Relatively Consistent Effects of Canagliflozin (CANA) on Outcomes Regardless of Baseline HbA1c in the CANagliflozin CardioVascular Assessment Study (CANVAS) Program
Authors: ROSENSTOCK JULIO , BANTWAL GANAPATHI , WILDING JOHN P. , DUMAS RICHARD , GONZALEZ-GALVEZ GUILLERMO , SLEE APRIL , VERCRUYSSE FRANK , MAHAFFEY KENNETH W. , ZEEUW DICK DE , FULCHER GREGORY , MATTHEWS DAVID R. 
Published: June 2018

A prespecified analysis of the CANVAS Program assessed the effects of CANA, an SGLT2 inhibitor, on the risk of cardiovascular (CV), mortality, and renal outcomes in participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and established CV disease (CVD) or with ≥2 CV risk factors by baseline HbA1c. The primary composite outcome of CV death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke was significantly reduced with CANA vs. placebo (PBO) in the total cohort by 14% (HR 0.86; 95% CI, 0.75, 0.97; P = 0.02). Among CANVAS Program participants, 4,411 (43%) had baseline HbA1c &lt;8% (mean HbA1c 7.4%; prior CVD 67%; age 64 y; BMI 32 kg/m2; and BP 136/77 mmHg) and 5,731 (57%) had baseline HbA1c ≥8% (mean HbA1c 8.9%; prior CVD 65%; age 63 y; BMI 32 kg/m2; and BP 137/78 mmHg). The effects of CANA on CV and renal outcomes were similar overall in participants with baseline HbA1c &lt;8% or ≥8%, but there was evidence of statistical heterogeneity between subgroups for CV death and all-cause mortality, where effects on these adverse outcomes were better in participants with HbA1c ≥8% (Figure).

In summary, CV and renal outcomes appeared better in CANA-treated participants regardless of HbA1c in this hypothesis-generating subanalysis with a suggestion of greater effects on lowering mortality risk in those with higher HbA1c levels at baseline.

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