Exenatide Versus Glimepiride in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Summary

This study assesses the effects of twice-daily subcutaneous injection exenatide versus treatment with sulfonylurea (glimepiride) on long-term glycemic control and beta-cell function.

Timeline

Start

2006-09

Primary completion

2011-03

Completion

2011-03

Publications

• Simo R, Guerci B, Schernthaner G, Gallwitz B, Rosas-Guzman J, Dotta F, Festa A, Zhou M, Kiljanski J. Long-term changes in cardiovascular risk markers during administration of exenatide twice daily or glimepiride: results from the European exenatide study. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2015 Sep 4;14:116. doi: 10.1186/s12933-015-0279-z.
• Schernthaner G, Rosas-Guzman J, Dotta F, Guerci B, Simo R, Festa A, Kiljanski J, Zhou M, Gallwitz B. Treatment escalation options for patients with type 2 diabetes after failure of exenatide twice daily or glimepiride added to metformin: results from the prospective European Exenatide (EUREXA) study. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2015 Jul;17(7):689-98. doi: 10.1111/dom.12471. Epub 2015 May 8.
• Gallwitz B, Guzman J, Dotta F, Guerci B, Simo R, Basson BR, Festa A, Kiljanski J, Sapin H, Trautmann M, Schernthaner G. Exenatide twice daily versus glimepiride for prevention of glycaemic deterioration in patients with type 2 diabetes with metformin failure (EUREXA): an open-label, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2012 Jun 16;379(9833):2270-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60479-6. Epub 2012 Jun 9.

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