TY - JOUR
T1 - Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics in Evaluation of LIXisenatide in Acute Coronary Syndrome, a long-term cardiovascular end point trial of lixisenatide versus placebo
AU - Bentley-Lewis, Rhonda
AU - Aguilar, David
AU - Riddle, Matthew C
AU - Claggett, Brian
AU - Diaz, Rafael
AU - Dickstein, Kenneth
AU - Gerstein, Hertzel C
AU - Johnston, Peter
AU - Køber, Lars V
AU - Lawson, Francesca
AU - Lewis, Eldrin F
AU - Maggioni, Aldo P
AU - McMurray, John J V
AU - Ping, Lin
AU - Probstfield, Jeffrey L
AU - Solomon, Scott D
AU - Tardif, Jean-Claude
AU - Wu, Yujun
AU - Pfeffer, Marc A
AU - ELIXA Investigators
N1 - Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Furthermore, patients with T2DM and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) have a particularly high risk of CV events. The glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist, lixisenatide, improves glycemia, but its effects on CV events have not been thoroughly evaluated.METHODS: ELIXA (www.clinicaltrials.gov no. NCT01147250) is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter study of lixisenatide in patients with T2DM and a recent ACS event. The primary aim is to evaluate the effects of lixisenatide on CV morbidity and mortality in a population at high CV risk. The primary efficacy end point is a composite of time to CV death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for unstable angina. Data are systematically collected for safety outcomes, including hypoglycemia, pancreatitis, and malignancy.RESULTS: Enrollment began in July 2010 and ended in August 2013; 6,068 patients from 49 countries were randomized. Of these, 69% are men and 75% are white; at baseline, the mean ± SD age was 60.3 ± 9.7 years, body mass index was 30.2 ± 5.7 kg/m(2), and duration of T2DM was 9.3 ± 8.2 years. The qualifying ACS was a myocardial infarction in 83% and unstable angina in 17%. The study will continue until the positive adjudication of the protocol-specified number of primary CV events.CONCLUSION: ELIXA will be the first trial to report the safety and efficacy of a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist in people with T2DM and high CV event risk.
AB - BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Furthermore, patients with T2DM and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) have a particularly high risk of CV events. The glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist, lixisenatide, improves glycemia, but its effects on CV events have not been thoroughly evaluated.METHODS: ELIXA (www.clinicaltrials.gov no. NCT01147250) is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter study of lixisenatide in patients with T2DM and a recent ACS event. The primary aim is to evaluate the effects of lixisenatide on CV morbidity and mortality in a population at high CV risk. The primary efficacy end point is a composite of time to CV death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for unstable angina. Data are systematically collected for safety outcomes, including hypoglycemia, pancreatitis, and malignancy.RESULTS: Enrollment began in July 2010 and ended in August 2013; 6,068 patients from 49 countries were randomized. Of these, 69% are men and 75% are white; at baseline, the mean ± SD age was 60.3 ± 9.7 years, body mass index was 30.2 ± 5.7 kg/m(2), and duration of T2DM was 9.3 ± 8.2 years. The qualifying ACS was a myocardial infarction in 83% and unstable angina in 17%. The study will continue until the positive adjudication of the protocol-specified number of primary CV events.CONCLUSION: ELIXA will be the first trial to report the safety and efficacy of a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist in people with T2DM and high CV event risk.
KW - Acute Coronary Syndrome
KW - Aged
KW - Cardiovascular Diseases
KW - Double-Blind Method
KW - Female
KW - Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Peptides
KW - Placebos
KW - Protein Kinase Inhibitors
KW - Research Design
KW - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
U2 - 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.02.002
DO - 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.02.002
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25965710
SN - 0002-8703
VL - 169
SP - 631-638.e7
JO - American Heart Journal
JF - American Heart Journal
IS - 5
ER -