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Alirocumab safety in people with and without diabetes mellitus: pooled data from 14 ODYSSEY trials
Author(s) -
Leiter L. A.,
Tinahones F. J.,
Karalis D. G.,
BujasBobanovic M.,
Letierce A.,
Mandel J.,
Samuel R.,
Jones P. H.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/dme.13817
Subject(s) - alirocumab , medicine , diabetes mellitus , hazard ratio , adverse effect , pcsk9 , endocrinology , cholesterol , confidence interval , ldl receptor , lipoprotein , apolipoprotein a1 , apolipoprotein b
Aim To evaluate the safety of the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 ( PCSK 9) inhibitor alirocumab according to diabetes mellitus status. Methods Safety data from 14 trials (8–104‐week durations) were analysed by treatment (alirocumab or placebo/ezetimibe control) and diabetes status (yes/no, defined by medical history). Adverse event data were assessed using descriptive statistics and Cox models. Results Of the 5234 trial participants, 1554 (29.7%) had diabetes. Overall, treatment‐emergent adverse events were similar in the alirocumab and control groups, except for more frequent local injection site reactions with alirocumab. Fewer people with diabetes experienced local injection site reactions [alirocumab, 3.5%, control, 2.9%; hazard ratio 1.24 (95% CI 0.68–2.25)] than those without diabetes [alirocumab, 7.5%; control, 4.9%; hazard ratio 1.51 (95% CI 1.13–2.01)]. Those with diabetes reported a greater number of serious adverse events (alirocumab, 19.4%; control, 19.7%) than those without diabetes (alirocumab, 14.5%; control, 13.5%). In people with diabetes, major adverse cardiac events occurred in 2.7% of alirocumab‐treated people [control, 3.3%; hazard ratio 0.74 (95% CI 0.41–1.35)]; in those without diabetes, 1.8% of alirocumab‐treated people had major adverse cardiac events [control, 1.7%; hazard ratio 0.95 (95% CI 0.56–1.62)]. Overall, no increase in HbA 1c or fasting plasma glucose vs control treatment groups was observed, regardless of diabetes status. Conclusion This pooled analysis across 14 trials demonstrated similar safety for alirocumab vs control treatment, irrespective of diabetes status, except for more frequent local injection site reactions with alirocumab. People with diabetes reported fewer local injection site reactions than those without diabetes.