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Safety, tolerability and efficacy of lixisenatide in combination with oral antidiabetic treatment in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: An open‐label, multicenter study
Author(s) -
Seino Yutaka,
Stjepanovic Aleksandra,
Takami Akane,
Takagi Hiroki
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of diabetes investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.089
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2040-1124
pISSN - 2040-1116
DOI - 10.1111/jdi.12686
Subject(s) - medicine , biguanide , lixisenatide , type 2 diabetes , glycated hemoglobin , adverse effect , tolerability , glycemic , thiazolidinedione , hypoglycemia , diabetes mellitus , metformin , endocrinology , insulin , exenatide
Aim/Introduction To assess the overall safety and efficacy of lixisenatide in combination with background oral antidiabetic drug treatment in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes, as required by Japanese guidelines. Materials and Methods A phase 3, multicenter, uncontrolled, open‐label, four‐arm, parallel‐group study of Japanese outpatients with type 2 diabetes was carried out; patients received once‐daily lixisenatide in combination with biguanide, thiazolidinedione, alpha‐glucosidase inhibitors or glinide ( NCT 01940965). The primary end‐point was safety over 52 weeks; secondary end‐points included absolute change from baseline in glycated hemoglobin A1c at weeks 24 and 52. Results A total of 294 patients were enrolled (biguanide, thiazolidinedione, alpha‐glucosidase groups: 73 patients each; glinide group: 75 patients). Overall, 90.4% of patients in the biguanide group, 83.6% in the thiazolidinedione group, 83.6% in the alpha‐glucosidase group and 85.3% in the glinide group reported one or more treatment‐emergent adverse event, the most common of which were nasopharingitis, nausea and constipation. Symptomatic hypoglycemia was reported in 5.5, 0, 1.4, and 10.7% of patients in the biguanide, thiazolidinedione, alpha‐glucosidase and glinide groups, respectively. No severe hypoglycemia was observed. Hemoglobin A1c decreased from baseline at weeks 24 and 52, with mean changes ranging from −0.98 to −1.22%, and from −0.80 to −1.08%, respectively, across all groups. Conclusions Lixisenatide treatment administered daily over 52 weeks was well tolerated and effective in improving glycemic control in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes uncontrolled with existing oral antidiabetic drug therapies. The use of lixisenatide in combination with oral antidiabetic drugs is a valuable treatment option for Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes after failure of oral antidiabetic treatment alone.

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