Efficacy and Safety of Semaglutide Versus Canagliflozin as add-on to Metformin in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

Summary

This trial is conducted in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America. The aim of the trial is to compare the effect of once-weekly (OW) dosing of subcutaneous semaglutide (1.0 mg) versus once-daily dosing of oral canagliflozin (300 mg) on glycaemic control in subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D) on a background treatment of metformin

Timeline

Start

2017-03-15

Primary completion

2018-10-16

Completion

2018-11-16

Publications

• Results Lingvay I, Catarig AM, Frias JP, Kumar H, Lausvig NL, le Roux CW, Thielke D, Viljoen A, McCrimmon RJ. Efficacy and safety of once-weekly semaglutide versus daily canagliflozin as add-on to metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes (SUSTAIN 8): a double-blind, phase 3b, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2019 Nov;7(11):834-844. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(19)30311-0. Epub 2019 Sep 17.
• Results McCrimmon RJ, Catarig AM, Frias JP, Lausvig NL, le Roux CW, Thielke D, Lingvay I. Effects of once-weekly semaglutide vs once-daily canagliflozin on body composition in type 2 diabetes: a substudy of the SUSTAIN 8 randomised controlled clinical trial. Diabetologia. 2020 Mar;63(3):473-485. doi: 10.1007/s00125-019-05065-8. Epub 2020 Jan 2.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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