TABLE 9.

Cardiovascular Outcome Trials of GLP-1 RA in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

TRIAL,
YEARS (REF.)
BASELINE PREVALENCE OF CVD/HF (PERCENT)SAMPLE SIZEDRUG AND DOSE VERSUS PLACEBOHAZARD RATIO (95% CI)
Primary EndpointHospitalization for HFWorsening Nephropathy
ELIXA,
2010–2015
(240)
1006,068Lixisenatide
10 mcg or 20 mcg per day
4-point MACE:
1.02 (0.89–1.17)
0.96 (0.75–1.23)N/A
LEADER,
2010–2015
(241)
819,340Liraglutide
1.8 mg or max tolerated per day
3-point MACE:
0.87 (0.78–0.97)
0.87 (0.73–1.05)0.78 (0.67–0.92)
SUSTAIN-6,
2013–2016
(242)
723,297Semaglutide SQ
0.5 or 1 mg per week
3-point MACE:
0.74 (0.58–0.95)
1.11 (0.77–1.61)0.64 (0.46–0.88)
EXSCEL,
2010–2017
(243)
7314,752Exenatide
2 mg per week
3-point MACE:
0.91 (0.83–1.00)
0.94 (0.78–1.13)N/A
HARMONY,
2015–2018
(244)
1009,463Albiglutide3-point MACE:
0.78 (0.68–0.90)
N/AN/A
REWIND,
2011–2018
(245)
319,901Dulaglutide
1.5 mg per week
3-point MACE:
0.88 (0.79–0.99)
0.93 (0.77–1.12)0.85 (0.77–0.93)
PIONEER-6,
2017–2018
(246)
853,183Semaglutide oral
14 mg or max tolerated per day
3-point MACE:
0.79 (0.57–1.11)
0.86 (0.48–1.55)N/A
AMPLITUDE-O,
2018–2020
(247)
904,076Efpeglenatide3-point MACE:
0.73 (0.58–0.92)
0.61 (0.38–0.98)0.68 (0.57–0.79)

3-point MACE, major adverse cardiovascular events (cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke); 4-point MACE, (cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for unstable angina); AMPLITUDE-O, Effect of Efpeglenatide on Cardiovascular Outcomes; CI, confidence interval; CVD, cardiovascular disease; ELIXA, Evaluation of Lixisenatide in Acute Coronary Syndrome; EXSCEL, Exenatide Study of Cardiovascular Event Lowering; GLP-1 RA, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist; HARMONY, Albiglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease; HF, heart failure; LEADER, Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes: Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcome Results; PIONEER-6, Peptide Innovation for Early Diabetes Treatment; REWIND, Researching Cardiovascular Events With a Weekly Incretin in Diabetes; SUSTAIN-6, Trial to Evaluate Cardiovascular and Other Long-term Outcomes with Semaglutide in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes.

SOURCE: References are listed within the table.

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