Preexisting Insulin Autoantibodies Predict Efficacy of Otelixizumab in Preserving Residual β-Cell Function in Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Simke Demeester,
Bart Keymeulen,
Leonard Kaufman,
Annelien Van Dalem,
Eric V. Balti,
Ursule Van de Velde,
Patrick Goubert,
Katrijn Verhaeghen,
Howard W. Davidson,
Janet M. Wenzlau,
Ilse Weets,
Daniël Pipeleers,
Frans Gorus
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc14-1575
Subject(s) - medicine , autoantibody , insulin , diabetes mellitus , placebo , type 1 diabetes , randomization , area under the curve , endocrinology , c peptide , type 2 diabetes , randomized controlled trial , gastroenterology , antibody , immunology , pathology , alternative medicine
Immune intervention trials in recent-onset type 1 diabetes would benefit from biomarkers associated with good therapeutic response. In the previously reported randomized placebo-controlled anti-CD3 study (otelixizumab; GlaxoSmithKline), we tested the hypothesis that specific diabetes autoantibodies might serve this purpose.
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