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ReviewDrug design, development and therapy2017

Spotlight on ertugliflozin and its potential in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: evidence to date.

Francesca Cinti, Simona Moffa, Flavia Impronta, Chiara Ma Cefalo, Vinsin A Sun, Gian Pio Sorice, Teresa Mezza, Andrea Giaccari

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Review in Drug design, development and therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Francesca Cinti *Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Simona Moffa *Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Flavia Impronta *Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Chiara Ma CefaloCenter for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Vinsin A SunCenter for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Gian Pio SoriceCenter for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Teresa MezzaCenter for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Andrea GiaccariCenter for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are the latest therapeutic strategy in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Using an insulin-independent mechanism (glycosuria), they reduce glucose toxicity and improve insulin sensitivity and β-cell function. The promising results obtained in clinical trials show that SGLT2 significantly improves glycemic control and provides greater cardiovascular protection, combined with a reduction in body weight and blood pressure (BP). This review focuses on ertugliflozin, a new, highly selective, and reversible SGLT2 inhibitor. Clinical trials published to date show that ertugliflozin, both as a monotherapy and as an add-on to oral antidiabetic agents, is safe and effective in reducing glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), body weight, and BP in T2DM patients.

Indexed as

Administration, OralAnimalsBlood GlucoseBlood PressureBody WeightBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinInsulin-Secreting CellsSodium-Glucose Transporter 2Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsBlood GlucoseBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicertugliflozinGlycated HemoglobinHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinSLC5A2 protein, humanSodium-Glucose Transporter 2Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitorsantidiabetic drugsglycemic controlglycosylated hemoglobinprecision medicinesodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorstype 1 diabetes mellitustype 2 diabetes mellitusweight reduction

Identifiers

PMID29042751
PMCPMC5633300

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