GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Lixisenatide in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes for Glycemic Control and Safety Evaluation, on Top of Metformin

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefits and risks of lixisenatide (AVE0010), in comparison to placebo, as an add-on treatment to metformin, over a period of 24 weeks of treatment, followed by an extension. The primary objective is to assess the effects of lixisenatide when added to metformin on glycemic control in terms of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) reduction when it is used in two steps dose titration regimen at Week 24. Secondary objectives are to assess the effects of lixisenatide when added to metformin on glycemic control in comparison to placebo in terms of HbA1c reduction when it is used in a one-step dose titration regimen, the percentage of patients with HbA1c less than 7 percent or less than or equal to 6.5%, body weight, fasting plasma glucose (FPG); to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and anti-lixisenatide antibody development.

Timeline

Start

2008-09

Primary completion

2011-01

Completion

2011-01

Publications

• Results Bolli GB, Munteanu M, Dotsenko S, Niemoeller E, Boka G, Wu Y, Hanefeld M. Efficacy and safety of lixisenatide once daily vs. placebo in people with Type 2 diabetes insufficiently controlled on metformin (GetGoal-F1). Diabet Med. 2014 Feb;31(2):176-84. doi: 10.1111/dme.12328. Epub 2013 Oct 24.
• Natale P, Green SC, Tunnicliffe DJ, Pellegrino G, Toyama T, Strippoli GF. Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for people with chronic kidney disease and diabetes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Feb 18;2(2):CD015849. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015849.pub2.
• Ambery P, Donner TW, Biswas N, Donaldson J, Parkin J, Dayan CM. Efficacy and safety of low-dose otelixizumab anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody in preserving C-peptide secretion in adolescent type 1 diabetes: DEFEND-2, a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multi-centre study. Diabet Med. 2014 Apr;31(4):399-402. doi: 10.1111/dme.12361. Epub 2013 Dec 6.

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