Evaluation and comparison of efficacy and safety of tirzepatide, liraglutide and SGLT2i in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a network meta-analysis.
The objective is to assess the effectiveness and safety of tirzepatide, liraglutide, and SGLT2i in individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
An inquiry was undertaken within the electronic database spanning from its inception to February 11th, 2024, aimed at identifying randomized controlled trials that assess the efficacy and safety of tirzepatide, liraglutide, canagliflozin, ertugliflozin, empagliflozin, dapagliflozin, and henagliflozin. Perform a network meta-analysis to examine the distinctions among them (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42024537006).
Twenty-eight RCTs were included, involving 8499 participants. Compared with placebo, all treatments improved HbA1c levels: tirzepatide 15 mg reduced HbA1c the most (MD [95% CI], -2.24% [-2.52, -1.96]%), followed by tirzepatide 10 mg (MD [95% CI], -1.99% [-2.29, -1.69]%), tirzepatide 5 mg (MD [95% CI], -1.82% [-2.11, -1.53]%), and liraglutide 1.2 mg (MD [95% CI], -1.23% [-1.41, -1.05]%). Canagliflozin 300 mg also showed a significant reduction in HbA1c (MD [95% CI], -1.00% [-1.18, -0.82]). Tirzepatide was also the most effective in promoting weight loss, with the following results compared with placebo: tirzepatide 15 mg (MD [95% CI], -8.74 kg [-9.83, -7.66] kg), tirzepatide 10 mg (MD [95% CI], -7.13 kg [-8.40, -5.88] kg), tirzepatide 5 mg (MD [95% CI], -5.38 kg [-6.65, -4.11] kg), canagliflozin 300 mg (MD [95% CI], -2.31 kg [-2.79, -1.83] kg), and empagliflozin 10 mg (MD [95% CI], -2.00 kg [-2.44, -1.55] kg). In reducing systolic blood pressure (SBP), canagliflozin 300 mg showed the greatest effect (MD [95% CI], -5.96% [-7.96, -3.96] %). For diastolic blood pressure (DBP), henagliflozin 5 mg demonstrated the most significant reduction compared to placebo (MD [95% CI], -2.46% [-3.82, -1.10] %). Liraglutide 1.8 mg was most likely to cause adverse events (AE) (OR [95% CI], 2.57 [1.78, 3.70]), but there was no significant difference in serious adverse events (SAEs) between the interventions (including placebo).
Out of the seven medications examined in this study, tirzepatide demonstrates the most effective antidiabetic and weight-reducing effects. Furthermore, the dosage of Liraglutide at 1.2 mg and above demonstrates a more pronounced hypoglycemic effect in comparison to SGLT2 inhibitors. SGLT2 inhibitors exhibit a distinct hypotensive effect and are suitable for diabetic individuals experiencing hypertension.
Teng Y
,Fan X
,Yu R
,Yang X
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《BMC Endocrine Disorders》
Efficacy of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in Overweight/Obese and/or T2DM Adolescents: A Meta-analysis Based on Randomized Controlled Trials.
The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) on blood glucose and weight in adolescents with overweight/obesity and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) aged <18 years.
PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched for all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) up to August 2023 comparing GLP-1RAs with placebo in overweight/obese and/or T2DM adolescents and extracted relevant data for meta-analysis.
Fourteen RCTs were included in the meta-analysis with a total of 1,262 participants. Results revealed that the GLP-1RAs group had a more significant reduction in glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c; risk difference (RD)=-0.34%, p<0.001) than the control group. However, there was no difference in fasting plasma glucose [fasting plasma glucose (FPG); RD=-2.07 mg/dL, p=0.065] between the two groups. Nonetheless, the experimental group that received exenatide showed no significant reduction in HbA1c (p=0.253) and FPG (p=0.611) between the two groups. The GLP-1RAs group had a more significant decline in body weight (RD=-4.28 kg, p=0.002) and body mass index (BMI) (RD=-1.63 kg/m2, p=0.002) compared to the control group. The experimental group was given liraglutide (RD=-2.31 kg, p=0.038) or exenatide (RD=-2.70 kg, p<0.001). Compared to the control group, the experimental group had a more significant drop in body weight than the control group. However, for the experimental group that received liraglutide, the BMI had a no significant reduction between the two groups (RD=-0.81 kg/m2, p=0.260). For the experimental group using exenatide, BMI declined more significantly in the intervention group than in the control group (RD=-1.14 kg/m2, p<0.001).
This study showed that GLP-1RAs reduced HbA1c, FPG, and weight loss in overweight/obese and/or T2DM adolescents. Liraglutide was better than exenatide in terms of glucose reduction. Nevertheless, in terms of weight control, exenatide was more effective than liraglutide.
Dai M
,Dai S
,Gu L
,Xiang Z
,Xu A
,Lu S
,Yang Y
,Zhou C
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Perioperative glycaemic control for people with diabetes undergoing surgery.
People with diabetes mellitus are at increased risk of postoperative complications. Data from randomised clinical trials and meta-analyses point to a potential benefit of intensive glycaemic control, targeting near-normal blood glucose, in people with hyperglycaemia (with and without diabetes mellitus) being submitted for surgical procedures. However, there is limited evidence concerning this question in people with diabetes mellitus undergoing surgery.
To assess the effects of perioperative glycaemic control for people with diabetes undergoing surgery.
For this update, we searched the databases CENTRAL, MEDLINE, LILACS, WHO ICTRP and ClinicalTrials.gov. The date of last search for all databases was 25 July 2022. We applied no language restrictions.
We included randomised controlled clinical trials (RCTs) that prespecified different targets of perioperative glycaemic control for participants with diabetes (intensive versus conventional or standard care).
Two authors independently extracted data and assessed the risk of bias. Our primary outcomes were all-cause mortality, hypoglycaemic events and infectious complications. Secondary outcomes were cardiovascular events, renal failure, length of hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) stay, health-related quality of life, socioeconomic effects, weight gain and mean blood glucose during the intervention. We summarised studies using meta-analysis with a random-effects model and calculated the risk ratio (RR) for dichotomous outcomes and the mean difference (MD) for continuous outcomes, using a 95% confidence interval (CI), or summarised outcomes with descriptive methods. We used the GRADE approach to evaluate the certainty of the evidence (CoE).
A total of eight additional studies were added to the 12 included studies in the previous review leading to 20 RCTs included in this update. A total of 2670 participants were randomised, of which 1320 were allocated to the intensive treatment group and 1350 to the comparison group. The duration of the intervention varied from during surgery to five days postoperative. No included trial had an overall low risk of bias. Intensive glycaemic control resulted in little or no difference in all-cause mortality compared to conventional glycaemic control (130/1263 (10.3%) and 117/1288 (9.1%) events, RR 1.08, 95% CI 0.88 to 1.33; I2 = 0%; 2551 participants, 18 studies; high CoE). Hypoglycaemic events, both severe and non-severe, were mainly experienced in the intensive glycaemic control group. Intensive glycaemic control may slightly increase hypoglycaemic events compared to conventional glycaemic control (141/1184 (11.9%) and 41/1226 (3.3%) events, RR 3.36, 95% CI 1.69 to 6.67; I2 = 64%; 2410 participants, 17 studies; low CoE), as well as those considered severe events (37/927 (4.0%) and 6/969 (0.6%), RR 4.73, 95% CI 2.12 to 10.55; I2 = 0%; 1896 participants, 11 studies; low CoE). Intensive glycaemic control, compared to conventional glycaemic control, may result in little to no difference in the rate of infectious complications (160/1228 (13.0%) versus 224/1225 (18.2%) events, RR 0.75, 95% CI 0.55 to 1.04; P = 0.09; I2 = 55%; 2453 participants, 18 studies; low CoE). Analysis of the predefined secondary outcomes revealed that intensive glycaemic control may result in a decrease in cardiovascular events compared to conventional glycaemic control (107/955 (11.2%) versus 125/978 (12.7%) events, RR 0.73, 95% CI 0.55 to 0.97; P = 0.03; I2 = 44%; 1454 participants, 12 studies; low CoE). Further, intensive glycaemic control resulted in little or no difference in renal failure events compared to conventional glycaemic control (137/1029 (13.3%) and 158/1057 (14.9%), RR 0.92, 95% CI 0.69 to 1.22; P = 0.56; I2 = 38%; 2086 participants, 14 studies; low CoE). We found little to no difference between intensive glycaemic control and conventional glycaemic control in length of ICU stay (MD -0.10 days, 95% CI -0.57 to 0.38; P = 0.69; I2 = 69%; 1687 participants, 11 studies; low CoE), and length of hospital stay (MD -0.79 days, 95% CI -1.79 to 0.21; P = 0.12; I2 = 77%; 1520 participants, 12 studies; very low CoE). Due to the differences within included studies, we did not pool data for the reduction of mean blood glucose. Intensive glycaemic control resulted in a mean lowering of blood glucose, ranging from 13.42 mg/dL to 91.30 mg/dL. One trial assessed health-related quality of life in 12/37 participants in the intensive glycaemic control group, and 13/44 participants in the conventional glycaemic control group; no important difference was shown in the measured physical health composite score of the short-form 12-item health survey (SF-12). One substudy reported a cost analysis of the population of an included study showing a higher total hospital cost in the conventional glycaemic control group, USD 42,052 (32,858 to 56,421) compared to the intensive glycaemic control group, USD 40,884 (31.216 to 49,992). It is important to point out that there is relevant heterogeneity between studies for several outcomes. We identified two ongoing trials. The results of these studies could add new information in future updates on this topic.
High-certainty evidence indicates that perioperative intensive glycaemic control in people with diabetes undergoing surgery does not reduce all-cause mortality compared to conventional glycaemic control. There is low-certainty evidence that intensive glycaemic control may reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, but cause little to no difference to the risk of infectious complications after the intervention, while it may increase the risk of hypoglycaemia. There are no clear differences between the groups for the other outcomes. There are uncertainties among the intensive and conventional groups regarding the optimal glycaemic algorithm and target blood glucose concentrations. In addition, we found poor data on health-related quality of life, socio-economic effects and weight gain. It is also relevant to underline the heterogeneity among studies regarding clinical outcomes and methodological approaches. More studies are needed that consider these factors and provide a higher quality of evidence, especially for outcomes such as hypoglycaemia and infectious complications.
Bellon F
,Solà I
,Gimenez-Perez G
,Hernández M
,Metzendorf MI
,Rubinat E
,Mauricio D
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《Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews》