Safety and Efficacy of Exenatide Once Weekly Versus Liraglutide in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

Summary

No head to head comparisons between exenatide once weekly and liraglutide have been performed. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to compare exenatide once weekly to once-daily liraglutide with regard to HbA1c, body weight, subject-reported outcomes, and other clinical benefits. The study includes a 26-week treatment period and a safety follow-up visit 10 weeks after the final study drug dose.

Timeline

Start

2010-01

Primary completion

2011-01

Completion

2011-04

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper with the treatment difference (0·21%, 95% CI 0·08-0·33) not meeting predefined non-inferiority criteria PMID 23141817 ↗

Publications

• Grimm M, Han J, Weaver C, Griffin P, Schulteis CT, Dong H, Malloy J. Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of exenatide once weekly in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an integrated analysis of the DURATION trials. Postgrad Med. 2013 May;125(3):47-57. doi: 10.3810/pgm.2013.05.2660.
• Buse JB, Nauck M, Forst T, Sheu WH, Shenouda SK, Heilmann CR, Hoogwerf BJ, Gao A, Boardman MK, Fineman M, Porter L, Schernthaner G. Exenatide once weekly versus liraglutide once daily in patients with type 2 diabetes (DURATION-6): a randomised, open-label study. Lancet. 2013 Jan 12;381(9861):117-24. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61267-7. Epub 2012 Nov 7.

Drugs

Indications