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. 2013 Dec 13;8:25–38. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S45108

Table 3.

GetGoal Phase III clinical trial program: efficacy studies of lixisenatide either as monotherapy or combination therapy with various antidiabetic agents

Study Study type Intervention HbA1c (%) FPG (mmol/L) PPG (mmol/L)
GetGoal-Mono71 (n=361) Efficacy in monotherapy Lixisenatide1-step −0.7*** −1.1*** −3.7***
Lixisenatide2-step −0.5*** −0.9** −3.1***
GetGoal-F132 (n=482) Efficacy combined with metformin (1-step versus 2-step dose increase) Lixisenatide1-step −0.5** −0.53** N/A
Lixisenatide2-step −0.4*** −0.56*** N/A
GetGoal-M72 (n=680) Efficacy combined with metformin (morning versus evening dose) Morning lixisenatide2-step −0.9*** −1.19** −4.5*
Evening lixisenatide2-step −0.8*** −0.81** NS
GetGoal-S47 (n=855) Efficacy combined with a sulfonylurea ± metformin Lixisenatide2-step −0.9*** −0.99*** −6.19***
GetGoal-P48 (n=484) Efficacy combined with pioglitazone ± metformin Lixisenatide2-step −0.9*** −1.16*** N/A
GetGoal-L Asia52 (n=311) Efficacy with basal insulin ± sulfonylurea Lixisenatide2-step −0.8*** −0.4** −7.96***
GetGoal-L51 (n=496) Efficacy with basal insulin ± metformin Lixisenatide2-step −0.7** NS −5.54***
GetGoal-Duo 150 (n=898) Efficacy in combination with optimally titrated basal insulin ± OAD Lixisenatide2-step −0.7*** +0.34 (NS) −3.09***
GetGoal-X49 (n=634) Head-to-head versus exenatide ± metformin (noninferiority) Lixisenatide2-step −0.8 −1.22 (NS) N/A

Notes: All values are mean differences from baseline, significance level as compared with placebo. 1-Step, 1-Step dose increase of 10→20 μg; 2-Step, 2-Step dose increase of 10→15→20 μg.

*

P<0.05

**

P<0.005

***

P<0.0005. Noninferiority achieved at predefined margin of 0.4%.

Abbreviations: HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; OAD, oral antidiabetic drug; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; PPG, postprandial glucose; NS, nonsignificant; NI, noninferior; N/A, not available.