The future of new drugs for diabetes management

Abstract

The future of the newer classes of glucose-lowering drugs, namely dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and sodium/glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, is being redefined by the large prospective cardiovascular outcome trials (CVOTs). These trials have more than confirmed cardiovascular (CV) safety: indeed, various cardio-renal parameters have improved during some of the trials with GLP-1RAs and SGLT-2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes. Benefits have included reductions in major adverse cardiovascular events such as fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction and stroke, decreased hospitalization for heart failure, a slower decline in glomerular filtration rate and reduced onset and progression of albuminuria. In consequence, the CVOTs have raised expectations that newer glucose-lowering agents should offer advantages that extend beyond glycaemic control and weight management to address complications and comorbidities of type 2 diabetes, particularly cardio-renal diseases. Although large prospective outcome trials incur a high cost which may prompt reconsideration of their design, these trials are generating evidence to enable more exacting and more effective management of type 2 diabetes and its accompanying cardio-renal diseases.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2019.107785
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Biosciences
College of Health & Life Sciences
College of Health & Life Sciences > Chronic and Communicable Conditions
Additional Information: © 2019, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cardio-renal disease,Glucose-lowering agents,Glycaemic control,Outcome trials,Type 2 diabetes,Internal Medicine,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Endocrinology
Publication ISSN: 1872-8227
Last Modified: 22 Mar 2024 08:15
Date Deposited: 19 Aug 2019 09:30
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PURE Output Type: Review article
Published Date: 2019-09-01
Published Online Date: 2019-07-19
Accepted Date: 2019-07-08
Authors: Bailey, Clifford J. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-6998-6811)
Day, Caroline

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