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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Apr 28;75(16):1956–1974. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.02.056

TABLE 3.

GLP1RA Cardiovascular Outcome Trials

ELIXA Lixisenatide (n = 6,068) LEADER Liraglutide (n = 9,340) SUSTAIN-6 Semaglutide (n = 3,297) EXSCEL Exenatide Every Week (n = 14,752) HARMONY Albiglutide Every Week (n = 9,463) REWIND Dulaglutide Every Week (n = 9,901) PIONEER Semaglutide Oral (n = 3,182)
Median follow-up, yrs 2.1 3.8 2.1 3.2 1.6 5.4 1.3
Mean age, yrs 60 64 54 62 64 66 66
Female, % 30 36 39 38 31 46 32
BMI, kg/m2 30.2 NR NR NR 32.3 32.3 32.3
HbA1c, % 7.7 8.7 8.7 8.1 8.8 7.3 8.2
Baseline metformin, %* 76 73 76 74 81 57 51
Baseline eGFR 76 75 75 76 79 75 74
eGFR <60, % 23 23 28.5 18 23 22 27
Prior CVD, % 100 81 83 73 100 32 85
Prior HF, % 22 18 24 16 20 9 NR
3P-MACE 1.02 (0.89–1.17) 0.87 (0.78–0.97) 0.74 (0.58–0.95) 0.91 (0.83–1.00) 0.78 (0.68–0.90) 0.88 (0.79–0.99) 0.79 (0.57–1.11)
CV death 0.98 (0.78–1.22) 0.78 (0.66–0.93) 0.98 (0.65–1.48) 0.88 (0.76–1.02) 0.93 (0.73–1.19) 0.91 (0.78–1.06) 0.49 (0.27–0.92)
Nonfatal MI 1.03 (0.87–1.22) 0.86 (0.73–1.00) 0.74 (0.51–1.08) 0.97 (0.85–1.10) 0.75 (0.61–0.90) 0.96 (0.79–1.16) 1.18 (0.73–1.90)
Nonfatal stroke 1.12 (0.79–1.58) 0.86 (0.71–1.06) 0.61 (0.38–0.99) 0.85 (0.70–1.03) 0.86 (0.66–1.14) 0.76 (0.61–0.95) 0.74 (0.35–1.57)
All-cause mortality 0.94 (0.78–1.13) 0.85 (0.74–0.97) 1.05 (0.74–1.50) 0.86 (0.77–0.97) 0.95 (0.79–1.16) 0.90 (0.80–1.01) 0.51 (0.31–0.84)
HHF 0.96 (0.75–1.23) 0.87 (0.73–1.05) 1.11 (0.77–1.61) 0.94 (0.78–1.13) NR 0.93 (0.77–1.12) 0.86 (0.48–1.55)
Renal events 0.81 (0.66–0.99) 0.78 (0.67–0.92) 0.64 (0.46–0.88) 0.85 (0.73–0.98) NR 0.85 (0.77–0.93) NR
Weight loss§ 0.7 (0.9–0.5) 2.3 (2.5–2.0) 2.9 (2.3–3.5)/3.6 (3.8–4.9)* 1.3 (1.1–1.4) 0.83 (0.6–1.1) at 16 months 1.5 (1.3–1.7) 2.9/4.3

Values are hazard ratio (confidence interval) unless otherwise indicated.

*

Average of entire study group (treatment and control).

eGFR units ml/min/1.73 m2.

Definition varied across trials.

§

Kilogram difference from placebo, 95% confidence interval.

0.5 mg dose/1 mg dose.

ELIXA = ■■■; GL1PRA = glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist; HARMONY = ■■■; LEADER = ■■■; PIONEER = ■■■; REWIND = ■■■; SUSTAIN 6 = ■■■; other abbreviations as in Table 1.