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ABSTRACT: Background
Dulaglutide is associated with improved cardiovascular and kidney outcomes and can be a good therapeutic option for patients with type 2 diabetes with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this study, the effects of dulaglutide on glucose-lowering efficacy and changes in renal function were analyzed.Methods
This retrospective study involved 197 patients with type 2 diabetes with mild-to-severe CKD treated with dulaglutide for at least 3 months between January 2017 and December 2020 at two tertiary hospitals in Korea. Changes in the creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and HbA1c were compared before and after the use of dulaglutide in each patient.Results
The number of patients and mean eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) in CKD 2, 3a, 3b, and 4 were 94 (75.0 ± 8.5), 46 (54.8 ± 6.3), 31 (38.8 ± 4.4), and 26 (22.5 ± 5.4), respectively. Mean HbA1c level and body mass index (BMI) at the initiation of dulaglutide were 8.9% ± 1.4% and 29.1 ± 3.6 kg/m2, the median duration of the use of dulaglutide was 16 months. The use of dulaglutide was associated with a mean decrease in HbA1c by 0.9% ± 1.5% and the glucose-lowering efficacy was similar across all stages of CKD. Also, it was associated with a reduced decline in the eGFR; the mean eGFR change after the use of dulaglutide was -0.76 mL/min/1.73 m2 per year, whereas it was -2.41 mL/min/1.73 m2 before use (paired t-test, P = 0.003). The difference was more pronounced in patients with an eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. Subgroup analysis showed that the renal protective effect was better in patients with proteinuria, age ≤ 65 years, and HbA1c < 9.0%, but showed no association with BMI.Conclusions
The use of dulaglutide provided adequate glycemic control irrespective of CKD stage and was associated with a reduced decline in the eGFR in the CKD population.
SUBMITTER: Kim S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9374206 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Sungmin S An Jung Nam JN Song Young Rim YR Kim Sung Gyun SG Lee Hyung Seok HS Cho AJin A Kim Jwa-Kyung JK
PloS one 20220812 8
<h4>Background</h4>Dulaglutide is associated with improved cardiovascular and kidney outcomes and can be a good therapeutic option for patients with type 2 diabetes with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this study, the effects of dulaglutide on glucose-lowering efficacy and changes in renal function were analyzed.<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective study involved 197 patients with type 2 diabetes with mild-to-severe CKD treated with dulaglutide for at least 3 months between January 2017 and Decem ...[more]