Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
6-19-2014
Journal
Cardiovascular Diabetology
Volume
Volume 13
Inclusive Pages
Article number 102
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa1504720
Abstract
Background
Evidence concerning the importance of glucose lowering in the prevention of cardiovascular (CV) outcomes remains controversial. Given the multi-faceted pathogenesis of atherosclerosis in diabetes, it is likely that any intervention to mitigate this risk must address CV risk factors beyond glycemia alone. The SGLT-2 inhibitor empagliflozin improves glucose control, body weight and blood pressure when used as monotherapy or add-on to other antihyperglycemic agents in patients with type 2 diabetes. The aim of the ongoing EMPA-REG OUTCOMETM trial is to determine the long-term CV safety of empagliflozin, as well as investigating potential benefits on microvascular outcomes.
Methods
Patients who were drug-naive (HbA1c >=7.0% and=7.0% and=691 confirmed primary outcome events have occurred, providing a power of 90% to yield an upper limit of the adjusted 95% CI for a hazard ratio of
Results
Between Sept 2010 and April 2013, 592 clinical sites randomized and treated 7034 patients (41% from Europe, 20% from North America, and 19% from Asia). At baseline, the mean age was 63 +/- 9 years, BMI 30.6 +/- 5.3 kg/m2, HbA1c 8.1 +/- 0.8%, and eGFR 74 +/- 21 ml/min/1.73 m2. The study is expected to report in 2015.
Discussion
EMPA-REG OUTCOMETM will determine the CV safety of empagliflozin in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes and high CV risk, with the potential to show cardioprotection.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
APA Citation
Zinman, B., Inzucchi, S.E., Lachin, J.M., Wanner, C., Ferrari, R. et al. (2014). Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics of a randomized, placebo-controlled cardiovascular outcome trial of empagliflozin (EMPA-REG OUTCOMETM). Cardiovascular Diabetology, 13:102.
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Comments
Reproduced with permission of BioMed Central Cardiovascular Diabetology.