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. 2016 Apr 25;31(2):258–274. doi: 10.3803/EnM.2016.31.2.258

Table 1. List of Clinical Trials Evaluating the Cardiovascular Efficacy and Safety of GLP-1 RAs.

GLP-1 RAs Product name Manufacturer Year of FDA approval Year of EMA approval CVD outcome trial with T2D subjects (estimated year of completion)
Exenatide BID Byetta AstraZeneca 2005 2006 -
Exenatide QW Bydureon 2012 2011 EXSCEL (April 2018)
Liraglutide Victoza Novo Nordisk 2010 2009 LEADER (completed in December 2015)
Xultophy 2015 2014
Saxenda 2015 2015
Lixisenatide Lyxumia Sanofi Filed for approval in 2015 2013 ELIXA (February 2015, results published)
Albiglutide Tanzeum (US) GlaxoSmithKline 2014 2014 NCT02465515 (May 2019)a
Eperzan (EU)
Dulaglutide Trulicity Eli Lily K 2014 2014 REWIND (April 2019)

GLP-1 RA, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist; FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; EMA, European Medicines Agency; CVD, cardiovascular disease; T2D, type 2 diabetes; BID, twice a day; QW, weekly; EXSCEL, exenatide study of cardiovascular event lowering trial; LEADER, liraglutide effect and action in diabetes: evaluation of cardiovascular outcome results–a long-term evaluation; ELIXA, Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes After Acute Coronary Syndrome During Treatment With Lixisenatide; REWIND, Researching Cardiovascular Events With a Weekly Incretin in Diabetes.

aClinicaltrials.gov identifier (https://www.clinicaltrials.gov).