three sequential healthy volunteer cohorts were randomised to escalating single oral doses of SNAC (1.2, 2.4 or 3.6 g) or placebo. Following identification of an appropriate dose, a cross-over trial was conducted (Part B). Healthy volunteers received one of four treatment sequences, including single oral doses of SNAC, moxifloxacin (positive control) and placebo. Primary objectives were to (1) assess adverse events (AEs) with escalating SNAC doses and (2) confirm that SNAC does not cause unacceptable QTc interval prolongation versus placebo, using the Fridericia heart rate-corrected QT interval (QTcF). RESULTS All subjects completed Part A (N = 36) and 46 subjects completed Part B. In Part A, all AEs were mild to moderate in severity; no relationship was identified between AE incidence and SNAC dose. SNAC 3.6 g, the maximum investigated SNAC dose, was selected for Part B. There was no unacceptable prolongation of the QTcF interval with SNAC 3.6 g, and assay sensitivity was demonstrated with moxifloxacin as the positive control. There was no significant exposure-response relationship between SNAC concentration and QTcF interval, and no instances of QTc interval > 450 ms or increases > 30 ms. CONCLUSION This QT/QTc trial demonstrates that SNAC doses 12-fold higher than the 300 mg dose used in the oral formulation of semaglutide do not cause unacceptable prolongation of the QTcF interval. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT02911870.
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Klonoff DC, Bassock S, Dwyer A, Engels E, Qvist M, Sparre T, Snitker S. Evaluating the usability and safety of the semaglutide single-dose pen-injectors through summative (human factors) usability testing. J Diabetes Investig 2021; 12:978-987. [PMID: 33034163 PMCID: PMC8169358 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION A single-dose, shield-activated pen-injector for each of the three approved dose variants (0.25, 0.5 and 1 mg) of once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide has been developed to improve usability. This analysis presents findings from the summative usability testing process for the single-dose semaglutide pen-injectors, including the pen-injector four-pack cartons and instructions for use. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 60 adults representing four user groups were included: patients with/without pen-injector experience, non-pharmacist healthcare professionals and pharmacists (each n = 15). Participants carried out four tasks: (i) pen-injector carton retrieval; (ii) first simulated injection; (iii) pen-injector retrieval; and (iv) second simulated injection. All participants carried out task 1, and patients and non-pharmacist healthcare professionals took part in tasks 2-4 (n = 45). The number and types of use errors, close calls and operational difficulties were evaluated, and participants subjectively rated the ease of each task on a scale of 1 (difficult) to 7 (easy). RESULTS No potentially serious use errors and only one non-serious use error were reported. Eight participants committed use errors with no potential for harm, one participant committed an unclassified use error, one participant encountered a close call with no potential for harm and one participant experienced an operational difficulty. Mean ease-of-use ratings were 6.7 (task 1), 5.9 (task 2), 6.6 (task 3) and 6.9 (task 4). CONCLUSIONS All three dose variants of the semaglutide single-dose pen-injector were considered easy to use (subjective feedback scores near 7) and not associated with any serious use errors, even when participants received no training before study participation.
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- David C Klonoff
- Diabetes Research InstituteMills‐Peninsula Medical CenterSan MateoCaliforniaUSA
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Harris SB, Ajala O, Bari B, Liutkus J, Hahn J, Martyn O, Zwicker D. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Switching to Insulin Degludec from Other Basal Insulins in a Real-World Canadian Population with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes: The CAN-TREAT Study. Diabetes Ther 2021; 12:1689-1702. [PMID: 33932223 PMCID: PMC8179881 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-021-01063-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to examine glycaemic control and safety of insulin degludec (degludec) in patients with either type 1 diabetes (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D) under routine care settings in Canada. METHODS Data were extracted from medical records of adults with T1D or T2D who switched to degludec (± prandial insulin) from another basal insulin (± prandial insulin) ≥ 6 months prior to data collection. The primary endpoint was change in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) at 6 ± 3 months after degludec initiation. Secondary endpoints included change in hypoglycaemia rate in the 6 months before versus the 6 months after switching, and change in mean total daily insulin dose. RESULTS Of 667 patients assessed for eligibility, 626 were included. After 6 ± 3 months, HbA1c decreased from baseline in patients with T1D (- 0.3% [- 0.42, - 0.14]95% CI; p < 0.001) and in patients with T2D (- 0.4% [- 0.55, - 0.30]95% CI; p < 0.001). In patients with T1D, there were significant reductions in the rates of overall (rate ratio [RR] 0.70), non-severe (RR 0.69), non-severe nocturnal (RR 0.36), and severe nocturnal hypoglycaemia (RR 0.12; all p ≤ 0.004). In patients with T2D there was a significant reduction in non-severe nocturnal hypoglycaemia (RR 0.22; p < 0.001). Mean daily basal insulin dose decreased in patients with T1D (- 1.6 units [- 2.8, - 0.4]95% CI; p = 0.008); there was no significant change in patients with T2D (- 0.6 units [- 2.7, 1.4]95% CI; p = 0.543). CONCLUSION In routine clinical practice, improved glycaemic control was observed in patients with T1D or T2D switching to insulin degludec from other basal insulins, with either improvement or no change in hypoglycaemia rates. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03674866.
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- Stewart B Harris
- Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, WCPHFM, 1465 Richmond St, London, ON, N6G 2M1, Canada.
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- Markham Health Plex, Markham, ON, Canada
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- Joanne F. Liutkus Medicine Professional Corporation, Cambridge, ON, Canada
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- Novo Nordisk Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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Pratley RE, Crowley MJ, Gislum M, Hertz CL, Jensen TB, Khunti K, Mosenzon O, Buse JB. Oral Semaglutide Reduces HbA 1c and Body Weight in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Regardless of Background Glucose-Lowering Medication: PIONEER Subgroup Analyses. Diabetes Ther 2021; 12:1099-1116. [PMID: 33660198 PMCID: PMC7994454 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-020-00994-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The efficacy and safety of oral semaglutide, the first oral glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, were investigated in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the Peptide InnOvatioN for Early diabEtes tReatment (PIONEER) programme. The current post-hoc exploratory subgroup analyses evaluated outcomes by background medication and insulin regimen subgroups. METHODS Data from patients in the PIONEER 3-5, 7 and 8 trials receiving once-daily oral semaglutide (14 mg/flexibly dosed) or a comparator (placebo, sitagliptin 100 mg or liraglutide 1.8 mg) were analysed for efficacy (glycated haemoglobin [HbA1c] and body weight changes from baseline to planned end of treatment) and safety outcomes. Patients were grouped according to background medication (metformin, sulphonylurea, thiazolidinedione, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor, insulin, or combinations thereof). Efficacy outcomes were analysed using the trial product estimand (which assumes that patients remained on the trial product without rescue medication use). A separate analysis by background insulin regimen (basal, premixed or basal-bolus) was done for PIONEER 8 using the treatment policy estimand (regardless of trial product discontinuation or rescue medication use). Safety outcomes were analysed descriptively for all patients. RESULTS In total, 2836 patients receiving oral semaglutide 14 mg/flexibly dosed or comparators were included. Baseline characteristics were generally similar across background medication subgroups within each trial. Diabetes duration tended to be longer in patients receiving more background medications. Greater HbA1c and body weight reductions were seen across background medication subgroups with oral semaglutide (changes from baseline: - 1.0 to - 1.5% and - 2.2 to - 5.0 kg, respectively) than with comparators (except for similar HbA1c reductions vs liraglutide). There were no statistically significant interactions by treatment and background medication subgroup for change in HbA1c or body weight except for change in HbA1c (background insulin vs insulin plus metformin) in PIONEER 8 (p = 0.0408). Changes in HbA1c and body weight were generally similar across insulin regimen subgroups, without significant treatment interactions by subgroup, and the total daily insulin dose was decreased for patients receiving oral semaglutide. The incidence of adverse events was generally similar in background medication subgroups. CONCLUSION Oral semaglutide was effective at lowering HbA1c and body weight, regardless of background medications, and appears suitable for a broad range of patients with T2D in combination with other glucose-lowering agents. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT02607865 (PIONEER 3), NCT02863419 (PIONEER 4), NCT02827708 (PIONEER 5), NCT02849080 (PIONEER 7) and NCT03021187 (PIONEER 8).
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Duke University Medical Center, and Durham Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham, NC, USA
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- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Diabetes Unit, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Maegawa H, Ishigaki Y, Langer J, Saotome‐Nakamura A, Andersen M. Clinical inertia in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with oral antidiabetic drugs: Results from a Japanese cohort study (JDDM53). J Diabetes Investig 2021; 12:374-381. [PMID: 32643314 PMCID: PMC7926254 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION Treatment intensification is commonly delayed in people with type 2 diabetes, resulting in poor glycemic control for an unacceptable length of time and increased risk of complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study investigated clinical inertia in 33,320 Japanese adults with type 2 diabetes treated with oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) between 2009 and 2018, using data from the Computerized Diabetes Care (CoDiC® ) database. RESULTS The median time from first reported glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥7.0% (≥53 mmol/mol) to treatment intensification was considerably longer and HbA1c levels were higher the more OADs the patient was exposed to. For patients receiving three OADs, the median times from HbA1c ≥7.0% (53 mmol/mol) to intensification with OAD, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist or insulin were 8.1, 9.1 and 6.7 months, with a mean HbA1c level at the time of intensification of 8.4%, 8.9% and 9.3%, respectively. The cumulative incidence for time since the first reported HbA1c ≥7.0% (≥53 mmol/mol) to intensification confirmed the existence of clinical inertia, identifying patients whose treatment was not intensified despite poor glycemic control. HbA1c levels ≥7.0% (≥53 mmol/mol) after ≥6 months on one, two or three OADs were observed in 42%, 51% and 58% of patients, respectively, showing that approximately 50% of patients are above HbA1c target regardless of how many OADs they take. CONCLUSIONS Real-world data here show clinical inertia in Japanese adults with type 2 diabetes from early diabetes stages when they are receiving OADs, and illustrate a need for earlier, more effective OADs or injectable treatment intensification and better communication around the existence of clinical inertia.
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- Hiroshi Maegawa
- Department of MedicineShiga University of Medical ScienceOtsuJapan
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- Department of Internal MedicineIwate Medical UniversityMoriokaJapan
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Lingvay I, Kirk AR, Lophaven S, Wolden ML, Shubrook JH. Outcomes in GLP-1 RA-Experienced Patients Switching to Once-Weekly Semaglutide in a Real-World Setting: The Retrospective, Observational EXPERT Study. Diabetes Ther 2021; 12:879-896. [PMID: 33594582 PMCID: PMC7947062 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-021-01010-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are highly effective for glycaemic control and weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). In this retrospective, observational study, we analysed glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and weight following switching to semaglutide from any other GLP-1 RA, using US electronic health records and prescription data. METHODS Adults (≥ 18 years old) with T2D required at least one prescription for injectable semaglutide at index date (treatment switch), at least one prescription for any other GLP-1 RA in the previous 365 days, a baseline HbA1c and/or weight measurement in the 90 days pre-index and a follow-up measurement at 180 and 365 days post-index. HbA1c and weight cohorts were analysed separately using an ANCOVA model. Sensitivity analyses were conducted in patients with at least two prescriptions for pre-switch GLP-1 RA. A secondary analysis compared subgroups receiving different GLP-1 RAs pre-switch. RESULTS Patients with HbA1c (n = 710) and weight (n = 921) data had similar baseline characteristics. Significant reductions in HbA1c at 6 months (0.7%; 95% confidence interval [CI] - 0.8, - 0.6) were sustained at 12 months. Weight reductions were significant at 6 months (- 2.1 kg; 95% CI - 2.6, - 1.6) and greater at 12 months (- 2.8 kg; 95% CI - 3.9, - 1.8). These patterns were consistent with the two-prescription sensitivity analysis and independent of the pre-switch GLP-1 RA. CONCLUSION Switching to injectable semaglutide from any other GLP-1 RA was associated with significant improvements in glycaemic control and weight. Our findings support decision-making in clinical practice in patients with an indication to switch between GLP-1 RAs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ildiko Lingvay
- Department of Internal Medicine/Endocrinology and Department of Population and Data Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, USA
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Capehorn M, Hallén N, Baker-Knight J, Glah D, Hunt B. Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Once-Weekly Semaglutide 1 mg Versus Empagliflozin 25 mg for Treatment of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in the UK Setting. Diabetes Ther 2021; 12:537-555. [PMID: 33423240 PMCID: PMC7846640 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-020-00989-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Type 2 diabetes represents a continuing healthcare challenge, and choosing cost-effective treatments is crucial to ensure that healthcare resources are used efficiently. The present analysis assessed the cost-effectiveness of once-weekly semaglutide 1 mg versus empagliflozin 25 mg for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with inadequate glycaemic control on metformin monotherapy from a healthcare payer perspective in the UK. METHODS Outcomes were projected over patient lifetimes using the IQVIA CORE Diabetes Model. Baseline cohort characteristics and treatment effects of initiation of once-weekly semaglutide 1 mg and empagliflozin 25 mg were based on an indirect comparison conducted using patient-level data, as there is currently no head-to-head clinical trial comparing these therapies. Modelled patients received treatments until glycated haemoglobin exceeded 7.5% (58 mmol/mol), at which point patients initiated basal insulin. The analysis captured pharmacy costs and costs of diabetes-related complications, expressed in 2019 pounds sterling (GBP). Projected outcomes were discounted at 3.5% annually. Scenario analyses were prepared to assess uncertainty around projected outcomes. RESULTS Once-weekly semaglutide 1 mg was associated with increases in life expectancy and quality-adjusted life expectancy of 0.12 years and 0.23 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), respectively, compared with empagliflozin 25 mg. Projected improvements in quality and duration of life resulted from a reduced cumulative incidence and a delayed time to onset of diabetes-related complications. Once-weekly semaglutide was associated with increased pharmacy costs, but this was partially offset by avoided costs of treating complications. Once-weekly semaglutide was associated with an increase in costs of GBP 1017 per patient, leading to an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of GBP 4439 per QALY gained. CONCLUSION Once-weekly semaglutide 1 mg was projected to be a cost-effective treatment option from a healthcare payer perspective compared with empagliflozin 25 mg for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes in the UK setting.
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- Ossian Health Economics and Communications, Basel, Switzerland.
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