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ArticleNature communications2026

A pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic drug-drug interaction study of dorzagliatin and empagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity: an open-label phase I trial.

Huan Liu, Yuanhui Zhang, Lingge Feng, Jiayi Zhang, Yu Sun, Yu Zhao, Muhan Jiang, Xiang Liu, Gregory J Tracey, Li Chen and 1 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase I
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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03790787 (A Phase 1, Open-Label, Sequential, Multiple-Dose, Drug-Drug Interaction Study of Dorzagliatin and Empagliflozin in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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A Phase 1, Open-Label, Sequential, Multiple-Dose, Drug-Drug Interaction Study of Dorzagliatin and Empagliflozin in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

TypeinterventionalSponsorHua Medicine LimitedRan2019 to 2020Enrolled16ConditionsPatientsArmsEmpagliflozin, Dorzagliatin
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11 authors.

Huan Liu *Drug Clinical Trial Center, Department of Pharmacy, Peking University Third Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-7397-0865
Yuanhui Zhang *Drug Clinical Trial Center, Department of Pharmacy, Peking University Third Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-0691-5116
Lingge FengHua Medicine (Shanghai) Limited, Shanghai, China.
Jiayi ZhangHua Medicine (Shanghai) Limited, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6002-4846
Yu SunHua Medicine (Shanghai) Limited, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8936-6196
Yu ZhaoHua Medicine (Shanghai) Limited, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5245-4379
Muhan JiangDrug Clinical Trial Center, Department of Pharmacy, Peking University Third Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
Xiang LiuHua Medicine (Shanghai) Limited, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8217-0577
Gregory J TraceyFrontage Clinical Services Inc., Secaucus, NJ, USA.
Li ChenHua Medicine (Shanghai) Limited, Shanghai, China. lichen@huamedicine.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6192-3752
Dongyang LiuDrug Clinical Trial Center, Department of Pharmacy, Peking University Third Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing, China. liudongyang@vip.sina.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0608-8192

Funding

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) INV-007625, AmericaCapital Foundation of Medical Development (Capital Foundation of Medical Development of China) CFH 2022- 2Z- 40917
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Combination therapy of glucokinase activators and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors may exhibit potent glucose-lowering effects and improvement of β-cell function and insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, given their complementary mechanisms of action. However, the safety, pharmacokinetic interactions and pharmacodynamic effects of such combinations remain unexplored. To address this gap, we conduct an open-label, sequential phase I trial (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03790787 ) evaluating the dorzagliatin and the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor empagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity in the US. After strict screening against the inclusion/exclusion criteria, 16 participants are deemed eligible. Participants receive sequential treatments-empagliflozin alone, empagliflozin plus dorzagliatin, and dorzagliatin alone-five days for each regimen, followed by a comprehensive assessment of pharmacokinetic profiles and safety. The primary outcomes included GMR for C

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Benzhydryl CompoundsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2GlucosidesHypoglycemic AgentsObesityThiophenesAdultAgedArea Under CurveDrug InteractionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPyrazolesSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsBenzhydryl CompoundsDorzagliatinempagliflozinGlucosidesHypoglycemic AgentsPyrazolesSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsThiophenes

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