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ArticleDiabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders2020

Impact of Simultaneous Versus Sequential Initiation of Basal Insulin and Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists on HbA1c in Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Observational Study.

Xuejun Victor Peng, Rajeev Ayyagari, Robert Lubwama, Lizheng Shi, Eboni G Price-Haywood, Priscilla Hollander, Vivian Fonseca

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Article in Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xuejun Victor PengSanofi US, Inc., 55 Corporate Dr., Bridgewater, NJ, USA.
Rajeev AyyagariAnalysis Group, Inc., 111 Huntington Ave., 14th Floor, Boston, MA, USA.
Robert LubwamaSanofi US, Inc., 55 Corporate Dr., Bridgewater, NJ, USA.
Lizheng ShiTulane University, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA, USA.
Eboni G Price-HaywoodOchsner Health System, 1514 Jefferson Hwy., New Orleans, LA, USA.
Priscilla HollanderBaylor Endocrine Center, Wadley Tower, 3600 Gaston Ave #656, Dallas, TX, USA.
Vivian FonsecaTulane University, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA, USA. vfonseca@tulane.edu.
Sanofi (United States) · USTulane University · USAnalysis Group (United States) · USOchsner Health System · US

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Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science CenterU54GM104940 · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · 2025 to 2025
$3.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104940
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWhen and how to intensify treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) not achieving glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) targets with oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) in clinical practice remains a matter of clinical preference. This pilot study was conducted using the retrospective observational data from such patients to evaluate the impact on HbA1c of three treatment sequences: simultaneous initiation of basal insulin (BI) and a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA; Cohort 1); BI followed by GLP-1 RA initiation within a 90-day timeframe (Cohort 2); or BI followed by GLP-1 RA initiation beyond 90 days (Cohort 3).

methodsData from the regional US electronic medical records database, Research Action for Health Network (REACHnet), were extracted for all patients with T2D aged ≥ 18 years who had encounter dates between January 2011 and August 2017 and ≥ 1 HbA1c laboratory value(s) < 90 days before BI initiation and ≥ 2 HbA1c laboratory values within 1 year after BI initiation and who met the inclusion criteria for GLP-1 RA initiation set for Cohorts 1, 2, or 3. The primary endpoints were the proportion of patients achieving HbA1c < 7.0%, which was estimated via Kaplan-Meier analysis, and change in HbA1c within 12 months.

resultsOverall, 869 patients were analyzed, of whom 109 were in Cohort 1, 301 in Cohort 2, and 459 in Cohort 3. Baseline HbA1c was 10.3 ± 2.1, 10.3 ± 2.0, and 10.2 ± 2.1% for these three cohorts, respectively. Statistically significantly more patients in Cohort 1 than in Cohort 3 achieved HbA1c < 7.0% (33.4 vs. 20.9%, respectively; p  = 0.0186). Mean observed reductions in HbA1c at 12 months were - 1.7% (Cohort 1), - 1.5% (Cohort 2), and - 1.3% (Cohort 3).

conclusionsSimultaneous initiation of BI and GLP-1 RA achieves glycemic control more effectively than sequential initiation of BI with GLP-1 RA added beyond 90 days.

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Basal insulinGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistHbA1cHyperglycemiaReal-world evidenceType 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMID32112204
PMCPMC7136385
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