Reduction of postprandial glucose by lixisenatide vs sitagliptin treatment in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes on background insulin glargine: A randomized phase IV study (NEXTAGE Study)

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the pharmacodynamics of lixisenatide once daily vs sitagliptin once daily in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes receiving insulin glargine U100. Materials and methods: This multicentre, open-label, phase IV study (NEXTAGE Study; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02200991) randomly assigned 136 patients to either lixisenatide once daily via subcutaneous injection (10 µg initially increased weekly by 5 up to 20 µg) or once-daily oral sitagliptin 50 mg. The primary endpoint was the change in postprandial glucose (PPG) exposure 4 hours after a standardized breakfast (PPG area under the plasma glucose concentration–time curve [AUC0:00-4:00h]) from baseline to day 29. Results: Lixisenatide reduced PPG exposure to a statistically significantly greater extent than sitagliptin: least squares (LS) mean change from baseline in PPG AUC0:00-4:00h was −347.3 h·mg/dL (−19.3 h·mmol/L) in the lixisenatide group and −113.3 h·mg/dL (−6.3 h·mmol/L) in the sitagliptin group (LS mean between-group difference −234.0 h·mg/dL [−13.0 h·mmol/L], 95% confidence interval −285.02 to −183.00 h·mg/dL [−15.8 to −10.2 h·mmol/L]; P