Efficacy and safety of linagliptin in Asian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled by metformin: A multinational 24‐week, randomized clinical trial12. (28th April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Weiqing; Yang, Jinkui; Yang, Gangyi; Gong, Yan; Patel, Sanjay; Zhang, Candice; Izumoto, Toshiyasu; Ning, Guang
• Is Part Of: Journal of diabetes. Volume 8:Number 2(2016:Mar.)
• Page Start: 229
• Page End: 237
• Publication Date: 2015-04-28
• Subjects: Asian patients -- dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 inhibitor -- linagliptin; 亚洲患者 -- 二肽基肽酶‐4 抑制剂 -- 利格列汀; Diabetes -- Periodicals; 618.3646005
• DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.12284
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-0393

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Despite the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Asia, clinical trials for glucose‐lowering therapies are often dominated by Caucasian and/or Western populations. The present Phase III randomized placebo‐controlled double‐blind, 24‐week study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 inhibitor linagliptin added to metformin in Asian T2DM patients. Methods: In all, 306 patients ( n = 265 Chinese; n = 24 Malaysian; n = 17 Filipino), aged 18–80 years with HbA1c between ≥7.0 and ≤10.0% and on metformin therapy were randomized (2:1) to either linagliptin 5 mg daily or placebo added to metformin. Antidiabetes drugs other than metformin were washed out prior to randomization. The primary endpoint was change in mean HbA1c from baseline after 24 weeks. Results: Baseline characteristics were well‐matched between the groups (overall mean [±SD] HbA1c 8.0 ± 0.8%). Adjusted mean (±SE) HbA1c decreased in the linagliptin and placebo groups by −0.66 ± 0.05 and −0.14 ± 0.07%, respectively (placebo‐corrected difference −0.52 ± 0.09%; 95% confidence interval [CI] −0.70, −0.34; P < 0.0001). In patients with baseline HbA1c ≥8.5%, the placebo‐corrected decrease in HbA1c was −0.89 ± 0.17% ( P < 0.0001). Adverse events occurred in similar proportions in the linagliptin and placebo patients (27.3% and 28.0%, respectively) and few were considered drug‐related (2.4% and 0.0%, respectively). Hypoglycemia occurred in 1.0% of patients in both groups. Linagliptin therapy was weight neutral. Conclusions: Linagliptin 5 mg was efficacious and well tolerated over 24 weeks in Asian patients with T2DM inadequately controlled by metformin.