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Safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of albiglutide, a long-acting GLP-1-receptor agonist, in Japanese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19863477     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of albiglutide in Japanese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled study examined four doses/dose schedules of subcutaneously (sc) administered albiglutide: 15 mg weekly, 30 mg weekly, 50 mg biweekly, and 100 mg monthly (cohorts A-D, respectively) in 40 subjects (mean age 54.5 years, mean range of glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA(1c)] 7.1-8.3%), over a 4-week treatment period.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Safety parameters, including adverse events, clinical laboratory tests, vital signs, and 12-lead electrocardiogram; plasma concentrations of albiglutide; and pharmacodynamic parameters, including change from baseline and weighted mean AUC(0-4) in plasma glucose, glucagon, insulin, and C-peptide levels.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT00530309.
RESULTS: At day 29, mean changes from baseline (vs. placebo) in fasting plasma glucose (FPG) were: cohort A, -1.92 mmol/L; B, -1.98 mmol/L; C, -1.74 mmol/L; D, -0.73 mmol/L; changes in weighted mean glucose AUC(0-4) were: cohort A, -2.86 mmol/L; B, -3.58 mmol/L; C, -2.51 mmol/L; D, -1.44 mmol/L (for FPG and AUC(0-4), all p < or = 0.002 except 100 mg sc monthly, p = NS); changes from baseline HbA(1c) were: cohort A, -0.58%; B, -0.57%; C, -0.63%; and D, -0.51% (all p < 0.03). Albiglutide sc had a median half-life of 5.3 days, plasma apparent systemic clearance of 68.7 mL/h, and apparent volume of distribution of 12.6 L. Incidence of adverse events was low and comparable to sc placebo in all albiglutide treatment arms except 100 mg sc monthly, where gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events were most common. Limitations of this study include the small sample size, short treatment duration, and enrollment of predominantly male subjects.
CONCLUSIONS: Weekly and biweekly albiglutide improved glycemic control and were well-tolerated in Japanese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Authors:
Yutaka Seino; Hiromu Nakajima; Hajime Miyahara; Takashi Kurita; Mark A Bush; Fred Yang; Murray W Stewart
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current medical research and opinion     Volume:  25     ISSN:  1473-4877     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr Med Res Opin     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-11-17     Completed Date:  2010-02-22     Revised Date:  2013-03-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0351014     Medline TA:  Curr Med Res Opin     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3049-57     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan. seino.yutaka@e2.kepco.co.jp
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ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00530309
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Algorithms
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Delayed-Action Preparations / adverse effects,  pharmacokinetics,  therapeutic use
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy*,  metabolism
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Administration Schedule
Female
Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 / administration & dosage,  adverse effects,  analogs & derivatives*,  pharmacokinetics,  therapeutic use
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / adverse effects,  pharmacokinetics,  therapeutic use
Male
Middle Aged
Placebos
Receptors, Glucagon / agonists
Single-Blind Method
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Delayed-Action Preparations; 0/Hypoglycemic Agents; 0/Placebos; 0/Receptors, Glucagon; 0/albiglutide; 0/glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor; 89750-14-1/Glucagon-Like Peptide 1

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