Long-term efficacy and safety of vildagliptin add-on therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus with insulin treatment.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

The use of dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)-4 inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin may be beneficial. However, the long-term efficacy and safety of vildagliptin add-on therapy in these patients remains unclear.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS:

A total of 73 patients with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin were randomly assigned to receive either add-on therapy of vildagliptin (n=37) or conventional therapy without DPP-4 inhibitors (n=36) for glucose control. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels, dose and number of insulin injections, number of hypoglycemia episodes, and liver and renal function were monitored for 2years.

RESULTS:

The baseline characteristics of subjects, including age, dose of insulin injections, or HbA1c levels, did not differ between the two groups. In the vildagliptin group, HbA1c levels significantly decreased and the significance of HbA1c reduction was maintained for 24months (from 8.0±1.2% to 7.4±1.0%, p<0.05, at the end of observational period). In addition, the dose and number of insulin injections significantly reduced (-5.6units, p<0.01, and -0.9 times, p<0.001). However, these parameters were unchanged in the control group. The number of patients who experienced three or more episodes of hypoglycemia per year was significantly lower in the vildagliptin group (n=4) than in the control group (n=11) (odds ratio, 0.28; 95% confidence interval, 0.08-0.97; p<0.05).

CONCLUSION:

Vildagliptin as an add-on to insulin treatment for 24months was well tolerated and led to sustained reductions in HbA1c, the dose and number of insulin injections, and the risk of hypoglycemia.

• Authors: Ippei Kanazawa, Ken-Ichiro Tanaka, Masakazu Notsu, Sayuri Tanaka, Nobuaki Kiyohara, Sayo Koike, Yuko Yamane, Yuko Tada, Motofumi Sasaki, Mika Yamauchi, Toshitsugu Sugimoto
• Journal: Diabetes research and clinical practice (Diabetes Res Clin Pract) Vol. 123 Pg. 9-17 (Jan 2017) ISSN: 1872-8227 [Electronic] Ireland
• PMID: 27914297 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Blood Glucose
• Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors
• Glycated Hemoglobin A
• Hypoglycemic Agents
• Insulin
• Nitriles
• Pyrrolidines
• Vildagliptin
• Adamantane

Topics

• Adamantane (administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• Adult
• Aged
• Blood Glucose (analysis)
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 (drug therapy)
• Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Female
• Glycated Hemoglobin (analysis)
• Humans
• Hypoglycemia (chemically induced)
• Hypoglycemic Agents (administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Insulin (administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Nitriles (administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Pyrrolidines (administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Treatment Outcome
• Vildagliptin