Postauthorization safety study of the DPP-4 inhibitor saxagliptin: a large-scale multinational family of cohort studies of five outcomes

Objective To evaluate the risk of serious adverse events among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus initiating saxagliptin compared with oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) in classes other than dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors.Research design and methods Cohort studies using 2009–2014 data fr...

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Main Authors: Qing Liu, Sean Hennessy, Qufei Wu, K Rajender Reddy, Arlene M Gallagher, Kevin Haynes, David J Margolis, Brian L Strom, Vincent Lo Re, M Elle Saine, Craig W Newcomb, Jason A Roy, Serena Cardillo, Stephen E Kimmel, Peter P Reese, Andrea J Apter, Harshvinder Bhullar, Daina B Esposito, Dean M Carbonari
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
Online Access:https://drc.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000400.full
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author Qing Liu
Sean Hennessy
Qufei Wu
K Rajender Reddy
Arlene M Gallagher
Kevin Haynes
David J Margolis
Brian L Strom
Vincent Lo Re
M Elle Saine
Craig W Newcomb
Jason A Roy
Serena Cardillo
Stephen E Kimmel
Peter P Reese
Andrea J Apter
Harshvinder Bhullar
Daina B Esposito
Dean M Carbonari
author_facet Qing Liu
Sean Hennessy
Qufei Wu
K Rajender Reddy
Arlene M Gallagher
Kevin Haynes
David J Margolis
Brian L Strom
Vincent Lo Re
M Elle Saine
Craig W Newcomb
Jason A Roy
Serena Cardillo
Stephen E Kimmel
Peter P Reese
Andrea J Apter
Harshvinder Bhullar
Daina B Esposito
Dean M Carbonari
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description Objective To evaluate the risk of serious adverse events among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus initiating saxagliptin compared with oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) in classes other than dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors.Research design and methods Cohort studies using 2009–2014 data from two UK medical record data sources (Clinical Practice Research Datalink, The Health Improvement Network) and two USA claims-based data sources (HealthCore Integrated Research Database, Medicare). All eligible adult patients newly prescribed saxagliptin (n=110 740) and random samples of up to 10 matched initiators of non-DPP-4 inhibitor OADs within each data source were selected (n=913 384). Outcomes were hospitalized major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), acute kidney injury (AKI), acute liver failure (ALF), infections, and severe hypersensitivity events, evaluated using diagnostic coding algorithms and medical records. Cox regression was used to determine HRs with 95% CIs for each outcome. Meta-analyses across data sources were performed for each outcome as feasible.Results There were no increased incidence rates or risk of MACE, AKI, ALF, infection, or severe hypersensitivity reactions among saxagliptin initiators compared with other OAD initiators within any data source. Meta-analyses demonstrated a reduced risk of hospitalization/death from MACE (HR 0.91, 95% CI 0.85 to 0.97) and no increased risk of hospitalization for infection (HR 0.97, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.02) or AKI (HR 0.99, 95% CI 0.88 to 1.11) associated with saxagliptin initiation. ALF and hypersensitivity events were too rare to permit meta-analysis.Conclusions Saxagliptin initiation was not associated with increased risk of MACE, infection, AKI, ALF, or severe hypersensitivity reactions in clinical practice settings.Trial registration number NCT01086280, NCT01086293, NCT01086319, NCT01086306, and NCT01377935; Results.
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spelling doaj-art-481862a39d0c4aa8af16c9e2aba4f35c2025-08-20T01:56:46ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care2052-48972017-07-015110.1136/bmjdrc-2017-000400Postauthorization safety study of the DPP-4 inhibitor saxagliptin: a large-scale multinational family of cohort studies of five outcomesQing Liu0Sean Hennessy1Qufei Wu2K Rajender Reddy3Arlene M Gallagher4Kevin Haynes5David J Margolis6Brian L Strom7Vincent Lo Re8M Elle Saine9Craig W Newcomb10Jason A Roy11Serena Cardillo12Stephen E Kimmel13Peter P Reese14Andrea J Apter15Harshvinder Bhullar16Daina B Esposito17Dean M Carbonari181 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA2 Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA6 Clinical Practice Research Datalink, London, UK1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA3 Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA2 Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA5 QuintilesIMS, London, UK4 HealthCore Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAObjective To evaluate the risk of serious adverse events among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus initiating saxagliptin compared with oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) in classes other than dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors.Research design and methods Cohort studies using 2009–2014 data from two UK medical record data sources (Clinical Practice Research Datalink, The Health Improvement Network) and two USA claims-based data sources (HealthCore Integrated Research Database, Medicare). All eligible adult patients newly prescribed saxagliptin (n=110 740) and random samples of up to 10 matched initiators of non-DPP-4 inhibitor OADs within each data source were selected (n=913 384). Outcomes were hospitalized major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), acute kidney injury (AKI), acute liver failure (ALF), infections, and severe hypersensitivity events, evaluated using diagnostic coding algorithms and medical records. Cox regression was used to determine HRs with 95% CIs for each outcome. Meta-analyses across data sources were performed for each outcome as feasible.Results There were no increased incidence rates or risk of MACE, AKI, ALF, infection, or severe hypersensitivity reactions among saxagliptin initiators compared with other OAD initiators within any data source. Meta-analyses demonstrated a reduced risk of hospitalization/death from MACE (HR 0.91, 95% CI 0.85 to 0.97) and no increased risk of hospitalization for infection (HR 0.97, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.02) or AKI (HR 0.99, 95% CI 0.88 to 1.11) associated with saxagliptin initiation. ALF and hypersensitivity events were too rare to permit meta-analysis.Conclusions Saxagliptin initiation was not associated with increased risk of MACE, infection, AKI, ALF, or severe hypersensitivity reactions in clinical practice settings.Trial registration number NCT01086280, NCT01086293, NCT01086319, NCT01086306, and NCT01377935; Results.https://drc.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000400.full
spellingShingle Qing Liu
Sean Hennessy
Qufei Wu
K Rajender Reddy
Arlene M Gallagher
Kevin Haynes
David J Margolis
Brian L Strom
Vincent Lo Re
M Elle Saine
Craig W Newcomb
Jason A Roy
Serena Cardillo
Stephen E Kimmel
Peter P Reese
Andrea J Apter
Harshvinder Bhullar
Daina B Esposito
Dean M Carbonari
Postauthorization safety study of the DPP-4 inhibitor saxagliptin: a large-scale multinational family of cohort studies of five outcomes
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
title Postauthorization safety study of the DPP-4 inhibitor saxagliptin: a large-scale multinational family of cohort studies of five outcomes
title_full Postauthorization safety study of the DPP-4 inhibitor saxagliptin: a large-scale multinational family of cohort studies of five outcomes
title_fullStr Postauthorization safety study of the DPP-4 inhibitor saxagliptin: a large-scale multinational family of cohort studies of five outcomes
title_full_unstemmed Postauthorization safety study of the DPP-4 inhibitor saxagliptin: a large-scale multinational family of cohort studies of five outcomes
title_short Postauthorization safety study of the DPP-4 inhibitor saxagliptin: a large-scale multinational family of cohort studies of five outcomes
title_sort postauthorization safety study of the dpp 4 inhibitor saxagliptin a large scale multinational family of cohort studies of five outcomes
url https://drc.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000400.full
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