ArticleDiabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders2017
The Efficacy of IDegLira (Insulin Degludec/Liraglutide Combination) in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled with a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist and Oral Therapy: DUAL III Randomized Clinical Trial.
Article in Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It reports registered trial NCT01676116. Cited by 84 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Efficacy of Insulin Degludec/Liraglutide in Controlling Glycaemia in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled on GLP-1 Receptor Agonist and OAD Therapy (DUAL™ III -GLP-1 Switch)
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84 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 133 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and Safety of IDegLira in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Current diabetes reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for people with chronic kidney disease and diabetes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025 · on this mapPooled it
- 2023 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Management in Korea: Full Version Recommendation of the Korean Diabetes Association.Diabetes & metabolism journal · 2024Guideline
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- 2023 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Mellitus of the Korean Diabetes Association.Diabetes & metabolism journal · 2023Guideline
- Free Versus Fixed-Ratio Combination of Basal Insulin and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Type 2 Diabetes Uncontrolled With GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: A Systematic Review and Indirect Treatment Comparison.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Pooled it
- 2021 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Mellitus of the Korean Diabetes Association.Diabetes & metabolism journal · 2021 · on this mapGuideline
- Fixed ratio combinations of glucagon like peptide 1 receptor agonists with basal insulin: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Endocrine · 2017Pooled it
- Once-weekly IcoSema versus once-weekly semaglutide in adults with type 2 diabetes: the COMBINE 2 randomised clinical trial.Diabetologia · 2025Trial
- DUAL I China: Improved glycemic control with IDegLira versus its individual components in a randomized trial with Chinese participants with type 2 diabetes uncontrolled on oral antidiabetic drugs.Journal of diabetes · 2022 · on this mapTrial
- Efficacy of IDegLira Versus IDegAsp Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Crossover Study by isCGM.Advances in therapy · 2022Trial
- Preserved pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of insulin degludec and liraglutide when administered as insulin degludec/liraglutide in a Chinese population.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2022Trial
- DUAL II China: Superior HbA1c reductions and weight loss with insulin degludec/liraglutide (IDegLira) versus insulin degludec in a randomized trial of Chinese people with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled on basal insulin.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2021Trial
- The Benefit of Insulin Degludec/Liraglutide (IDegLira) Compared With Basal-Bolus Insulin Therapy is Consistent Across Participant Subgroups With Type 2 Diabetes in the DUAL VII Randomized Trial.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2021Trial
- Impact of disease duration and β-cell reserve on the efficacy of switching to iGlarLixi in adults with type 2 diabetes on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist therapy: Exploratory analyses from the LixiLan-G trial.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2020Trial
- Benefits of insulin degludec/liraglutide are maintained even in patients discontinuing sulphonylureas or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors upon initiation of degludec/liraglutide therapy: A post hoc analysis of the DUAL II and DUAL IX trials.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2020Trial
- Evaluation of the Short-Term Cost-Effectiveness of IDegLira Versus Basal Insulin and Basal-Bolus Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Based on Attainment of Clinically Relevant Treatment Targets.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2020Trial
- IDegLira improves patient-reported outcomes while using a simple regimen with fewer injections and dose adjustments compared with basal-bolus therapy.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2019Trial
- Superior efficacy with a fixed-ratio combination of insulin degludec and liraglutide (IDegLira) compared with insulin degludec and liraglutide in insulin-naïve Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes in a phase 3, open-label, randomized trial.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2019 · on this mapTrial
- Superior efficacy of insulin degludec/liraglutide versus insulin glargine U100 as add-on to sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor therapy: A randomized clinical trial in people with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2019 · on this mapTrial
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8 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
introductionThe progressive nature of type 2 diabetes necessitates treatment intensification. This often involves intensification with oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) initially, followed by other agents, such as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), with the majority of patients eventually requiring insulin therapy. Therefore, this trial aimed to investigate the efficacy of IDegLira (combination of insulin degludec and liraglutide) in controlling glycemia in adults with type 2 diabetes who were inadequately controlled on a GLP-1RA and OADs.
methodsIn this 26-week open-label phase 3b trial, patients on maximum-dose GLP-1RA therapy (liraglutide once daily or exenatide twice daily) with metformin alone or with pioglitazone and/or sulfonylurea were randomized 2:1 to IDegLira once daily (n = 292) or to unchanged GLP-1RA therapy (n = 146), continuing OADs at the pre-trial dose.
resultsAfter 26 weeks, HbA
conclusionsIDegLira provided superior glycemic control versus unchanged GLP-1RA and represents an efficacious intensification approach in patients inadequately controlled on GLP-1RAs.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov #NCT01676116.
fundingNovo Nordisk.
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