Research of Exenatide for Overweight/Obese PCOS Patients With IGR

Summary

Compare the therapeutic effects of exenatide, metformin and their combination for 3 months on reproductive and metabolic improvements of overweight/obese PCOS patients with impaired glucose regulation.

Timeline

Start

2017-11-28

Primary completion

2018-07-01

Completion

2018-07-31

Publications

• Background Kahal H, Aburima A, Ungvari T, Rigby AS, Coady AM, Vince RV, Ajjan RA, Kilpatrick ES, Naseem KM, Atkin SL. The effects of treatment with liraglutide on atherothrombotic risk in obese young women with polycystic ovary syndrome and controls. BMC Endocr Disord. 2015 Apr 2;15:14. doi: 10.1186/s12902-015-0005-6.
• Background Elkind-Hirsch K, Marrioneaux O, Bhushan M, Vernor D, Bhushan R. Comparison of single and combined treatment with exenatide and metformin on menstrual cyclicity in overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Jul;93(7):2670-8. doi: 10.1210/jc.2008-0115. Epub 2008 May 6.
• Background Kahal H, Abouda G, Rigby AS, Coady AM, Kilpatrick ES, Atkin SL. Glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue, liraglutide, improves liver fibrosis markers in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2014 Oct;81(4):523-8. doi: 10.1111/cen.12369. Epub 2013 Dec 12.
• Background Jensterle M, Kocjan T, Kravos NA, Pfeifer M, Janez A. Short-term intervention with liraglutide improved eating behavior in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Endocr Res. 2015;40(3):133-8. doi: 10.3109/07435800.2014.966385. Epub 2014 Oct 20.
• Background Jensterle Sever M, Kocjan T, Pfeifer M, Kravos NA, Janez A. Short-term combined treatment with liraglutide and metformin leads to significant weight loss in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome and previous poor response to metformin. Eur J Endocrinol. 2014 Feb 7;170(3):451-9. doi: 10.1530/EJE-13-0797. Print 2014 Mar.
• Background Vitek W, Alur S, Hoeger KM. Off-label drug use in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil Steril. 2015 Mar;103(3):605-11. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.01.019.
• Results Jensterle M, Kravos NA, Goricar K, Janez A. Short-term effectiveness of low dose liraglutide in combination with metformin versus high dose liraglutide alone in treatment of obese PCOS: randomized trial. BMC Endocr Disord. 2017 Jan 31;17(1):5. doi: 10.1186/s12902-017-0155-9.
• Tao T, Zhang Y, Zhu YC, Fu JR, Wang YY, Cai J, Ma JY, Xu Y, Gao YN, Sun Y, Fan W, Liu W. Exenatide, Metformin, or Both for Prediabetes in PCOS: A Randomized, Open-label, Parallel-group Controlled Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Mar 8;106(3):e1420-e1432. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa692.

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