Efficacy and Safety of Canagliflozin Used in Conjunction with Sulfonylurea in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Greg Fulcher*, David R. Matthews, Vlado Perkovic, Dick de Zeeuw, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Robert Weiss, Julio Rosenstock, George Capuano, Mehul Desai, Wayne Shaw, Frank Vercruysse, Gary Meininger, Bruce Neal

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Abstract

Introduction: The efficacy and safety of canagliflozin, a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, was evaluated in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) inadequately controlled on sulfonylurea monotherapy.

Methods: The CANagliflozin cardioVascular Assessment Study (CANVAS) is a double-blind, placebo-controlled cardiovascular outcomes study that randomized participants to placebo or canagliflozin 100 or 300 mg once daily in addition to routine therapy. Participants in the CANVAS trial are men and women aged C30 years with T2DM and a history or high risk of cardiovascular disease, and inadequate glycemic control (glycated hemoglobin [HbA1c] >= 7.0% and

Results: Of the 4330 patients enrolled in CANVAS, 127 met the entry criteria for the sulfonylurea monotherapy substudy (placebo, n = 45; canagliflozin 100 mg, n = 42; canagliflozin 300 mg, n = 40). At 18 weeks, placebo-subtracted changes (95% confidence interval) in HbA1c were -0.74% (-1.15, -0.33; P

Conclusions: Canagliflozin added to ongoing sulfonylurea monotherapy produced improvements in HbA1c, FPG, and body weight, with an increased incidence of AEs consistent with the mechanism of action of SGLT2 inhibition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)289-302
Number of pages14
JournalDiabetes Technol Ther
Volume6
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept-2015

Keywords

  • Canagliflozin
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • SGLT2 inhibitor
  • Sulfonylureas
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2
  • CHRONIC KIDNEY-DISEASE
  • LONG-TERM EFFICACY
  • INHIBITOR
  • METFORMIN
  • MONOTHERAPY
  • METAANALYSIS
  • SITAGLIPTIN
  • EXERCISE
  • PLACEBO

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