Efficacy and Safety of Semaglutide Once-weekly Versus Sitagliptin Once-daily as add-on to Metformin and/or TZD in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

Summary

This trial is conducted in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. The aim of the trial is to evaluate efficacy and safety of semaglutide once-weekly versus sitagliptin once-daily as add-on to metformin and/or TZD (thiazolidinedione) in subjects with type 2 diabetes.

Timeline

Start

2013-12-02

Primary completion

2015-10-12

Completion

2015-10-12

Publications

• Background Fonseca VA, Capehorn MS, Garg SK, Jodar Gimeno E, Hansen OH, Holst AG, Nayak G, Seufert J. Reductions in Insulin Resistance are Mediated Primarily via Weight Loss in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes on Semaglutide. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Sep 1;104(9):4078-4086. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-02685.
• Background Rodbard HW, Bellary S, Hramiak I, Seino Y, Silver R, Damgaard LH, Nayak G, Zacho J, Aroda VR. GREATER COMBINED REDUCTIONS IN HbA1C >/=1.0% AND WEIGHT >/=5.0% WITH SEMAGLUTIDE VERSUS COMPARATORS IN TYPE 2 DIABETES. Endocr Pract. 2019 Jun;25(6):589-597. doi: 10.4158/EP-2018-0444. Epub 2019 Mar 13.
• Results Ahrén B, Comas LM, Kumar H, Sargin M, Derving Karsbøl J, Jacobsen SH, Chow F. Efficacy and Safety of Once-weekly Semaglutide vs Sitagliptin as add-on to Metformin and/or Thiazolidinediones After 56 Weeks in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN 2). Oral Presentation 12 Jun 2016 at American Diabetes Association - 76th Annual Scientific Sessions.
• Results Ahrén B, Masmiquel L, Kumar H, Sargin M, Derving Karsbøl J, Jacobsen SH, Chow F. Efficacy and Safety of Once-weekly Semaglutide vs Sitagliptin as add-on to Metformin and/or Thiazolidinediones After 56 Weeks in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN 2). ePoster #767 presented 12 Sep 2016 at European Association for the Study of Diabetes - 52nd Annual Meeting.
• Results Ahren B, Masmiquel L, Kumar H, Sargin M, Karsbol JD, Jacobsen SH, Chow F. Efficacy and safety of once-weekly semaglutide versus once-daily sitagliptin as an add-on to metformin, thiazolidinediones, or both, in patients with type 2 diabetes (SUSTAIN 2): a 56-week, double-blind, phase 3a, randomised trial. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2017 May;5(5):341-354. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(17)30092-X. Epub 2017 Apr 3.
• Results Petri KCC, Ingwersen SH, Flint A, Zacho J, Overgaard RV. Exposure-response analysis for evaluation of semaglutide dose levels in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2018 Sep;20(9):2238-2245. doi: 10.1111/dom.13358. Epub 2018 Jun 15.
• Results Ahren B, Atkin SL, Charpentier G, Warren ML, Wilding JPH, Birch S, Holst AG, Leiter LA. Semaglutide induces weight loss in subjects with type 2 diabetes regardless of baseline BMI or gastrointestinal adverse events in the SUSTAIN 1 to 5 trials. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2018 Sep;20(9):2210-2219. doi: 10.1111/dom.13353. Epub 2018 Jun 12.
• Results Sharma R, Wilkinson L, Vrazic H, Popoff E, Lopes S, Kanters S, Druyts E. Comparative efficacy of once-weekly semaglutide and SGLT-2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetic patients inadequately controlled with metformin monotherapy: a systematic literature review and network meta-analysis. Curr Med Res Opin. 2018 Sep;34(9):1595-1603. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2018.1476332. Epub 2018 May 29.
• Results DeVries JH, Desouza C, Bellary S, Unger J, Hansen OKH, Zacho J, Woo V. Achieving glycaemic control without weight gain, hypoglycaemia, or gastrointestinal adverse events in type 2 diabetes in the SUSTAIN clinical trial programme. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2018 Oct;20(10):2426-2434. doi: 10.1111/dom.13396. Epub 2018 Jul 9.
• Results Carlsson Petri KC, Ingwersen SH, Flint A, Zacho J, Overgaard RV. Semaglutide s.c. Once-Weekly in Type 2 Diabetes: A Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis. Diabetes Ther. 2018 Aug;9(4):1533-1547. doi: 10.1007/s13300-018-0458-5. Epub 2018 Jun 15.
• Results Aroda VR, Ahmann A, Cariou B, Chow F, Davies MJ, Jodar E, Mehta R, Woo V, Lingvay I. Comparative efficacy, safety, and cardiovascular outcomes with once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: Insights from the SUSTAIN 1-7 trials. Diabetes Metab. 2019 Oct;45(5):409-418. doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2018.12.001. Epub 2019 Jan 4.
• Pulleyblank R, Larsen NB. Cost-Effectiveness of Semaglutide vs. Empagliflozin, Canagliflozin, and Sitagliptin for Treatment of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Denmark: A Decision-Analytic Modelling Study. Pharmacoecon Open. 2023 Jul;7(4):579-591. doi: 10.1007/s41669-023-00416-z. Epub 2023 May 13.
• Husain M, Bain SC, Holst AG, Mark T, Rasmussen S, Lingvay I. Effects of semaglutide on risk of cardiovascular events across a continuum of cardiovascular risk: combined post hoc analysis of the SUSTAIN and PIONEER trials. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2020 Sep 30;19(1):156. doi: 10.1186/s12933-020-01106-4.
• Lingvay I, Capehorn MS, Catarig AM, Johansen P, Lawson J, Sandberg A, Shaw R, Paine A. Efficacy of Once-Weekly Semaglutide vs Empagliflozin Added to Metformin in Type 2 Diabetes: Patient-Level Meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Dec 1;105(12):e4593-604. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa577.
• Capehorn M, Ghani Y, Hindsberger C, Johansen P, Jodar E. Once-Weekly Semaglutide Reduces HbA1c and Body Weight in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Regardless of Background Common OAD: a Subgroup Analysis from SUSTAIN 2-4 and 10. Diabetes Ther. 2020 May;11(5):1061-1075. doi: 10.1007/s13300-020-00796-z. Epub 2020 Mar 19.
• Husain M, Bain SC, Jeppesen OK, Lingvay I, Sorrig R, Treppendahl MB, Vilsboll T. Semaglutide (SUSTAIN and PIONEER) reduces cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes across varying cardiovascular risk. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2020 Mar;22(3):442-451. doi: 10.1111/dom.13955. Epub 2020 Feb 5.
• DeSouza C, Cariou B, Garg S, Lausvig N, Navarria A, Fonseca V. Efficacy and Safety of Semaglutide for Type 2 Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity: A Post Hoc Analysis of the SUSTAIN Trials. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Feb 1;105(2):dgz072. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgz072.
• Jendle J, Birkenfeld AL, Polonsky WH, Silver R, Uusinarkaus K, Hansen T, Hakan-Bloch J, Tadayon S, Davies MJ. Improved treatment satisfaction in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with once-weekly semaglutide in the SUSTAIN trials. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2019 Oct;21(10):2315-2326. doi: 10.1111/dom.13816. Epub 2019 Jul 12.

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