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. 2017 Jun 6;8(4):793–810. doi: 10.1007/s13300-017-0270-7

Table 2.

Adverse events summary, specific AEs by system organ class (SOC) with incidence ≥5% in ≥1 treatment group, and incidences of symptomatic hypoglycemia during the 24-week double-blind period in the overall population and for each background AHA stratum

Patients, n (%) Sulfonylurea Glinide Biguanide Thiazolidinedione α-Glucosidase inhibitor Overall
Omarigliptin n = 126 Placebo n = 63 Omarigliptin n = 65 Placebo n = 34 Omarigliptin n = 66 Placebo n = 33 Omarigliptin n = 65 Placebo n = 34 Omarigliptin n = 67 Placebo n = 32 Omarigliptin n = 389 Placebo n = 196
With one or more
 AEs 75 (59.5) 38 (60.3) 35 (53.8) 18 (52.9) 36 (54.5) 21 (63.6) 39 (60.0) 18 (52.9) 34 (50.7) 17 (53.1) 219 (56.3) 112 (57.1)
 Drug-relateda AEs 9 (7.1) 5 (7.9) 5 (7.7) 2 (5.9) 3 (4.5) 0 (0.0) 4 (6.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.1) 21 (5.4) 8 (4.1)
 Serious AEsb 2 (1.6) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.5) 1 (2.9) 1 (1.5) 1 (3.0) 4 (6.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (6.3) 8 (2.1) 4 (2.0)
 Serious drug-relateda AEs 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Who died 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Who discontinued due to
 An AE 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (3.1) 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.1) 4 (1.0) 2 (1.0)
 A drug-relateda AE 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.3) 0 (0.0)
 A serious AE 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.1) 2 (0.5) 1 (0.5)
 A serious drug-relateda AE 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
With specific AEs with incidence ≥5% in ≥1 treatment group, by SOCc
 Gastrointestinal disorders
  Dental caries 4 (3.2) 1 (1.6) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (6.1) 2 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 8 (2.1) 3 (1.5)
 Infections and infestations
  Bronchitis 3 (2.4) 1 (1.6) 0 (0.0) 3 (8.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.5) 2 (5.9) 2 (3.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (1.5) 6 (3.1)
  Gastroenteritis 2 (1.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (5.9) 4 (6.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.5) 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 7 (1.8) 3 (1.5)
  Gingivitis 2 (1.6) 1 (1.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (3.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (5.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (1.0) 3 (1.5)
  Influenza 2 (1.6) 1 (1.6) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (4.6) 2 (5.9) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 6 (1.5) 4 (2.0)
  Nasopharyngitis 15 (11.9) 15 (23.8) 14 (21.5) 7 (20.6) 11 (16.7) 9 (27.3) 11 (16.9) 5 (14.7) 13 (19.4) 8 (25.0) 64 (16.5) 44 (22.4)
  Pharyngitis 2 (1.6) 1 (1.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.5) 2 (6.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.9) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 4 (1.0) 4 (2.0)
 Investigations
  Alanine aminotransferase increased 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (3.0) 2 (6.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (1.0) 2 (1.0)
 Metabolism and nutrition disorders
  Hyperglycemia 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 2 (6.3) 0 (0.0) 3 (1.5)
  Hypoglycemia 7 (5.6) 3 (4.8) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 3 (4.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 12 (3.1) 3 (1.5)
 Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
  Myalgia 0 (0.0) 1 (1.6) 1 (1.5) 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 3 (9.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.3) 5 (2.6)
 Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders
  Upper respiratory tract inflammation 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.5) 2 (5.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.0) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.5) 1 (3.1) 3 (0.8) 4 (2.0)
With one or more AE of symptomatic hypoglycemiad 6 (4.8) 2 (3.2) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 2 (3.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 9 (2.3) 2 (1.0)
 Between-group difference in percentage (omarigliptin − placebo) 1.6 (−6.5, 7.5) 1.5 (−8.8, 8.3) 3.0 (−7.6, 10.4) 0.0 (−10.2, 5.6) 0.0 (−10.8, 5.5) 1.3 (−1.5, 3.5)

aAssessed by the investigator to be related to the drug

bAfter database lock for the 24-week double-blind period, additional information for the non-serious AE of “cataract” in the omarigliptin group was reported. The new information included that this patient was hospitalized for “cataract” which changed this AE from non-serious to serious. Therefore this patient was not counted as “with serious adverse event” in this table. The change is reflected in the long-term analysis table

cSystem organ class defined by the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) classification system

dPrespecified AE of interest; symptomatic hypoglycemia: episode with clinical symptoms consistent with hypoglycemia, without regard to glucose level