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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 256-261 |
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Safety and efficacy of initial combination of linagliptin and metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes: A subgroup analysis of Indian patients from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
Vaishali Deshmukh1, Srikanta Sathyanarayana2, Shalini Menon3, Shiva Patil3, Russel Jones4, Shweta Uppal5, Kamran Siddiqui6
1 Deshmukh Clinic and Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India
2 Jnana Sanjeevini Medical Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Medical Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
4 Department of Statistics, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bracknell, West Berkshire, United Kingdom
5 Department of Medical Affairs, Eli Lilly, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
6 Department of Medical Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim, Singapore
Correspondence Address:
Vaishali Deshmukh
Deshmukh Clinic and Research Centre, 2nd Floor, Pinnacle Prestige, Tilak Road, Pune - 411030, Maharashtra
India
 Source of Support: This work was supported by Boehringer Ingelheim, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.149319
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Context and Objectives: The number of people with diabetes is increasing exponentially in India. Owing to a unique "Asian Indian Phenotype," Indians develop diabetes a decade earlier and have an earlier onset of complications than Western populations. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate more effective treatment strategies at an earlier stage of disease progression, such as initial combination therapy, in Indian patients. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of initial combination therapy with linagliptin plus metformin in comparison to linagliptin or metformin monotherapy in Indian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: This is a subgroup analysis of Indian patients who participated in a Phase III, 24-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, trial. Overall, 249 Indian patients were randomized to one of six treatment arms (Two free combination therapy arms: Linagliptin 2.5 mg twice daily [bid] + either low [500 mg, n = 36] or high [1000 mg, n = 44] dose metformin bid and four monotherapy arms: Linagliptin 5 mg once daily [qd, n = 40], metformin 500 mg [n = 49] or 1000 mg bid [n = 45], or placebo [n = 23]). Results: The placebo-corrected mean change in glycated hemoglobin from baseline (8.9%) to week 24 was −1.83% for linagliptin + metformin 1000 mg bid; −1.46% for linagliptin + metformin 500 mg bid; −1.30% for metformin 1000 mg bid; −1.00% for metformin 500 mg bid; and −0.77% for linagliptin 5 mg qd. None of the patients in the combination therapy arms had hypoglycemia, whereas there was one event in the metformin 1000 mg bid arm. Rates of adverse event were similar across various treatments. Conclusions: In this subgroup analysis of Indian patients, initial combination therapy with linagliptin + metformin was more efficacious in improving glycemic control than the monotherapy arms, with a comparable tolerability profile. The results were comparable to the overall population. |
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