A Study of Taspoglutide Versus Exenatide for the Treatment of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Inadequately Controlled With Metformin, Thiazolidinedione or a Combination of Both.

Summary

This 3-arm study will assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of taspoglutide compared with exenatide in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled with metformin, thiazolidinedione or a combination of both. Patients will be randomized to receive taspoglutide (10mg once weekly or 10mg once weekly for 4 weeks followed by 20mg once weekly) or exenatide (5 micrograms twice daily for 4 weeks followed by 10 micrograms twice daily) in a ratio of 1:1:1 in addition to continued prestudy metformin and thiazolidinedione either alone or in combination. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3+ years, and the target sample size is \>500 individuals.

Timeline

Start

2008-07

Primary completion

2011-03

Completion

2011-03

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper Both doses of taspoglutide reduced HbA(1c) significantly more than exenatide PMID 23139373 ↗

paper taspoglutide 10 mg: -1.24% [SE 0.09], difference -0.26, 95% CI -0.37 to -0.15, P < 0.0001; PMID 23139373 ↗

Publications

• Rosenstock J, Balas B, Charbonnel B, Bolli GB, Boldrin M, Ratner R, Balena R; T-emerge 2 Study Group. The fate of taspoglutide, a weekly GLP-1 receptor agonist, versus twice-daily exenatide for type 2 diabetes: the T-emerge 2 trial. Diabetes Care. 2013 Mar;36(3):498-504. doi: 10.2337/dc12-0709. Epub 2012 Nov 8.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Exenatide	Peptide	10 mg	—
Subject	taspoglutide	Peptide	10 mg	Subcutaneous
Subject	taspoglutide	Peptide	20 mg	Subcutaneous

Indications