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. 2016 May 15;8(5):2450–2458.

Table 1.

Completed cardiovascular outcome trials for DPP4 inhibitors and GLP-1R agonist

Study Drug (Sponsor) Phase Study Design Duration (weeks) Intervention Arms Dosage (N)+ Hazard Ratio, 95% CI, (p value)
DPP4 Inhibitors
    SAVOR-TIMI 53 Saxagliptin (AstraZeneca) 4 RCT/DB 104 Saxagliptin 5 mg or 2.5 mg (8280) 1.00, 0.89-1.12, (0.99)
Placebo (8212)
    EXAMINE Alogliptin (Takeda) 3 RCT/DB 160 Alogliptin 25/12.5/6.25 mg (2701) 0.96, 1.16*, (0.32)
Placebo (2679)
    TECOS Sitagliptin (Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.) 3 RCT/DB 156 Sitagliptin 100 mg or 50 mg (7332) 0.98, 0.88-1.09, (NS)
Placebo (7339)
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
    ELIXA Lixisenatide (Sanofi) 3 RCT/DB 108 Lixisenatide 10-20 μg (3034) 1.02, 0.89-1.17, (NS)
Placebo (3034)

DB, double blind; NS, not significant; RCT, randomized control trial;

*

the upper boundary of the one-sided repeated confidence interval, at an alpha level of 0.01.