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ArticleWiener klinische Wochenschrift2015

Efficacy and tolerability of vildagliptin-based versus comparative dual therapy in type 2 diabetes : Results of the Austrian subpopulation of the EDGE study.

Helmut Brath, Christoph Bialek, Ewald Gingl, Michael Resl, Rudolf Prager, Michaela Ratzinger

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Article in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Helmut BrathDiabetes Outpatient Clinic, Health Center South, Wienerbergstr. 13, 1100, Vienna, Austria, helmut.brath@wgkk.at.
Christoph Bialek
Ewald Gingl
Michael Resl
Rudolf Prager
Michaela Ratzinger
Novartis (Austria) · ATFriedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V. · DEKlinik Hietzing · ATMedical University of Vienna · AT

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Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this post hoc analysis of data from the Austrian subpopulation of the EDGE study was the evaluation of the effectiveness and tolerability of vildagliptin as an add-on to an existing oral antidiabetic (OAD) monotherapy versus a combination therapy with two OADs without vildagliptin in patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes. PATIENTS AND

methodsIn Austria, 422 patients were included. In the framework of regular visits (at baseline, about once per quarter, and at the study end, after 12 months), adverse events (AEs), courses, and changes of therapy were recorded. In addition to the primary end point defined in the primary study, i.e., a reduction of HbA1c by > 0.3 % without hypoglycemia, weight gain ≥ 5 %, peripheral edema, or discontinuation due to gastrointestinal events, the most clinically relevant secondary end point, i.e., HbA1c reduction < 7 % without hypoglycemia or ≥ 3 % increase in body weight after 12 months was used for the analysis of the Austrian data.

resultsThe initial HbA1c of all enrolled patients was 8.3 ± 1.4 %. The mean reduction of HbA1c was - 1.1 % in the vildagliptin cohort and - 1.0 % in the comparator cohort. In the vildagliptin cohort, 56.4 % of patients, and in the comparator cohort, 45.9 % of patients, reached the primary end point (odds ratio: 1.53, p = 0.04). In the vildagliptin cohort, 18.7 % of patients, and in the comparator cohort, 16.9 % of patients, reached the secondary end point (odds ratio: 1.13, p = 0.68). The incidence of hypoglycemic events (two in each cohort), AEs (approximately 15 % in each cohort), and serious AEs (approximately 2 % in each cohort) was comparable between the two groups.

conclusionIn a "real-life" setting, the effectiveness of vildagliptin as second-line treatment is superior to comparator OADs with regard to a reduction in HbA1c of greater than 0.3 % from baseline without well-recognized side effects in patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes (mean baseline HbA1c: 8.5 % (vildagliptin cohort) vs. 8.1 % (comparator cohort)).

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AdamantaneAdministration, OralAustriaBiomarkersDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMaleMiddle AgedNitrilesPrevalencePyrrolidinesAdamantaneBiomarkersGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHypoglycemic AgentsNitrilesPyrrolidinesVildagliptin

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