Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: PROspective PioglitAzone Clinical Trial In MacroVascular Events: A Macrovascular Outcome Study in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Comparing Pioglitazone With Placebo in Addition to Existing Therapy
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether pioglitazone, once daily (QD), can delay the time to death, heart attack, acute coronary syndrome, heart bypass surgery, stroke, leg bypass surgery or amputation in patients with type 2 diabetes.


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A: Inclusion Criteria

* Type 2 diabetes mellitus
* Glycosylated hemoglobin above the upper limit of normal (ie, the local equivalent of 6.5% for)
* Established history of macrovascular disease, defined as 1 or more of:

  * Myocardial infarction at least 6 months before entry into the study.
  * Stroke at least 6 months before entry into the study
  * Percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft at least 6 months before entry into the study.
  * Acute coronary syndrome at least 3 months before entry into the study.
  * Objective evidence of coronary artery disease.
  * Peripheral arterial obstructive disease

Exclusion Criteria

* Signs of type 1 diabetes.
* Patients prescribed insulin as sole therapy for glycemic control of diabetes for 2 weeks or more at any time in the previous 3 months.
* Myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary artery bypass graft, or percutaneous cardiac intervention in the 6 months prior to enrolment.
* Acute coronary syndrome in the 3 months prior to enrolment.
* Heart failure at entry defined as patient having a New York Heart Association functional score of II or above.
* Had an appointment for a coronary angiogram or endovascular or surgical intervention.
* Leg ulcers, gangrene, or ischemic rest pain.
* Had an appointment for an angiogram or endovascular or surgical intervention for leg ischemia.
* Had undergone a major operation (defined as a surgical procedure lasting for more than 30 minutes) at any time in the previous 4 weeks.
* Significantly impaired hepatic function, defined as alanine aminotransferase greater than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal.
* Familial polyposis coli.
* Required dialysis.
* History of alcohol or drug abuse.
* Any other intercurrent disease believed to be likely to have a significant impact on the patient's life expectancy during the course of the study (eg, cancer).
* Patient was undergoing follow-up as part of another clinical trial or less than 3 months had elapsed since the last dose of an investigational drug or procedure.
* Hypersensitivity to pioglitazone or other TZD.
* Current use of pioglitazone or other TZD.
* Patient was known to be infected with human immunodeficiency virus or was known to have viral hepatitis.
* Women who were any of the following: pregnant, breast feeding, wished to become pregnant during the course of the study or of childbearing potential and not planning to use a reliable method of contraception throughout the study.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Type 2 diabetes
* HbA1c ≥ 7%
* Age ≥ 18
* Insulin treatment with or without oral antidiabetic medication

Exclusion Criteria:

* Contraindication to sitagliptin
* Pregnant or breast feeding women
* Type 1 diabetes, gestational diabetes, or diabetes with secondary cause
* Chronic hepatitis B or C (except healthy carrier of HBV), liver disease (AST/ALT \> 3-fold the upper limit of normal)
* Renal failure (Cr \> 2.0)
* Cancer within 5 years
* Not appropriate for oral antidiabetic agent
* Medication which affect glycemic control
* Disease which affect efficacy and safety of drugs
* Other clinical trial within 30 days
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Non-obese patients (BMI \< 27 kg/m2)
* Type 2 diabetes
* Age 40 years or older
* HbA1c = 6.5% or higher at baseline.

Exclusion Criteria:

* No known contraindications for either of the study-drugs (known allergy to the study-drugs; heart-, liver- or kidney-failure)
* Pregnancy
* Other serious physical or mental illnesses with a life-shortening prognosis.
* Drug or alcohol abuse.
* Weight-loss of more than 5 kg during the last 6 month prior to enrollment.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with confirmed diagnosis of Type2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) by standard criteria
* C-peptide \>0.6 ng/ml (\>0.20 nmol/L).
* HbA1c ≥7.5 to ≤11% at Visit 1
* Treatment with stable, once or twice daily doses (maximum dose of \< 1 unit/kg/day) of basal (long-acting, intermediate-acting) insulin alone or pre-mixed insulin for at least 12 weeks prior to Visit 1. Stable is defined as ±10% of the Visit 1 dose during the previous 12 weeks
* Patients receiving metformin must be on a stable dose of metformin (at least 1500 mg daily or a maximally tolerated dose) for at least 12 weeks prior to Visit 1
* Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥20 to ≤40 kg/m2 at Visit

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients fulfilling any of the following criteria are not eligible for participation in the study

* Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ≥240 mg/dl (13.3 mmol/L) at Visit 1
* Pregnant or lactating women
* Acute metabolic diabetes complications such as ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar state (coma) within the past 6 months
* Current diagnosis of congestive heart failure (NYHA III or IV).
* Myocardial infarction (MI) within the past 6 months
* Liver disease such as cirrhosis or chronic active hepatitis

Other protocol defined inclusion/excusion criteria may apply

Answer: A