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SynthesisCardiovascular diabetology2020

Comparative effectiveness of dulaglutide versus liraglutide in Asian type 2 diabetes patients: a multi-institutional cohort study and meta-analysis.

Kai-Cheng Chang, Shih-Chieh Shao, Shihchen Kuo, Chen-Yi Yang, Hui-Yu Chen, Yuk-Ying Chan, Huang-Tz Ou

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Synthesis in Cardiovascular diabetology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Kai-Cheng ChangDepartment of Pharmacy, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Shih-Chieh ShaoSchool of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.
Shihchen KuoDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Chen-Yi YangSchool of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.
Hui-Yu ChenDepartment of Pharmacy, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yuk-Ying ChanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Materials Management, Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Huang-Tz OuSchool of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan. huangtz@mail.ncku.edu.tw.ORCID 0000-0002-5475-7848
Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWKeelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWNational Cheng Kung University · TWNational Cheng Kung University Hospital · TWUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

Pilot and Feasibility ProgramP30DK092926 · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2025 to 2025
$779k
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK092926
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHead-to-head comparison of clinical effectiveness between dulaglutide and liraglutide in Asia is limited. This study was aimed to assess the real-world comparative effectiveness of dulaglutide versus liraglutide.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study by utilizing multi-institutional electronic medical records to identify real-world type 2 diabetes patients treated with dulaglutide or liraglutide during 2016-2018 in Taiwan and followed up until 2019. Effectiveness outcomes were assessed at every 3 months in the 1-year follow-up. Propensity score techniques were applied to enhance between-group comparability. Significant differences in changes of effectiveness outcomes between treatment groups during the follow-up were examined and further analyzed using mixed-model repeated-measures approaches.

resultsA total of 1512 subjects receiving dulaglutide and 1513 subjects receiving liraglutide were identified. At 12 months, significant HbA1c changes from baseline were found in both treatments (dulaglutide: - 1.06%, p < 0.001; liraglutide: - 0.83%, p < 0.001), with a significant between-group difference (- 0.23%, 95% confidence interval - 0.38 to - 0.08%, p < 0.01). Both treatments yielded significant declines in weight, alanine aminotransferase level, and estimated glomerular filtration rate from baseline (dulaglutide: - 1.14 kg, - 3.08 U/L and - 2.08 mL/min/1.73 m

conclusionsIn real-world T2D patients, dulaglutide versus liraglutide was associated with better glycemic control and comparable effects on changes of weight, blood pressure, and liver and renal functions.

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Glycemic ControlAdultAgedAsian PeopleBiomarkersBlood GlucoseComparative Effectiveness ResearchDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGlucagon-Like PeptidesGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemic AgentsImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsLiraglutideMaleBiomarkersBlood GlucosedulaglutideGlucagon-Like PeptidesGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHypoglycemic AgentsImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsLiraglutideRecombinant Fusion ProteinsClinical effectiveness and meta-analysisDulaglutideLiraglutide

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PMID33036617
PMCPMC7547475
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