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GuidelineDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2025

Triple oral therapy with metformin, DPP-4 inhibitor, and SGLT2 inhibitor for adults with type 2 diabetes: Consensus recommendations of a Chinese expert panel (version 2025).

Miao Yu, Tong Wang, Chun Xu, Yan Bi, Ling Gao, Guang Wang, Guangda Xiang, Yaoming Xue, Tao Yang, Deying Kang and 6 more

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Guideline in Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Miao YuDepartment of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1450-9011
Tong WangDepartment of Endocrinology, the 305th Hospital of the Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Chun XuDepartment of Endocrinology, the Third Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yan BiDepartment of Endocrinology, Endocrine and Metabolic Disease Medical Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3914-7854
Ling GaoDepartment of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0714-7200
Guang WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9660-3425
Guangda XiangDepartment of Endocrinology, General Hospital of Central Theater Command of People's Liberation Arm, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6044-2308
Yaoming XueDepartment of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Tao YangDepartment of Endocrinology & Metabolism, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6375-3622
Deying KangDepartment of Evidence-based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Zhiguang ZhouNational Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Ministry of Education, Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Lixin GuoDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6863-1798
Xinhua XiaoDepartment of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a progressive disease involving multiple pathophysiologic defects, and combination therapy is often required to achieve and sustain glycaemic control. Triple oral therapy with metformin, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i), and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) has demonstrated high and durable glycaemic-lowering efficacy, favourable safety and tolerability, and additional metabolic benefits in T2DM patients with diverse background therapies, including those who are treatment-naïve and those with inadequate control on monotherapy or dual therapy. In light of the increasing clinical use of this triple regimen and the absence of established consensus to guide its use, the Diabetes Committee of the Chinese Research Hospital Association convened an expert panel comprising endocrinologists and evidence-based experts. Through a systematic literature review and a Delphi process, the panel formulated 11 consensus recommendations (8 strong and 3 weak recommendations) on the clinical use of metformin + DPP-4i + SGLT2i, including fixed-dose combination formulations. Safety considerations regarding its use were also described. This consensus aimed to provide clinicians with practical guidance to optimize the effective and safe use of metformin + DPP-4i + SGLT2i in T2DM management.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsHypoglycemic AgentsMetforminSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsAdministration, OralAdultChinaDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansSystematic Reviews as TopicDipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsHypoglycemic AgentsMetforminSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsDPP‐IV inhibitormetforminSGLT2 inhibitortype 2 diabetes

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PMID41084961
PMCPMC12570783

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