Effect of AC2993 Compared With Insulin Glargine in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Also Using Combination Therapy With Sulfonylurea and Metformin

Summary

This is a multicenter, comparator-controlled, open-label, randomized, two-arm, parallel trial to compare the effect of exenatide twice daily and insulin glargine on glycemic control, as measured by hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c).

Timeline

Start

2003-06

Primary completion

2008-07

Completion

2008-07

Publications

• Results Heine RJ, Van Gaal LF, Johns D, Mihm MJ, Widel MH, Brodows RG; GWAA Study Group. Exenatide versus insulin glargine in patients with suboptimally controlled type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Oct 18;143(8):559-69. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-143-8-200510180-00006.
• Pencek R, Blickensderfer A, Li Y, Brunell SC, Anderson PW. Exenatide twice daily: analysis of effectiveness and safety data stratified by age, sex, race, duration of diabetes, and body mass index. Postgrad Med. 2012 Jul;124(4):21-32. doi: 10.3810/pgm.2012.07.2567.
• Fineman MS, Mace KF, Diamant M, Darsow T, Cirincione BB, Booker Porter TK, Kinninger LA, Trautmann ME. Clinical relevance of anti-exenatide antibodies: safety, efficacy and cross-reactivity with long-term treatment. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2012 Jun;14(6):546-54. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2012.01561.x. Epub 2012 Feb 10.

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