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. 2015 Jul 16;7:63. doi: 10.1186/s13098-015-0059-7

Table 3.

Comparative table of clinical trials and studies, investigating the safety of treatment with gliptins and glitazones

Author Treatment Change in mean body weight
Bolli et al., 2009 [31] VIL + MET ↑ 0.2 kg, non-significant
PIO + MET ↑ 2.6 kg, P < 0.001
Jindal et al., 2015 [1] VIL + MET No change in body weight
PIO + MET ↑1.2 ± 0.5 kg
Chawla et al., 2013 [25] SIT + MET ↓ 0.58 kg, statistically significant
PIO + MET ↑0.90 kg, statistically significant
Russell-Jones et al., 2012 [18] EQW ↓ 2.0 kg
MET ↓ 2.0 kg (P = 0.892 vs. EQW)
PIO ↑ 1.5 kg (P < 0.001 vs. EQW)
SIT ↓ 0.8 kg (P < 0.001 vs. EQW)
Rosenstock et al., 2007 [19] VIL ↑ 0.2 ± 0.3 kg
PIO ↑ 1.5 ± 0.3 kg
VIL + PIO (50/15 mg) ↑ 1.4 ± 0.3 kg
↑ 2.1 ± 0.3 kg
VIL + PIO (100/30 mg)
Risk of fractures
Bone et al., 2013 [50] PIO BMD of total proximal femur (primary and point):
PLB Least squares mean from baseline: −0.69 % PIO, −0.14 % PLB (P = 0.170) statistically non-significant
Bone remodeling markers:
statistically non-significant between-group differences
Bazelier et al., 2012 [46] Biguanide or Sulfonyluerum ↓ risk HR = 1.15, 95 % CI 1.13–1.18
Biguanide and Sulfonyluerum ↓ risk HR = 1.00, 95 % CI 0.96–1.04
TZDs ↑ risk HR = 1.27, 95 % CI 1.06–1.52
Insulin ↑ risk HR = 1.25, 95 % CI 1.20–1.31
Glintborg et al., 2008 [47] PIO ↓BMD [geometric means (−2 to +2SD): lumbar spine 1.140 (0.964–1.348) vs. 1.127 (0.948–1.341)g/cm2 (average decline 1.1 %) and femoral neck 0.966 (0.767–1.217) vs. 0.952 (0.760–1.192)g/cm2 (average decline 1.4 %), both p < 0.05]
PLB
Meier et al., 2008 [48] PIO ↑ hip and nonvertebral osteoporotic fractures OR = 2.59, 95 % CI 0.96–7.01
ROSI ↑ hip and nonvertebral osteoporotic fractures OR = 2.38, 95 % CI 1.39–4.09
Colhoun et al., 2012 [49] PIO ↑hip fractures risk OR = 1.18, 95 % CI 1.00–1.40
ROSI ↑hip fractures risk OR = 1.16, 95 % CI 1.06–1.26
Bunck et al., 2012 [53] VIL Bone resorption marker: S-CTx (cross-linked C-terminal telopeptide): between-group ratio 1.15 ± 0.17, P = 0.320 serum alkaline phosphatase, calcium and phosphate - unaffected
PLB
Monami et al., 2011 [52] DPP-4 ↑ risk of bone fractures Mantel Haenszel odds ratio [MH-OR] 0.60, 95 % CI 0.37–0.99, P = 0.045
PLB, other treatments
Risk of cardiovascular complications
Dormandy et al., 2005 [55] PIO ↓ all-cause mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and stroke (main secondary endpoint)
↑ HF (11 % vs. 8 %, p < 0.0001)
PLB
Wilcox et al., 2007 [56] PIO ↓ fatal or nonfatal stroke (HR = 0.53, 95 % CIs = 0.34–0.85; P = 0.0085)
↓ cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke (HR = 0.72, 95 % CIs = 0.53–1.00; P = 0.0467)
PLB
Nissen et al., 2007 [57] ROSI ↑ myocardial infarction (OR = 1.43, 95 % CI, 1.03–1.98; P = 0.03)
↑ death from cardiovascular causes (OR = 1.64, 95 % CI, 0.98–2.74; P = 0.06)
Control group
Lincoff et al., 2007 [59] PIO ↓ death, myocardial infarction, or stroke (OR = 1.43, 95 % CI, 1.03–1.98; P = 0.03)
↑ HF (НR, 1.41; 95 % CI, 1.14–1.76; P = 0.002)
Control group
Gallagher et al., 2011 [63] PIO
ROSI ↑ death (RR 1.20; 95 % CI 1.08–1.34)
↑ HF (RR 1.73; 95 % CI 1.19–2.51)
Breunig et al., 2014 [62] PIO
ROSI ↑ HF (HR = 1,79, 95 % CI = 1.16–2.76, P = 0.009)
MET
Seong et al., 2015 [61] PIO + MET ↓risk of CVD 0.89 (95 % CI, 0.81–0.99)
↓risk of IS 0.81 (95 % CI, 0.67–0.99)
↑risk of HF 4.81 (95 % CI, 3.53–6.56)
DPP-4i + MET
Scirica et al., 2013 [65] SAXA ↑ HF (HR 1.27; 95 % CI, 1.07–1.51; P = 0.007)
Scirica et al., 2014 [66] PLB
Monami et al., 2014 [67] DPP-4 inhibitors ↑ HF (MH-OR: 1.19[1.03; 1.37]; p = 0.015).
Control group
Clifton P, 2014 [68] DPP-4 inhibitors ↑ HF
Control group
Wang et al., 2014 [69] SIT ↑ HF (HR: 1.09, 95 % CI: 1.06–1.11, P < 0.001).
Control group
Chen et al., 2014 [70] SIT ↑ recurrent myocardial infarction (HR, 1.73; 95 % CI, 1.15–2.58; P = 0.008)
↑ percutaneous coronary revascularization (HR, 1.43; 95 % CI, 1.04–1.95; P = 0.026)
Control group
Effects on liver
Belfort et al., 2006 [72] PIO ↓alanine transaminase (by 58 % vs. 34 %, P < 0.001)
↑hepatic insulin sensitivity (by 48 % vs. 14 %, P = 0.008)
↓liver fat (by 54 % vs. 0 %, P < 0.001)
↓liver inflammation (P = 0.008)
↓ballooning necrosis (P = 0.02)
Fibrosis not improved (P = 0.08)
PLB
Aithal et al., 2008 [73] PIO ↓ hepatocellular injury (P = 0.005)
↓Mallory-Denk bodies (P = 0.004)
↓ alanine aminotransferase level (−10.9 vs −36.2 u/L; P = 0.009)
↓ gamma-glutamyltransferase level (−9.4 vs −41.2 u/L; P = 0.002)
↓ ferritin (−11.3 vs −90.5 μg/L; P = 0.01)
Fibrosis improved (P = 0.05)
PLB
Sanyal et al., 2010 [74] PIO ↓ serum alanine and aspartate aminotransferase levels (P < 0.001)
↓ insulin resistance (P = 0.03)
↓ liver inflammation (P = 0.004)
↓ ballooning necrosis (P = 0.08)
Fibrosis not improved (P = 0.12)
PLB
Ohki et al., 2012 [77] SIT ↓ aspartate aminotransferase (P = 0.47)
↓ alanine aminotransaminase (P = 0.03)
↓ gamma-glutamyltransferase (P = 0.01)
PIO ↓ aspartate aminotransferase (P < 0.01)
↓ alanine aminotransaminase (P < 0.01)
↓ gamma-glutamyltransferase (P < 0.01)
Iwasaki et al., 2011 [75] SIT ↓ alanine transaminase, aspartate aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyltransferase
Itou et al., 2012 [76] SIT – case report ↓ alanine transaminase, aspartate aminotransferase
↓ insulin resistance
↓ liver fat
Risk of development of oncological disease
Azoulay et al., 2013 [2] PIO ↑ bladder cancer (RR 1.83, 95 % CI 1.10–3.05)
Wei et al., 2013 [87] PIO ↓ bladder cancer (HR, 1.16, 95 % CI 0.83, 1.62)
Active control
Govindarajan et al., 2007 [34] PIO ↓lung cancer (RR, 0.67; 95 % CI, 0.51–0.87)
Active control
Mazzone et al., 2012 [56] TZDs ↓ lung cancer (OR 0.86, 95 % CI 0.4–1.85, p = 0.14)
MET ↓ lung cancer (OR 0.48, 95 % CI 0.28–0.81, p = 0.006)
Nelson et al., 2014 [31] SIT - case report ↑ pancreatitis
Girgis and Champion, 2011 [81] VIL - case report ↑ acute pancreatitis
Singh et al., 2013 [27] EQW/SIT ↑acute pancreatitis (OR 2.01, 95 % CI [1.37–3.18], P = 0.01)
Engel et al., 2013 [45] SIT Comparator agent Rates of malignancy (−0.05 (95 % CI −0.41, 0.30)
Rate of category of pancreatic cancer (adenocarcinoma of pancreas, pancreatic carcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma metastatic) (0.05 and 0.06 events per 100 patient-years in the sitagliptin and nonexposed groups, respectively)

ROSI rosiglitazone, SAXA saxagliptin, АLO alogliptin, BMD bone mineral density, CVD cardiovascular disease, IS ischemic stroke