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Effects of once‐weekly dulaglutide on kidney function in patients with type 2 diabetes in phase II and III clinical trials
Author(s) -
Tuttle Katherine R.,
McKinney T. Dwight,
Davidson Jaime A.,
Anglin Greg,
Harper Kristine D.,
Botros Fady T.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
diabetes, obesity and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.445
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1463-1326
pISSN - 1462-8902
DOI - 10.1111/dom.12816
Subject(s) - dulaglutide , medicine , insulin glargine , renal function , placebo , type 2 diabetes , urology , exenatide , endocrinology , gastroenterology , diabetes mellitus , alternative medicine , pathology
Dulaglutide is a once‐weekly glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonist approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Integrated data from 9 phase II and III trials in people with T2D (N = 6005) were used to evaluate the effects of dulaglutide on estimated glomerular filtration rate ( eGFR [Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration]), urine albumin‐to‐creatinine ratio ( UACR ) and kidney adverse events ( AEs ). No significant differences in eGFR were observed during treatment for dulaglutide vs placebo, active comparators or insulin glargine (mean ± standard deviation values: dulaglutide vs placebo: 87.8 ± 17.7 vs 88.2 ± 17.9 mL /min/1.73 m 2 , P = .075; dulaglutide vs active comparators: 89.9 ± 16.7 vs 88.8 ± 16.3 mL /min/1.73 m 2 , P = .223; and dulaglutide vs insulin glargine: 85.9 ± 18.2 vs 83.9 ± 18.6 mL /min/1.73 m 2 , P = .423). Lower UACR values were observed for dulaglutide vs placebo, active comparators and insulin glargine (at 26 weeks, median [ Q1‐Q3 ] values were: dulaglutide vs placebo: 8.0 [4.4‐20.4] vs 8.0 [4.4‐23.9] mg/g, P = .023; dulaglutide vs active comparators: 8.0 [4.4‐21.2] vs 8.9 [4.4‐27.4] mg/g, P = .013; and dulaglutide vs insulin glargine: 8.9 [4.4‐29.2] vs 12.4 [5.3‐50.5] mg/g, P = .029). AEs reflecting potential acute renal failure were 3.4, 1.7 and 7.0 events/1000 patient‐years for dulaglutide, active comparators and placebo, respectively. In conclusion, dulaglutide treatment of clinical trial participants with T2D did not affect eGFR and slightly decreased albuminuria.