Canagliflozin and Cardiovascular and Renal Events in Type 2 Diabetes.
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Abstract
Background Canagliflozin is a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor that reduces glycemia as well as blood pressure, body weight, and albuminuria in people with diabetes. We report the effects of treatment with canagliflozin on cardiovascular, renal, and safety outcomes. Methods The CANVAS Program integrated data from two trials involving a total of 10,142 participants with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk. Participants in each trial were randomly assigned to receive canagliflozin or placebo and were followed for a mean of 188.2 weeks. The primary outcome was a composite of death from cardiovascular causes, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke. Results The mean age of the participants was 63.3 years, 35.8% were women, the mean duration of diabetes was 13.5 years, and 65.6% had a history of cardiovascular disease. The rate of the primary outcome was lower with canagliflozin than with placebo (occurring in 26.9 vs. 31.5 participants per 1000 patient-years; hazard ratio, 0.86; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.75 to 0.97; P<0.001 for noninferiority; P=0.02 for superiority). Although on the basis of the prespecified hypothesis testing sequence the renal outcomes are not viewed as statistically significant, the results showed a possible benefit of canagliflozin with respect to the progression of albuminuria (hazard ratio, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.67 to 0.79) and the composite outcome of a sustained 40% reduction in the estimated glomerular filtration rate, the need for renal-replacement therapy, or death from renal causes (hazard ratio, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.47 to 0.77). Adverse reactions were consistent with the previously reported risks associated with canagliflozin except for an increased risk of amputation (6.3 vs. 3.4 participants per 1000 patient-years; hazard ratio, 1.97; 95% CI, 1.41 to 2.75); amputations were primarily at the level of the toe or metatarsal. Conclusions In two trials involving patients with type 2 diabetes and an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease, patients treated with canagliflozin had a lower risk of cardiovascular events than those who received placebo but a greater risk of amputation, primarily at the level of the toe or metatarsal.
Date Issued
2017-06-12
Date Acceptance
2017-06-01
Citation
New England Journal of Medicine, 2017, 377 (7), pp.644-657
ISSN
0028-4793
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Start Page
644
End Page
657
Journal / Book Title
New England Journal of Medicine
Volume
377
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
© 2017 Massachusetts Medical Society.
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28605608
Subjects
CANVAS Program Collaborative Group
Foot
Humans
Kidney Diseases
Albuminuria
Cardiovascular Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Disease Progression
Hypoglycemic Agents
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Hospitalization
Amputation
Aged
Middle Aged
Female
Male
Canagliflozin
11 Medical And Health Sciences
General & Internal Medicine
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States