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TITLE: Liraglutide, a once-daily human GLP-1 analogue, added to a sulphonylurea over 26 weeks produces greater improvements in glycaemic and weight control compared with adding rosiglitazone or placebo in subjects with Type 2 diabetes (LEAD-1 SU) ABSTRACT.AIM: To compare the effects of combining liraglutide (0.6, 1.2 or 1.8 mg/day) or rosiglitazone 4 mg/day (all n ≥ 228) or placebo (n = 114) with glimepiride (2–4 mg/day) on glycaemic control, body weight and safety in Type 2 diabetes. ABSTRACT.METHODS: In total, 1041 adults (mean ± sd), age 56 ± 10 years, weight 82 ± 17 kg and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) 8.4 ± 1.0% at 116 sites in 21 countries were stratified based on previous oral glucose-lowering mono : combination therapies (30 : 70%) to participate in a five-arm, 26-week, double-dummy, randomized study. ABSTRACT.RESULTS: Liraglutide (1.2 or 1.8 mg) produced greater reductions in HbA1c from baseline, (−1.1%, baseline 8.5%) compared with placebo (+0.2%, P < 0.0001, baseline 8.4%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%, P < 0.0001, baseline 8.4%) when added to glimepiride. Liraglutide 0.6 mg was less effective (−0.6%, baseline 8.4%). Fasting plasma glucose decreased by week 2, with a 1.6 mmol/l decrease from baseline at week 26 with liraglutide 1.2 mg (baseline 9.8 mmol/l) or 1.8 mg (baseline 9.7 mmol/l) compared with a 0.9 mmol/l increase (placebo, P < 0.0001, baseline 9.5 mmol/l) or 1.0 mmol/l decrease (rosiglitazone, P < 0.006, baseline 9.9 mmol/l). Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l) or rosiglitazone (−1.8 mmol/l, P < 0.05, baseline 13.0 mmol/l). Changes in body weight with liraglutide 1.8 mg (−0.2 kg, baseline 83.0 kg), 1.2 mg (+0.3 kg, baseline 80.0 kg) or placebo (−0.1 kg, baseline 81.9 kg) were less than with rosiglitazone (+2.1 kg, P < 0.0001, baseline 80.6 kg). Main adverse events for all treatments were minor hypoglycaemia (< 10%), nausea (< 11%), vomiting (< 5%) and diarrhoea (< 8%). ABSTRACT.CONCLUSIONS: Liraglutide added to glimepiride was well tolerated and provided improved glycaemic control and favourable weight profile. BODY.INTRODUCTION: Most drugs that target Type 2 diabetes (T2D) also cause weight gain or hypoglycaemia, or both, with the risk increasing with combination therapy. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-based therapies stimulate insulin secretion and reduce glucagon secretion only during hyperglycaemia. GLP-1 also slows gastric emptying and reduces appetite [1]. Although American Diabetes Association (ADA)/European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) guidelines recommend lifestyle and metformin as initial therapy for T2D [2], sulphonylureas are used widely, particularly when metformin or thiazolidinediones are not tolerated. Glycaemic control eventually deteriorates with sulphonylureas while hypoglycaemia and weight gain are common [3]. Incretin therapy improves glycaemic control with low hypoglycaemic risk, while delayed gastric emptying and reduced appetite can reduce weight [1,4]. Liraglutide is a once-daily human GLP-1 analogue with 97% linear amino-acid sequence homology to human GLP-1 [5] and half-life of 13 h after subcutaneous administration that produces 24-h blood glucose control [6]. Liraglutide monotherapy for 14 weeks reduced glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) by 1.7% and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) by 3.4 mmol/l without causing hypoglycaemia, along with weight loss (∼3 kg) compared with placebo [7]. Improvements in pancreatic B-cell function [7–9] and blood pressure [7], along with decreased glucagon secretion [7,10], also occurred. As part of the phase 3 programme [the Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes (LEAD) programme] with liraglutide in > 4000 subjects with T2D as monotherapy or in combination therapy, this 26-week trial examined liraglutide plus glimepiride compared with either placebo or rosiglitazone added to glimepiride on glycaemic control and body weight. BODY.SUBJECTS AND METHODS.STUDY PARTICIPANTS: Inclusion criteria: T2D treated with oral glucose-lowering agents (OGLAs) for ≥ 3 months; 18–80 years of age; HbA1c 7.0–11.0% (previous OGLA monotherapy) or 7.0–10.0% (previous OGLA combination therapy); body mass index (BMI) ≤ 45.0 kg/m2. Exclusion criteria: used insulin within 3 months, impaired liver or renal function, uncontrolled hypertension (≥ 180/100 mmHg), cancer or used any drugs apart from OGLAs likely to affect glucose concentrations. Subjects provided written informed consent. The study was conducted in accordance with good clinical practice guidelines and approved by independent ethics committees. BODY.SUBJECTS AND METHODS.STUDY DESIGN: The study was a 26-week, double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, active-control, five-armed parallel (116 sites in 21 countries, primarily Europe and Asia) trial enrolling 1041 subjects (1–37 subjects per centre), all receiving glimepiride (2–4 mg/day) in combination with (Fig. 1): FIGURE 1Overview of trial design and treatment arms. one of three liraglutide doses [0.6, 1.2 or 1.8 mg, injected subcutaneously (Novo Nordisk, Bagsvaerd, Denmark) and rosiglitazone placebo];liraglutide placebo and rosiglitazone placebo;liraglutide placebo and rosiglitazone 4 mg/day (rosiglitazone; AvandiaTM; GlaxoSmithKline, London, UK). The doses of rosiglitazone and glimepiride used were determined by the highest doses approved in all participating counties. After discontinuing previous OGLAs except glimepiride, separate 2-week titration and maintenance periods with glimepiride (open-label) preceded randomization (Fig. 1). Subjects were stratified according to previous treatment (monotherapy or combination therapy). After randomization, 2-week treatment titration and 24-week treatment (maintenance) phases (Fig. 1) were completed. Liraglutide was up-titrated weekly in 0.6-mg increments until allocated doses were reached. Glimepiride could be adjusted between 2 and 4 mg/day in case of hypoglycaemia or other adverse events (AEs), while other drug doses were fixed. Liraglutide (active and placebo) was supplied in 3-ml pre-filled pens with 31G needles (Novo Nordisk). Subjects were encouraged to inject liraglutide into the upper arm, thigh or abdomen at the same time each day. Rosiglitazone and glimepiride were taken in the morning or with the first meal. BODY.SUBJECTS AND METHODS.STUDY MEASUREMENTS.EFFICACY: The primary endpoint was change from baseline HbA1c after 26 weeks of treatment. Secondary endpoints included: percentages of subjects reaching HbA1c (< 7.0%, ≤ 6.5%), FPG (5.0 to ≤ 7.2 mmol/l) and postprandial plasma glucose (PPG; 10.0 mmol/l) targets [11–13]; changes in body weight, FPG, mean PPG, indices of pancreatic B-cell function [pro-insulin : insulin ratio and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA)-B], HOMA-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and blood pressure (BP). HbA1c was measured centrally (MDS Pharma Services, King of Prussia, PA, USA) by high performance liquid chromatography while plasma glucose (PG) was self-measured using MediSense® glucose meters (Abbott Diagnostics Inc., Abbott Park, IL, USA). Insulin and C-peptide were measured by chemiluminescence, proinsulin by ELISA, while glucagon was measured in aprotinin-treated plasma by radioimmunoassay. The proinsulin : insulin ratio was calculated from fasting insulin and fasting proinsulin. HOMA-B and HOMA-IR were both calculated from FPG and fasting insulin. Samples measured centrally were collected and transported according to detailed procedures in the MDS Pharma Services manual. Samples stored at ambient temperature were shipped by courier to the central laboratory on the same day as collection, while frozen samples were shipped every 3 weeks. BODY.SUBJECTS AND METHODS.STUDY MEASUREMENTS.SAFETY: Safety variables included hypoglycaemic episodes based on PG levels (< 3.1 mmol/l), liraglutide antibodies including cross-reacting and neutralizing antibodies, tolerability (gastrointestinal complaints) and pulse. AEs, vital signs, electrocardiogram (ECG), biochemical and haematology measures including calcitonin were also monitored. Self-treated hypoglycaemic episodes were classified as minor, while those requiring third-party assistance were considered major. Serum antibodies against liraglutide were measured by radioimmunoprecipitation assay. BODY.SUBJECTS AND METHODS.STATISTICAL ANALYSES: All efficacy and safety analyses were based on intent-to-treat criteria, defined as subjects who were exposed to ≥ 1 dose of trial product(s). Efficacy endpoints were analysed by ancova with treatment, country and previous glucose-lowering treatment as fixed effects and baseline values as covariates. Missing data were imputed by last observation carried forward (LOCF). Sample size calculations were based on predicted HbA1c and body weight after trial completion. As the three liraglutide + glimepiride groups were to be compared with both rosiglitazone + glimepiride and glimepiride monotherapy, two calculations were performed. These sample size calculations assumed a standard deviation of 1.2% of HbA1c, the non-inferiority/superiority margin vs. active control was set to 0.4% and the difference to detect (superiority vs. placebo) was set to 0.5%. For body weight, a coefficient of variation of 3% (based on phase 2a trials for liraglutide) and a difference to detect of 3% were assumed. A combined power (calculated as the product of the marginal powers for HbA1c and body weight) of at least 85% was required. These calculations indicated that at least 168 and 81 patients completing the study would be needed for the combination and glimepiride monotherapy groups, respectively. Assuming a drop-out rate of 25%, targets for randomization were 228 in each of the combination therapy groups and 114 in the placebo group (total n = 1026). To protect against Type 1 errors, HbA1c was analysed using hierarchical testing for descending doses of liraglutide. First, superiority of liraglutide 1.8 mg to placebo was tested and, only if superior to placebo, non-inferiority to rosiglitazone was tested. If non-inferiority was obtained, superiority to rosiglitazone for liraglutide 1.8 mg was tested and superiority to placebo for liraglutide 1.2 mg was tested. If superiority was confirmed, non-inferiority to rosiglitazone would be tested and so on (i.e. testing sequence was stopped when hypotheses could not be rejected). Superiority was concluded when upper limits of two-sided 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for treatment differences were below 0%; non-inferiority was concluded if these values were < 0.4%; for secondary endpoints, Type 1 errors were controlled by estimating simultaneous CIs using Dunnett's method. Proportions of subjects achieving HbA1c (HbA1c < 7.0%, and ≤ 6.5%) and FPG (5.0 ≤ FPG ≤ 7.2 mmol/l) targets [13] were compared between treatments using logistic regression with allocated treatment and baseline values as covariates. Chi-square analyses assessed differences in treatments for percentages of subjects achieving no, one, two or three PPG values < 10 mmol/l [13]. Hypoglycaemic episodes were analysed under the assumption that number per subject were negatively binomially distributed using a generalized linear model, including treatment and country as fixed effects. Other safety data were compared by descriptive statistics. Values for descriptive statistics are expressed as means ± sd, while ancova results are expressed as least square means ± SEM or with 95% CI unless otherwise noted. Significance levels were set to 5% for two-sided tests and 2.5% for one-sided tests. BODY.RESULTS.DISPOSITION AND DEMOGRAPHICS: The treatment groups were well balanced (Table 1). Of 1712 subjects screened, 1041 were randomized and 1040 were exposed to trial drugs; 147 subjects (14.1%) withdrew (Fig. 2). Withdrawals were higher with placebo (27%) and rosiglitazone treatment (16%) compared with liraglutide 0.6 mg (11%), liraglutide 1.2 mg (14%) and liraglutide 1.8 mg (9%) treatment. Thirty-eight subjects (3.7%) withdrew as a result of AEs (Fig. 2). Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants Liraglutide 0.6 mg ( n = 233) Liraglutide 1.2 mg ( n = 228) Liraglutide 1.8 mg ( n = 234) Placebo ( n = 114) Rosiglitazone ( n = 232) Male : female (%) 54 : 46 45 : 55 53 : 47 47 : 53 47 : 53 Age (years) 55.7 ± 9.9 57.7 ± 9.0 55.6 ± 10.0 54.7 ± 10.0 56.0 ± 9.8 Duration of diabetes (years) 6.5 (4.0,10.2) 6.7 (4.0,10.7) 6.5 (3.7,10.5) 6.5 (4.5,10.6) 6.6 (4.3,10.7) Previous on mono : combi (%) 30 : 70 31 : 69 27 : 73 32 : 68 32 : 68 FPG (mmol/l) 10.0 ± 2.4 9.8 ± 2.7 9.7 ± 2.4 9.5 ± 2.0 9.9 ± 2.5 HbA 1c (%) 8.4 ± 1.0 8.5 ± 1.1 8.5 ± 0.9 8.4 ± 1.0 8.4 ± 1.0 Diabetic retinopathy (%) 17.2 14.9 12.0 13.2 16.4 Hypertension (%) 69.1 68.0 69.7 64.9 66.8 BMI (kg/m 2 ) 30.0 ± 5.0 29.8 ± 5.1 30.0 ± 5.1 30.3 ± 5.4 29.4 ± 4.8 Weight (kg) 82.6 ± 17.7 80.0 ± 17.1 83.0 ± 18.1 81.9 ± 17.1 80.6 ± 17.0 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 131 ± 16 133 ± 15 132 ± 16 131 ± 15.3 133 ± 15 Data are mean ± sd and percentages, except for duration of diabetes, where data are median, 25th and 75th percentile. BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA 1c , glycated haemoglobin; mono : combi, previous treatment with either monotherapy or combination therapy; sd , standard deviation. FIGURE 2Flow of patients through the study. BODY.RESULTS.EFFICACY.HBA: HbA1c decreased rapidly with all doses of liraglutide when added to glimepiride compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (i.e. glimepiride monotherapy), irrespective of previous therapy. The greatest decreases occurred with liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg (Fig. 3a–c). After 26 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 1.1% from baseline (primary endpoint) with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg, respectively, compared with either placebo (+0.2%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%) (Fig. 3d). Estimated treatment differences and 95% CIs to placebo were: liraglutide 1.8 mg: −1.4% (1.6, −1.1); liraglutide 1.2 mg: −1.3% (1.5, −1.1); liraglutide 0.6 mg: −0.8% (−1.1, −0.6); rosiglitazone: −0.7% (−0.9, −0.4). All liraglutide doses were superior to placebo (P < 0.0001), while the two higher liraglutide doses were superior to rosiglitazone (P < 0.0001). Liraglutide 0.6 mg was non-inferior to rosiglitazone. Rosiglitazone also was superior to placebo (P < 0.0001). FIGURE 3Mean glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) by treatment and week (intent-to-treat population with last observation carried forward): (a) overall population; (b) previously on monotherapy; or (c) previously on combination therapy; (d) mean changes in HbA1c from baseline after 26 weeks of treatment. Keys: (a–c) liraglutide 0.6 mg: grey dotted line with squares; liraglutide 1.2 mg: black solid line with triangles; liraglutide 1.8 mg: black dotted line with squares; rosiglitazone: grey solid line with circles; placebo: black solid line with circles. (d) liraglutide 0.6 mg: black stripes on white; liraglutide 1.2 mg: white stripes on black, liraglutide 1.8 mg: grey tint; rosiglitazone: white; placebo: black. ****P < 0.0001 compared with placebo; ††††P < 0.0001 compared with rosiglitazone. HbA1c decreases were greater for subjects who entered from monotherapy compared with combination therapy (Fig. 3d). However, because the increase with placebo was higher for individuals entering on combination therapy (0.7 vs. 0.23%), the differences between treatment groups in favour of liraglutide were similar irrespective of whether subjects were treated previously with monotherapy or combination therapy. Neither age, gender nor BMI affected these trends. BODY.RESULTS.EFFICACY.PERCENTAGE REACHING AN HBA: The percentage of subjects reaching ADA [2] and International Diabetes Federation (IDF)/American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) [11,12] treatment HbA1c goals with liraglutide was dose dependent (Fig. 4). At week 26, 42% and 21% of subjects treated with liraglutide 1.8 mg reached an HbA1c < 7.0% and ≤ 6.5%, respectively, compared with 8% and 4% for placebo (Fig. 4). The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018). FIGURE 4Subjects achieving specified glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels: (a) percentage reaching HbA1c < 7.0% (American Diabetes Association/European Association for the Study of Diabetes target); (b) percentage reaching HbA1c < 6.5% (International Diabetes Federation/American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists targets); (c) cumulative distribution of HbA1c at 26 weeks for the intent-to-treat (ITT) population; and (d) for the ITT last observation carried forward (LOCF) population. Keys: (a, b) liraglutide 0.6 mg: black stripes on white; liraglutide 1.2 mg: white stripes on black, liraglutide 1.8 mg: grey tint; rosiglitazone: white; placebo: black. (c, d) liraglutide 0.6 mg: pale grey solid line; liraglutide 1.2 mg: grey solid line, liraglutide 1.8 mg: black solid line; rosiglitazone: dotted black line; placebo: dotted grey line; baseline visit: long dashed black line. ****P < 0.0001 or **P < 0.01 compared with placebo; ††††P < 0.0001 or †††P = 0.0005 compared with rosiglitazone. BODY.RESULTS.EFFICACY.FASTING PLASMA GLUCOSE: By week 2, subjects treated with liraglutide had rapid and larger decreases in FPG vs. comparator treatment. At week 26, all doses of liraglutide decreased FPG more than did placebo (Fig. 5; P < 0.0001), while only liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg produced greater reductions than rosiglitazone. FPG treatment differences to placebo were 1.7 mmol/l for liraglutide 0.6 mg and 2.6 mmol/l for both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg. An 0.7-mmol/l greater reduction in FPG was achieved with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg compared with rosiglitazone (P ≤ 0.006) after 26 weeks. FIGURE 5Mean changes from baseline in fasting plasma glucose after 26 weeks of treatment. ****P < 0.0001 compared with placebo; ††P < 0.01 compared with rosiglitazone. The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%). The liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg treatment groups also had more subjects achieving the same FPG target at end of treatment compared with rosiglitazone (26%) (P = 0.007 and P = 0.01, respectively). BODY.RESULTS.EFFICACY.POSTPRANDIAL PLASMA GLUCOSE: PPG was reduced similarly after each meal. The greatest reductions in mean PPG values from baseline (average of values obtained 90 min after breakfast, lunch and evening meal) occurred with liraglutide 1.2 mg (2.5 mmol/l) and liraglutide 1.8 mg (2.7 mmol/l). By comparison, the reduction from baseline in mean PPG values was 1.8 mmol/l for rosiglitazone and liraglutide 0.6 mg and 0.4 mmol/l for placebo. Treatment differences for PPG were greater with all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (1.5–2.4 mmol/l; P < 0.0001) and greater with liraglutide 1.2 mg (0.64 mmol/l; P = 0.043) and 1.8 mg (0.87 mmol/l;P = 0.0022) compared with rosiglitazone. BODY.RESULTS.EFFICACY.PPG MEASUREMENTS < 10.0 MMOL/L: The percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05) but not rosiglitazone. BODY.RESULTS.BODY WEIGHT: Mean weight at baseline was 81.6 kg. Mean reductions in weight from baseline to end of treatment were 0.2 kg with liraglutide 1.8 mg and 0.1 kg with placebo treatment, while increases occurred with either liraglutide 0.6 mg (0.7 kg), liraglutide 1.2 mg (0.3 kg) or rosiglitazone (2.1 kg) (Fig. 6). Unlike rosiglitazone, weight did not increase substantially with liraglutide and the differences between rosiglitazone and liraglutide were statistically significant (−2.3 to −1.4 kg; P < 0.0001), although there were no significant differences compared with placebo. Gender appeared to have no influence on the results, as indicated when added as a fixed effect in the ancova model. FIGURE 6Mean changes in body weight from baseline after 26 weeks of treatment. *P < 0.05 compared with placebo; ††††P < 0.0001 compared with rosiglitazone. BODY.RESULTS.INDICES OF PANCREATIC B-CELL FUNCTION AND INSULIN RESISTANCE: Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02). HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051). There were no significant differences between treatments for HOMA-IR. Table 2 Selected indices of pancreatic B-cell function Variable Treatment Baseline Week 26 (LOCF) Least square difference from placebo (95% CI) Least square difference from rosiglitazone (95% CI) Proinsulin : insulin ratio Liraglutide 0.6 mg 0.42 ± 0.22 0.38 ± 0.24 −0.05 (−0.11; 0.00) −0.02 (−0.06; 0.03) Liraglutide 1.2 mg 0.45 ± 0.31 0.33 ± 0.20 −0.10 (−0.16; −0.05) † −0.07 (−0.11; −0.02) * Liraglutide 1.8 mg 0.48 ± 0.33 0.36 ± 0.20 −0.09 (−0.15; −0.03) * −0.05 (−0.10; −0.01) * Placebo 0.44 ± 0.27 0.46 ± 0.29 Rosiglitazone 0.45 ± 0.29 0.40 ± 0.20 HOMA-B (%) Liraglutide 0.6 mg 51 ± 43.3 70 ± 88.6 15 (−19.10; 49.0) 11 (−16.7; 39.0) Liraglutide 1.2 mg 71 ± 254.3 99 ± 184.3 43 (8.10; 76.9) * 39 (10.3; 67.0) * Liraglutide 1.8 mg 56 ± 84.6 91 ± 108.2 34 (−0.23; 68.5) 30 (2.00; 58.6) * Placebo 56 ± 103.3 52 ± 107.3 Rosiglitazone 46 ± 36.2 59 ± 63.3 * P ≤ 0.05; † P < 0.0001. CI, confidence interval; HOMA, homeostatis model assessment; LOCF, last observation carried forward. BODY.RESULTS.BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE: Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg). Reductions in diastolic blood pressure also occurred with all treatments (0.7–1.4 mmHg), with no significant differences between treatments. Pulse increases above baseline ranged from 2 to 4 beats/min with the three doses of liraglutide and 1 beat/min with rosiglitazone, while pulse decreased by 1 beat/min with placebo. Changes in pulse for all doses of liraglutide were significant vs. placebo (P ≤ 0.002). This also was true with either liraglutide 1.8 or 1.2 mg compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.01). BODY.RESULTS.SAFETY: The most common treatment-emergent AEs that were considered by investigators to be either possibly or probably related to liraglutide were gastrointestinal (diarrhoea, nausea, dyspepsia and constipation) and nervous system disorders (headache and dizziness), particularly during the first 4 weeks. Nausea was highest with liraglutide 1.2 mg (10.5%) and lowest with placebo (1.8%). Vomiting (4.4%) and diarrhoea (7.9%) were also higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg. Withdrawals because of nausea ranged from 0.9–2.2%, vomiting 0.4–0.9% and diarrhoea 0–1.3%. Nausea was more common with liraglutide compared with placebo and rosiglitazone, particularly during the first 4 weeks (Fig. 7). Frequency of nausea was less in the liraglutide 0.6 mg treatment group compared with the higher doses of liraglutide. Generally, the occurrence of nausea dissipated from 4 to 26 weeks of treatment in all groups using liraglutide (Fig. 7). FIGURE 7Percentage of subjects experiencing nausea over the course of the study. Key: liraglutide 0.6 mg with glimepiride: black line with filled circles; liraglutide 1.2 mg with glimepiride: black line with filled triangles; liraglutide 1.8 mg with glimepiride: grey line with hollow circles; glimepiride grey lines with filled squares; rosiglitazone and glimepiride: grey line with hollow triangles. The incidence of serious AEs ranged between 3 and 5%: placebo (3%), rosiglitazone (3%), liraglutide 0.6 mg (3%), liraglutide 1.2 mg (4%) and liraglutide 1.8 mg (5%). Most treatment-emergent serious AEs were judged by investigators to be unlikely to be related to trial products. No deaths were reported during the trial. One subject developed chronic pancreatitis whilst taking liraglutide 0.6 mg; the person had no reported previous history of pancreatitis. The subject continued on liraglutide therapy and completed the trial. At screening, five patients had been previously diagnosed with pancreatitis. As pancreatitis was not an exclusion criterion, these patients were randomized as follows: one to liraglutide 0.6 mg, one to liraglutide 1.2 mg, two to liraglutide 1.8 mg and one to rosiglitazone + glimepiride. All five patients completed the trial without reporting pancreatitis as an adverse event. Hypoglycaemia was infrequent with all treatments. One major hypoglycaemic episode (self-measured blood glucose = 3.0 mmol/l) occurred 9 days after treatment started in a subject receiving liraglutide 1.8 mg in combination with glimepiride. Although medical assistance was not needed, the subject required third-party assistance. The investigator judged the episode as likely to be related to glimepiride and reduced the dose from 4 to 3 mg after the incident. Minor hypoglycaemia occurred in < 10% of subjects for any treatment. The proportion of subjects experiencing minor hypoglycaemia during the trial was lowest with placebo (i.e. glimepiride monotherapy 2.6%; 0.17 events/subject-year), comparable with liraglutide 0.6 mg (5.2%, 0.17 events/subject-year) and rosiglitazone (4.3%, 0.12 events/subject-year) groups and similar between the liraglutide 1.2 mg (9.2%, 0.51 events/subject-year) and liraglutide 1.8 mg (8.1%, 0.47 events/subject-year) treatment groups. Incidence was higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.0024) and 1.8 mg (P = 0.0065) compared with rosiglitazone and liraglutide 1.2 mg compared with placebo (P = 0.048), occurring in the setting of lower mean HbA1c values. Antibodies to liraglutide were found in 9–13% of subjects treated with liraglutide. No significant effects of these antibodies on HbA1c were found in pooled analyses of four trials including the current study. There were no clinically relevant changes in ophthalmoscopy, biochemistry, urinalysis, haematology or ECG assessments. No significant differences in calcitonin were found between the three groups treated with liraglutide when compared with either placebo or rosiglitazone at the end of the trial at week 26. BODY.DISCUSSION: Treatment with liraglutide plus glimepiride was superior to glimepiride monotherapy at all doses of liraglutide and superior to rosiglitazone plus glimepiride for the two higher liraglutide doses for improving HbA1c. Similar findings for reductions in FPG and PPG highlight improved 24-h glucose control with once-daily liraglutide, with substantially more subjects reaching glycaemic targets, particularly with liraglutide 1.8 mg. Improvements in pancreatic B-cell function were larger with liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with rosiglitazone. Liraglutide was well tolerated and occurrence of gastrointestinal AEs was low overall, particularly after week 4. Although rates of hypoglycaemia were low in all treatment groups (< 10%), minor hypoglycaemic events occurred more often in patients treated with glimepiride plus liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg than with glimepiride alone. It should be noted, however, that patients treated with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg achieved a lower HbA1c than those receiving glimepiride monotherapy. At lower HbA1c levels, sulphonylureas are known to elicit hypoglycaemia more readily than at higher levels. In clinical practice it may be possible to reduce the dose of sulphonylurea (when used with liraglutide) to minimize risk of hypoglycaemia and maintain HbA1cimprovements. Although weight effects were modest, liraglutide produced more favourable weight effects compared with rosiglitazone, which produced substantial weight gain. In other studies with liraglutide, subjects adding a 1.8-mg dose to metformin lost 2.8 kg [14], while those adding both metformin and glimepiride lost 1.8 kg compared with placebo [15] (both over 26 weeks) and those on liraglutide monotherapy (1.8 mg) lost 2.45 kg over 52 weeks [16]. In our study, because sulphonylureas usually cause weight gain, inclusion or optimization of glimepiride but not metformin may have mitigated the weight benefits typically associated with liraglutide. Lack of weight effects could be secondary to lower baseline body weight, withdrawal of previous metformin treatment or defensive snacking to minimize risk of hypoglycaemia. It might have been expected that the greater weight gain with rosiglitazone compared with liraglutide 1.8 mg would be associated with a concurrent increase in insulin resistance with rosiglitazone. The absence of this effect could reflect the insulin-sensitizing nature of rosiglitazone. Improvements in pancreatic B-cell function associated with liraglutide are consistent with other studies [7–9]. Study strengths include inclusion of both placebo and active (rosiglitazone) comparators and that OGLAs were optimized (not maximized) before randomization to minimize risk of hypoglycaemia. Limitations of the study include short duration of the trial and restriction on glimepiride and rosiglitazone in some countries that precluded maximal dosing. The impact of using other GLP-1-based treatments [such as exenatide, or the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, sitagliptin] with sulphonylureas in subjects with T2D has been studied. In a 30-week American trial where exenatide twice a day was added to sulphonylureas, HbA1c was reduced by 0.46% from baseline with 5 μg and 0.86% with 10 μg [17] compared with 1.1% with liraglutide 1.8 or 1.2 mg. This reduction in HbA1c with liraglutide is consistent with other LEAD trials investigating liraglutide as monotherapy or in combination with various OGLA drugs. In these trials, HbA1c was reduced by 1–1.5%[14,16,18–20]. Reductions in FPG with exenatide were 0.3 and 0.6 mmol/l from baseline with 5 μg and 10 μg, respectively, compared with 1.4 mmol/l with liraglutide 1.8 mg; weight loss of 1.6 kg occurred with exenatide 10 μg compared with 0.2 kg for liraglutide 1.8 mg [17]. Differences in weight effects may be as a result of lower baseline weight in this trial (82 kg) compared with exenatide (96 kg) and discontinuation of previous metformin therapy, unlike the exenatide trial where exenatide was added to previous sulphonylurea monotherapy [17]. Other large-scale trials with liraglutide in combination with sulphonylureas have demonstrated weight loss of 2–3 kg [18,20]. Withdrawals from exenatide trials ranged from 24–30% compared with 9–14% with liraglutide in this study. Nausea with exenatide ranged from 39% with 5 μg to 51% with 10 μg [17] compared with 10.5% for liraglutide. Furthermore, 41% were positive for anti-exenatide antibodies compared with 9–13% with anti-liraglutide antibodies. With sitagliptin 100 mg once daily for 24 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 0.3% from baseline in subjects receiving glimepiride, with 11% achieving an HbA1c < 7.0%[21]. Reductions in FPG and PPG from baseline were 0.05 and 1.4 mmol/l, respectively, while weight increased by 0.8 kg and the prevalence of nausea was < 1%. Although head-to-head trials are required to test true differences between these agents, the marked effects of liraglutide on FPG may be as a result of consistent blood levels of liraglutide maintained over 24 h compared with exenatide which has to be administered 60 min before breakfast and dinner and has a half-life of 1.5–3.6 h [22]. In a recent 26-week head-to-head trial comparing liraglutide with exenatide, liraglutide produced a 0.3% greater decrease on HbA1c (P < 0.0001) [20]. Because DPP-4 inhibitors inhibit the degradation of GLP-1, the efficacy of sitagliptin is dependent on levels of endogenous GLP-1 which is physiologically low compared with the much higher pharmacological levels of liraglutide. Pharmacological levels may be needed to induce satiety, weight loss and possibly larger HbA1c reductions. Liraglutide is an effective and well-tolerated once-daily human GLP-1 analogue that improves overall glycaemic control and indices of pancreatic B-cell function with minimal weight gain and risk of hypoglycaemia when used in combination with a sulphonylurea for T2D. BODY.COMPETING INTERESTS: The study was funded by Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of liraglutide. In collaboration with the investigators, Novo Nordisk was responsible for the study design, protocol, statistical analysis plans, oversight, analysis and reporting of the results. Data were recorded at the clinical centres and maintained by the sponsor. The LEAD-1 SU study group had full access to the data. Final responsibility for the decision to submit the manuscript for publication was the authors. MM has received lecture fees from Novo Nordisk, Servier, MSD; JS has received honoraria, grants and lecture fees from Novo Nordisk; MB, WMWB and NAK have no conflicts to declare; JS has received lecture fees from Novo Nordisk; MZ is employed by, and holds stock in, Novo Nordisk; TLT is employed by Novo Nordisk; SC is a member of the international advisory board on liraglutide for Novo Nordisk and has received lecture fees from Novo Nordisk.
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Incidence was higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.0024) and 1.8 mg (P = 0.0065) compared with rosiglitazone and liraglutide 1.2 mg compared with placebo (P = 0.048), occurring in the setting of lower mean HbA1c values.", "Incidence was higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.0024) and 1.8 mg (P = 0.0065) compared with rosiglitazone", "Incidence was higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.0024) and 1.8 mg (P = 0.0065) compared with rosiglitazone and liraglutide 1.2 mg compared with placebo (P = 0.048), occurring in the setting of lower mean HbA1c values." ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 25524, 25964, 25964 ], "Evidence End": [ 26184, 26073, 26184 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 113, 113, 113, 113 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003)", "he estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018). ", "The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), ", "The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018). 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All liraglutide doses were superior to placebo (P < 0.0001), while the two higher liraglutide doses were superior to rosiglitazone (P < 0.0001). ", "All liraglutide doses were superior to placebo (P < 0.0001),", "All liraglutide doses were superior to placebo (P < 0.0001), while the two higher liraglutide doses were superior to rosiglitazone (P < 0.0001)." ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 14169, 13955, 14169, 14169 ], "Evidence End": [ 14228, 14314, 14229, 14313 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 142, 142, 142, 142 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg)", "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg). ", "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg)", "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg). " ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 22039, 22039, 22039, 22039 ], "Evidence End": [ 22230, 22232, 22230, 22232 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 149, 149, 149, 149 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "Changes in pulse for all doses of liraglutide were significant vs. placebo (P ≤ 0.002). This also was true with either liraglutide 1.8 or 1.2 mg compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.01).", "Changes in pulse for all doses of liraglutide were significant vs. placebo (P ≤ 0.002). This also was true with either liraglutide 1.8 or 1.2 mg compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.01).", "Pulse increases above baseline ranged from 2 to 4 beats/min with the three doses of liraglutide and 1 beat/min with rosiglitazone, while pulse decreased by 1 beat/min with placebo. Changes in pulse for all doses of liraglutide were significant vs. placebo (P ≤ 0.002)", "Changes in pulse for all doses of liraglutide were significant vs. placebo (P ≤ 0.002). This also was true with either liraglutide 1.8 or 1.2 mg compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.01)." ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 22554, 22554, 22373, 22554 ], "Evidence End": [ 22738, 22738, 22640, 22738 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 148, 148, 148, 148 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "Changes in pulse for all doses of liraglutide were significant vs. placebo (P ≤ 0.002). This also was true with either liraglutide 1.8 or 1.2 mg compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.01).", "Changes in pulse for all doses of liraglutide were significant vs. placebo (P ≤ 0.002)", "Changes in pulse for all doses of liraglutide were significant vs. placebo (P ≤ 0.002). This also was true with either liraglutide 1.8 or 1.2 mg compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.01).", "Pulse increases above baseline ranged from 2 to 4 beats/min with the three doses of liraglutide and 1 beat/min with rosiglitazone, while pulse decreased by 1 beat/min with placebo. Changes in pulse for all doses of liraglutide were significant vs. placebo (P ≤ 0.002). This also was true with either liraglutide 1.8 or 1.2 mg compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.01)." ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 22554, 22554, 22554, 22373 ], "Evidence End": [ 22738, 22640, 22738, 22738 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 152, 152, 152, 152 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "The proportion of subjects experiencing minor hypoglycaemia during the trial was lowest with placebo (i.e. glimepiride monotherapy 2.6%; 0.17 events/subject-year), comparable with liraglutide 0.6 mg (5.2%, 0.17 events/subject-year) and rosiglitazone (4.3%, 0.12 events/subject-year) groups and similar between the liraglutide 1.2 mg (9.2%, 0.51 events/subject-year) and liraglutide 1.8 mg (8.1%, 0.47 events/subject-year) treatment groups. Incidence was higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.0024) and 1.8 mg (P = 0.0065) compared with rosiglitazone and liraglutide 1.2 mg compared with placebo (P = 0.048), occurring in the setting of lower mean HbA1c values.", "Incidence was higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.0024) and 1.8 mg (P = 0.0065) compared with rosiglitazone and liraglutide 1.2 mg compared with placebo (P = 0.048), occurring in the setting of lower mean HbA1c values.", "Incidence was higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.0024) and 1.8 mg (P = 0.0065) compared with rosiglitazone and liraglutide 1.2 mg compared with placebo (P = 0.048),", "Incidence was higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.0024) and 1.8 mg (P = 0.0065) compared with rosiglitazone and liraglutide 1.2 mg compared with placebo (P = 0.048), occurring in the setting of lower mean HbA1c values." ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 25524, 25964, 25964, 25964 ], "Evidence End": [ 26184, 26184, 26131, 26184 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 154, 154, 154, 154 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "No significant differences in calcitonin were found between the three groups treated with liraglutide when compared with either placebo or rosiglitazone at the end of the trial at week 26.", "No significant differences in calcitonin were found between the three groups treated with liraglutide when compared with either placebo or rosiglitazone at the end of the trial at week 26.", "No significant differences in calcitonin were found between the three groups treated with liraglutide when compared with either placebo or rosiglitazone at the end of the trial at week 26.", "No significant differences in calcitonin were found between the three groups treated with liraglutide when compared with either placebo or rosiglitazone at the end of the trial at week 26." ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 26515, 26515, 26515, 26515 ], "Evidence End": [ 26703, 26703, 26703, 26703 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 125, 125, 125, 125 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Treatment differences for PPG were greater with all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (1.5–2.4 mmol/l; P < 0.0001) and greater with liraglutide 1.2 mg (0.64 mmol/l; P = 0.043) and 1.8 mg (0.87 mmol/l;P = 0.0022) compared with rosiglitazone.", "Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l) or rosiglitazone (−1.8 mmol/l, P < 0.05, baseline 13.0 mmol/l). ", "Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l) or rosiglitazone (−1.8 mmol/l, P < 0.05, baseline 13.0 mmol/l). ", "Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l) or rosiglitazone (−1.8 mmol/l, P < 0.05, baseline 13.0 mmol/l). " ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 19128, 1469, 1469, 1469 ], "Evidence End": [ 19377, 1756, 1756, 1756 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 3 ], "PromptID": [ 121, 121 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%). The liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg treatment groups also had more subjects achieving the same FPG target at end of treatment compared with rosiglitazone (26%) (P = 0.007 and P = 0.01, respectively).", "The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%). " ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 18230, 18230 ], "Evidence End": [ 18670, 18476 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 124, 124, 124, 124 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Treatment differences for PPG were greater with all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (1.5–2.4 mmol/l; P < 0.0001)", "reatment differences for PPG were greater with all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (1.5–2.4 mmol/l; P < 0.0001) and greater with liraglutide 1.2 mg (0.64 mmol/l; P = 0.043) and 1.8 mg (0.87 mmol/l;P = 0.0022) compared with rosiglitazone.", "Treatment differences for PPG were greater with all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (1.5–2.4 mmol/l; P < 0.0001) ", "Treatment differences for PPG were greater with all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (1.5–2.4 mmol/l; P < 0.0001) and greater with liraglutide 1.2 mg (0.64 mmol/l; P = 0.043) and 1.8 mg (0.87 mmol/l;P = 0.0022) compared with rosiglitazone." ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 19128, 19129, 19128, 19128 ], "Evidence End": [ 19251, 19377, 19252, 19377 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 107, 107, 107, 107 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Liraglutide (1.2 or 1.8 mg) produced greater reductions in HbA1c from baseline, (−1.1%, baseline 8.5%) compared with placebo (+0.2%, P < 0.0001, baseline 8.4%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%, P < 0.0001, baseline 8.4%) when added to glimepiride.", "After 26 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 1.1% from baseline (primary endpoint) with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg, respectively, compared with either placebo (+0.2%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%) (Fig. 3d). ", "Liraglutide (1.2 or 1.8 mg) produced greater reductions in HbA1c from baseline, (−1.1%, baseline 8.5%) compared with placebo (+0.2%, P < 0.0001, baseline 8.4%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%, P < 0.0001, baseline 8.4%) when added to glimepiride. ", "After 26 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 1.1% from baseline (primary endpoint) with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg, respectively, compared with either placebo (+0.2%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%) (Fig. 3d). Estimated treatment differences and 95% CIs to placebo were: liraglutide 1.8 mg: −1.4% (1.6, −1.1); liraglutide 1.2 mg: −1.3% (1.5, −1.1); liraglutide 0.6 mg: −0.8% (−1.1, −0.6); rosiglitazone: −0.7% (−0.9, −0.4). All liraglutide doses were superior to placebo (P < 0.0001), while the two higher liraglutide doses were superior to rosiglitazone (P < 0.0001). Liraglutide 0.6 mg was non-inferior to rosiglitazone. Rosiglitazone also was superior to placebo (P < 0.0001). " ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 843, 13756, 843, 13756 ], "Evidence End": [ 1081, 13955, 1082, 14426 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 105, 105, 105, 105 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Liraglutide (1.2 or 1.8 mg) produced greater reductions in HbA1c from baseline, (−1.1%, baseline 8.5%) compared with placebo (+0.2%, P < 0.0001, baseline 8.4%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%, P < 0.0001, baseline 8.4%) when added to glimepiride.", "After 26 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 1.1% from baseline (primary endpoint) with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg, respectively, compared with either placebo (+0.2%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%) (Fig. 3d). ", "All liraglutide doses were superior to placebo (P < 0.0001),", "All liraglutide doses were superior to placebo (P < 0.0001), while the two higher liraglutide doses were superior to rosiglitazone (P < 0.0001)." ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 843, 13756, 14169, 14169 ], "Evidence End": [ 1081, 13955, 14229, 14313 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 133, 133, 133, 133 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02)", "Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02). ", "Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02)", "Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02). " ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 20566, 20566, 20566, 20566 ], "Evidence End": [ 20726, 20728, 20726, 20728 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 103, 103, 103, 103 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l)", "Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l) or rosiglitazone (−1.8 mmol/l, P < 0.05, baseline 13.0 mmol/l). ", "Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l) ", "Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l) or rosiglitazone (−1.8 mmol/l, P < 0.05, baseline 13.0 mmol/l). " ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 1469, 1469, 1469, 1469 ], "Evidence End": [ 1691, 1756, 1692, 1756 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 126, 126, 126, 126 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "The percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05) but not rosiglitazone", "The percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05) but not rosiglitazone.", "The percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05)", "The percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05) but not rosiglitazone." ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 19433, 19433, 19433, 19433 ], "Evidence End": [ 19623, 19624, 19601, 19624 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 118, 118, 118, 118 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%).", "The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%). ", "The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%)", "The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%). " ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 18230, 18230, 18230, 18230 ], "Evidence End": [ 18475, 18476, 18474, 18476 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 132, 132, 132 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02)", "Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02). ", "Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02). " ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 20566, 20566, 20566 ], "Evidence End": [ 20726, 20728, 20728 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 1, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 122, 122, 122, 122 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%). The liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg treatment groups also had more subjects achieving the same FPG target at end of treatment compared with rosiglitazone (26%) (P = 0.007 and P = 0.01, respectively).", "The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%). ", "The liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg treatment groups also had more subjects achieving the same FPG target at end of treatment compared with rosiglitazone (26%) (P = 0.007 and P = 0.01, respectively).", "The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%). The liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg treatment groups also had more subjects achieving the same FPG target at end of treatment compared with rosiglitazone (26%) (P = 0.007 and P = 0.01, respectively)." ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 18230, 18230, 18476, 18230 ], "Evidence End": [ 18670, 18476, 18670, 18670 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 141, 141, 141, 141 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg)", "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg). ", "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo ", "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg). " ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 22039, 22039, 22039, 22039 ], "Evidence End": [ 22230, 22232, 22199, 22232 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 151, 151, 151, 151 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "The proportion of subjects experiencing minor hypoglycaemia during the trial was lowest with placebo (i.e. glimepiride monotherapy 2.6%; 0.17 events/subject-year), comparable with liraglutide 0.6 mg (5.2%, 0.17 events/subject-year) and rosiglitazone (4.3%, 0.12 events/subject-year) groups and similar between the liraglutide 1.2 mg (9.2%, 0.51 events/subject-year) and liraglutide 1.8 mg (8.1%, 0.47 events/subject-year) treatment groups. Incidence was higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.0024) and 1.8 mg (P = 0.0065) compared with rosiglitazone and liraglutide 1.2 mg compared with placebo (P = 0.048), occurring in the setting of lower mean HbA1c values.", "Incidence was higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.0024) and 1.8 mg (P = 0.0065) compared with rosiglitazone and liraglutide 1.2 mg compared with placebo (P = 0.048), occurring in the setting of lower mean HbA1c values.", "Incidence was higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.0024) and 1.8 mg (P = 0.0065) compared with rosiglitazone", "Incidence was higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.0024) and 1.8 mg (P = 0.0065) compared with rosiglitazone and liraglutide 1.2 mg compared with placebo (P = 0.048), occurring in the setting of lower mean HbA1c values." ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 25524, 25964, 25964, 25964 ], "Evidence End": [ 26184, 26184, 26073, 26184 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 112, 112, 112, 112 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003)", "At week 26, 42% and 21% of subjects treated with liraglutide 1.8 mg reached an HbA1c < 7.0% and ≤ 6.5%, respectively, compared with 8% and 4% for placebo (Fig. 4). The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018). ", "The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018). ", "The percentage of subjects reaching ADA [2] and International Diabetes Federation (IDF)/American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) [11,12] treatment HbA1c goals with liraglutide was dose dependent (Fig. 4). At week 26, 42% and 21% of subjects treated with liraglutide 1.8 mg reached an HbA1c < 7.0% and ≤ 6.5%, respectively, compared with 8% and 4% for placebo (Fig. 4). The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018). " ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 16120, 15956, 16120, 15735 ], "Evidence End": [ 16353, 16449, 16449, 16449 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 153, 153, 153, 153 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "No significant differences in calcitonin were found between the three groups treated with liraglutide when compared with either placebo or rosiglitazone at the end of the trial at week 26.", "No significant differences in calcitonin were found between the three groups treated with liraglutide when compared with either placebo or rosiglitazone at the end of the trial at week 26.", "No significant differences in calcitonin were found between the three groups treated with liraglutide when compared with either placebo or rosiglitazone at the end of the trial at week 26.", "No significant differences in calcitonin were found between the three groups treated with liraglutide when compared with either placebo or rosiglitazone at the end of the trial at week 26." ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 26515, 26515, 26515, 26515 ], "Evidence End": [ 26703, 26703, 26703, 26703 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 102, 102, 102, 102 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Fasting plasma glucose decreased by week 2, with a 1.6 mmol/l decrease from baseline at week 26 with liraglutide 1.2 mg (baseline 9.8 mmol/l) or 1.8 mg (baseline 9.7 mmol/l) compared with a 0.9 mmol/l increase (placebo, P < 0.0001, baseline 9.5 mmol/l) or 1.0 mmol/l decrease (rosiglitazone, P < 0.006, baseline 9.9 mmol/l).", "Fasting plasma glucose decreased by week 2, with a 1.6 mmol/l decrease from baseline at week 26 with liraglutide 1.2 mg (baseline 9.8 mmol/l) or 1.8 mg (baseline 9.7 mmol/l) compared with a 0.9 mmol/l increase (placebo, P < 0.0001, baseline 9.5 mmol/l) or 1.0 mmol/l decrease (rosiglitazone, P < 0.006, baseline 9.9 mmol/l).", "An 0.7-mmol/l greater reduction in FPG was achieved with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg compared with rosiglitazone (P ≤ 0.006) after 26 weeks. ", "Fasting plasma glucose decreased by week 2, with a 1.6 mmol/l decrease from baseline at week 26 with liraglutide 1.2 mg (baseline 9.8 mmol/l) or 1.8 mg (baseline 9.7 mmol/l) compared with a 0.9 mmol/l increase (placebo, P < 0.0001, baseline 9.5 mmol/l) or 1.0 mmol/l decrease (rosiglitazone, P < 0.006, baseline 9.9 mmol/l)." ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 1144, 1144, 17914, 1144 ], "Evidence End": [ 1468, 1468, 18061, 1468 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 129, 129, 129, 129 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "The percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05) but not rosiglitazone.", "The percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05) but not rosiglitazone.", "The percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05) but not rosiglitazone.", "The percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05) but not rosiglitazone." ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 19433, 19433, 19433, 19433 ], "Evidence End": [ 19624, 19624, 19624, 19624 ] }, { "UserID": [ 1, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 104, 104 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l) or rosiglitazone (−1.8 mmol/l, P < 0.05, baseline 13.0 mmol/l). ", "Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l) or rosiglitazone (−1.8 mmol/l, P < 0.05, baseline 13.0 mmol/l). " ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 1469, 1469 ], "Evidence End": [ 1756, 1756 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 116, 116, 116, 116 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "At week 26, all doses of liraglutide decreased FPG more than did placebo (Fig. 5; P < 0.0001)", "By week 2, subjects treated with liraglutide had rapid and larger decreases in FPG vs. comparator treatment. At week 26, all doses of liraglutide decreased FPG more than did placebo (Fig. 5; P < 0.0001), while only liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg produced greater reductions than rosiglitazone. FPG treatment differences to placebo were 1.7 mmol/l for liraglutide 0.6 mg and 2.6 mmol/l for both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg.", "At week 26, all doses of liraglutide decreased FPG more than did placebo (Fig. 5; P < 0.0001),", "At week 26, all doses of liraglutide decreased FPG more than did placebo (Fig. 5; P < 0.0001), while only liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg produced greater reductions than rosiglitazone." ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 17606, 17497, 17606, 17606 ], "Evidence End": [ 17699, 17913, 17700, 17785 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 136, 136, 136, 136 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05)", "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051).", "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05),", "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051)." ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 20728, 20728, 20728, 20728 ], "Evidence End": [ 20816, 20942, 20817, 20942 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 123, 123, 123, 123 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l)", "Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l) or rosiglitazone (−1.8 mmol/l, P < 0.05, baseline 13.0 mmol/l). ", "Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l) ", "Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l) or rosiglitazone (−1.8 mmol/l, P < 0.05, baseline 13.0 mmol/l). " ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 1469, 1469, 1469, 1469 ], "Evidence End": [ 1691, 1756, 1692, 1756 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 135, 135, 135, 135 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05)", "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051).", "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05),", "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051)" ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 20728, 20728, 20728, 20728 ], "Evidence End": [ 20816, 20942, 20817, 20941 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 139, 139, 139, 139 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "There were no significant differences between treatments for HOMA-IR.", "There were no significant differences between treatments for HOMA-IR.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTable 2", "There were no significant differences between treatments for HOMA-IR.", "There were no significant differences between treatments for HOMA-IR." ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 20943, 17710, 20943, 20943 ], "Evidence End": [ 21012, 17806, 21012, 21012 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 101, 101, 101, 101 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Fasting plasma glucose decreased by week 2, with a 1.6 mmol/l decrease from baseline at week 26 with liraglutide 1.2 mg (baseline 9.8 mmol/l) or 1.8 mg (baseline 9.7 mmol/l) compared with a 0.9 mmol/l increase (placebo, P < 0.0001, baseline 9.5 mmol/l)", "Fasting plasma glucose decreased by week 2, with a 1.6 mmol/l decrease from baseline at week 26 with liraglutide 1.2 mg (baseline 9.8 mmol/l) or 1.8 mg (baseline 9.7 mmol/l) compared with a 0.9 mmol/l increase (placebo, P < 0.0001, baseline 9.5 mmol/l) or 1.0 mmol/l decrease (rosiglitazone, P < 0.006, baseline 9.9 mmol/l).", "At week 26, all doses of liraglutide decreased FPG more than did placebo (Fig. 5; P < 0.0001)", "Fasting plasma glucose decreased by week 2, with a 1.6 mmol/l decrease from baseline at week 26 with liraglutide 1.2 mg (baseline 9.8 mmol/l) or 1.8 mg (baseline 9.7 mmol/l) compared with a 0.9 mmol/l increase (placebo, P < 0.0001, baseline 9.5 mmol/l) or 1.0 mmol/l decrease (rosiglitazone, P < 0.006, baseline 9.9 mmol/l)." ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 1144, 1144, 17606, 1144 ], "Evidence End": [ 1396, 1468, 17699, 1468 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 99, 99, 99, 99 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Liraglutide (1.2 or 1.8 mg) produced greater reductions in HbA1c from baseline, (−1.1%, baseline 8.5%) compared with placebo (+0.2%, P < 0.0001, baseline 8.4%)", "After 26 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 1.1% from baseline (primary endpoint) with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg, respectively, compared with either placebo (+0.2%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%) (Fig. 3d). ", "Liraglutide (1.2 or 1.8 mg) produced greater reductions in HbA1c from baseline, (−1.1%, baseline 8.5%) compared with placebo (+0.2%, P < 0.0001, baseline 8.4%) ", "After 26 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 1.1% from baseline (primary endpoint) with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg, respectively, compared with either placebo (+0.2%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%) (Fig. 3d). Estimated treatment differences and 95% CIs to placebo were: liraglutide 1.8 mg: −1.4% (1.6, −1.1); liraglutide 1.2 mg: −1.3% (1.5, −1.1); liraglutide 0.6 mg: −0.8% (−1.1, −0.6); rosiglitazone: −0.7% (−0.9, −0.4). All liraglutide doses were superior to placebo (P < 0.0001), while the two higher liraglutide doses were superior to rosiglitazone (P < 0.0001)" ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 843, 13756, 843, 13756 ], "Evidence End": [ 1002, 13955, 1003, 14312 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 144, 144, 144, 144 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg).", "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg). ", "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg). ", "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg). " ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 22039, 22039, 22039, 22039 ], "Evidence End": [ 22231, 22232, 22232, 22232 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 145, 145, 145, 145 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "Reductions in diastolic blood pressure also occurred with all treatments (0.7–1.4 mmHg), with no significant differences between treatments.", "Reductions in diastolic blood pressure also occurred with all treatments (0.7–1.4 mmHg), with no significant differences between treatments. ", "Reductions in diastolic blood pressure also occurred with all treatments (0.7–1.4 mmHg), with no significant differences between treatments. ", "Reductions in diastolic blood pressure also occurred with all treatments (0.7–1.4 mmHg), with no significant differences between treatments. " ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 22232, 22232, 22232, 22232 ], "Evidence End": [ 22372, 22373, 22373, 22373 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 147, 147, 147 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "Changes in pulse for all doses of liraglutide were significant vs. placebo (P ≤ 0.002). This also was true with either liraglutide 1.8 or 1.2 mg compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.01).", "Changes in pulse for all doses of liraglutide were significant vs. placebo (P ≤ 0.002). ", "Changes in pulse for all doses of liraglutide were significant vs. placebo (P ≤ 0.002). " ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 22554, 22554, 22554 ], "Evidence End": [ 22738, 22642, 22642 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 117, 117, 117, 117 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Fasting plasma glucose decreased by week 2, with a 1.6 mmol/l decrease from baseline at week 26 with liraglutide 1.2 mg (baseline 9.8 mmol/l) or 1.8 mg (baseline 9.7 mmol/l) compared with a 0.9 mmol/l increase (placebo, P < 0.0001, baseline 9.5 mmol/l) or 1.0 mmol/l decrease (rosiglitazone, P < 0.006, baseline 9.9 mmol/l).", "Fasting plasma glucose decreased by week 2, with a 1.6 mmol/l decrease from baseline at week 26 with liraglutide 1.2 mg (baseline 9.8 mmol/l) or 1.8 mg (baseline 9.7 mmol/l) compared with a 0.9 mmol/l increase (placebo, P < 0.0001, baseline 9.5 mmol/l) or 1.0 mmol/l decrease (rosiglitazone, P < 0.006, baseline 9.9 mmol/l).", "Fasting plasma glucose decreased by week 2, with a 1.6 mmol/l decrease from baseline at week 26 with liraglutide 1.2 mg (baseline 9.8 mmol/l) or 1.8 mg (baseline 9.7 mmol/l) compared with a 0.9 mmol/l increase (placebo, P < 0.0001, baseline 9.5 mmol/l) or 1.0 mmol/l decrease (rosiglitazone, P < 0.006, baseline 9.9 mmol/l).", "By week 2, subjects treated with liraglutide had rapid and larger decreases in FPG vs. comparator treatment. At week 26, all doses of liraglutide decreased FPG more than did placebo (Fig. 5; P < 0.0001), while only liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg produced greater reductions than rosiglitazone. FPG treatment differences to placebo were 1.7 mmol/l for liraglutide 0.6 mg and 2.6 mmol/l for both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg. An 0.7-mmol/l greater reduction in FPG was achieved with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg compared with rosiglitazone (P ≤ 0.006) after 26 weeks. " ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 1144, 1144, 1144, 17497 ], "Evidence End": [ 1468, 1468, 1468, 18061 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 143, 143, 143, 143 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg).", "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg). ", "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg). ", "Although decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg). " ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 22039, 22039, 22039, 22039 ], "Evidence End": [ 22231, 22232, 22232, 22232 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 111, 111, 111, 111 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001)", " The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018). FIGURE 4", "At week 26, 42% and 21% of subjects treated with liraglutide 1.8 mg reached an HbA1c < 7.0% and ≤ 6.5%, respectively, compared with 8% and 4% for placebo ", "The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018). " ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 16120, 16119, 15956, 16120 ], "Evidence End": [ 16315, 16457, 16110, 16449 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 137, 137, 137, 137 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051)", "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051).", "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01)", "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051)." ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 20728, 20728, 20728, 20728 ], "Evidence End": [ 20941, 20942, 20902, 20942 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1 ], "PromptID": [ 114, 114 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018).", "At week 26, 42% and 21% of subjects treated with liraglutide 1.8 mg reached an HbA1c < 7.0% and ≤ 6.5%, respectively, compared with 8% and 4% for placebo (Fig. 4). The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018). " ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 16120, 15956 ], "Evidence End": [ 16447, 16449 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 108, 108, 108, 108 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "Liraglutide 0.6 mg was non-inferior to rosiglitazone", "All liraglutide doses were superior to placebo (P < 0.0001), while the two higher liraglutide doses were superior to rosiglitazone (P < 0.0001). Liraglutide 0.6 mg was non-inferior to rosiglitazone.", "Liraglutide 0.6 mg was non-inferior to rosiglitazone", ". All liraglutide doses were superior to placebo (P < 0.0001), while the two higher liraglutide doses were superior to rosiglitazone (P < 0.0001). Liraglutide 0.6 mg was non-inferior to rosiglitazone." ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 14314, 14169, 14314, 14167 ], "Evidence End": [ 14366, 14367, 14366, 14367 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0 ], "PromptID": [ 128 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "The percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05) but not rosiglitazone" ], "Label Code": [ 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true ], "Evidence Start": [ 19433 ], "Evidence End": [ 19623 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 134, 134, 134 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02)", "Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02). ", "Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02). HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), " ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 20566, 20566, 20566 ], "Evidence End": [ 20726, 20728, 20818 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 115, 115, 115, 115 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Fasting plasma glucose decreased by week 2, with a 1.6 mmol/l decrease from baseline at week 26 with liraglutide 1.2 mg (baseline 9.8 mmol/l) or 1.8 mg (baseline 9.7 mmol/l) compared with a 0.9 mmol/l increase (placebo, P < 0.0001, baseline 9.5 mmol/l)", "Fasting plasma glucose decreased by week 2, with a 1.6 mmol/l decrease from baseline at week 26 with liraglutide 1.2 mg (baseline 9.8 mmol/l) or 1.8 mg (baseline 9.7 mmol/l) compared with a 0.9 mmol/l increase (placebo, P < 0.0001, baseline 9.5 mmol/l) or 1.0 mmol/l decrease (rosiglitazone, P < 0.006, baseline 9.9 mmol/l).", "At week 26, all doses of liraglutide decreased FPG more than did placebo (Fig. 5; P < 0.0001)", "Fasting plasma glucose decreased by week 2, with a 1.6 mmol/l decrease from baseline at week 26 with liraglutide 1.2 mg (baseline 9.8 mmol/l) or 1.8 mg (baseline 9.7 mmol/l) compared with a 0.9 mmol/l increase (placebo, P < 0.0001, baseline 9.5 mmol/l) or 1.0 mmol/l decrease (rosiglitazone, P < 0.006, baseline 9.9 mmol/l)." ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 1144, 1144, 17606, 1144 ], "Evidence End": [ 1396, 1468, 17699, 1468 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 127, 127, 127 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "The percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05) but not rosiglitazone", "he percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05) but not rosiglitazone.", "The percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05) but not rosiglitazone." ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 19433, 19434, 19433 ], "Evidence End": [ 19623, 19624, 19624 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 131, 131, 131, 131 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02)", "Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02). ", "Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02). ", "Reductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02)" ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 20566, 20566, 20566, 20566 ], "Evidence End": [ 20726, 20728, 20728, 20726 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 109, 109, 109, 109, 109 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "Rosiglitazone also was superior to placebo (P < 0.0001)", "Rosiglitazone also was superior to placebo (P < 0.0001).", " The greatest decreases occurred with liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg (Fig. 3a–c). After 26 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 1.1% from baseline (primary endpoint) with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg, respectively, compared with either placebo (+0.2%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%) (Fig. 3d). Estimated treatment differences and 95% CIs to placebo were: liraglutide 1.8 mg: −1.4% (1.6, −1.1); liraglutide 1.2 mg: −1.3% (1.5, −1.1); liraglutide 0.6 mg: −0.8% (−1.1, −0.6); rosiglitazone: −0.7% (−0.9, −0.4). All liraglutide doses were superior to placebo (P < 0.0001), while the two higher liraglutide doses were superior to rosiglitazone (P < 0.0001). Liraglutide 0.6 mg was non-inferior to rosiglitazone. ", "Rosiglitazone also was superior to placebo (P < 0.0001).", "Rosiglitazone also was superior to placebo (P < 0.0001)." ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 14368, 14368, 13678, 14368, 14368 ], "Evidence End": [ 14423, 14424, 14368, 14424, 14424 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 146, 146, 146, 146 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "Reductions in diastolic blood pressure also occurred with all treatments (0.7–1.4 mmHg), with no significant differences between treatments.", "Reductions in diastolic blood pressure also occurred with all treatments (0.7–1.4 mmHg), with no significant differences between treatments. ", "Reductions in diastolic blood pressure also occurred with all treatments (0.7–1.4 mmHg), with no significant differences between treatments. ", "Reductions in diastolic blood pressure also occurred with all treatments (0.7–1.4 mmHg), with no significant differences between treatments. " ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 22232, 22232, 22232, 22232 ], "Evidence End": [ 22372, 22373, 22373, 22373 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 110, 110, 110, 110 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001)", "The percentage of subjects reaching ADA [2] and International Diabetes Federation (IDF)/American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) [11,12] treatment HbA1c goals with liraglutide was dose dependent (Fig. 4). At week 26, 42% and 21% of subjects treated with liraglutide 1.8 mg reached an HbA1c < 7.0% and ≤ 6.5%, respectively, compared with 8% and 4% for placebo (Fig. 4). The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018). ", "The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018). ", "The percentage of subjects reaching ADA [2] and International Diabetes Federation (IDF)/American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) [11,12] treatment HbA1c goals with liraglutide was dose dependent (Fig. 4). At week 26, 42% and 21% of subjects treated with liraglutide 1.8 mg reached an HbA1c < 7.0% and ≤ 6.5%, respectively, compared with 8% and 4% for placebo (Fig. 4). The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018). " ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 16120, 15735, 16120, 15735 ], "Evidence End": [ 16315, 16449, 16449, 16449 ] }, { "UserID": [ 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 100, 100, 100 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased", "significantly decreased" ], "Annotations": [ "After 26 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 1.1% from baseline (primary endpoint) with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg, respectively, compared with either placebo (+0.2%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%) (Fig. 3d). ", "After 26 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 1.1% from baseline (primary endpoint) with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg, respectively, compared with either placebo (+0.2%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%) ", "HbA1c decreased rapidly with all doses of liraglutide when added to glimepiride compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (i.e. glimepiride monotherapy), irrespective of previous therapy. The greatest decreases occurred with liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg (Fig. 3a–c). After 26 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 1.1% from baseline (primary endpoint) with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg, respectively, compared with either placebo (+0.2%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%) (Fig. 3d). Estimated treatment differences and 95% CIs to placebo were: liraglutide 1.8 mg: −1.4% (1.6, −1.1); liraglutide 1.2 mg: −1.3% (1.5, −1.1); liraglutide 0.6 mg: −0.8% (−1.1, −0.6); rosiglitazone: −0.7% (−0.9, −0.4). All liraglutide doses were superior to placebo (P < 0.0001), while the two higher liraglutide doses were superior to rosiglitazone (P < 0.0001). " ], "Label Code": [ -1, -1, -1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 13756, 13756, 13487 ], "Evidence End": [ 13955, 13944, 14314 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 138, 138, 138, 138 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051)", "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051).", "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051)", "HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051)." ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 20728, 20728, 20728, 20728 ], "Evidence End": [ 20941, 20942, 20941, 20942 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 119, 119, 119, 119 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%).", "The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%). ", "The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001)", "The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%). " ], "Label Code": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 18230, 18230, 18230, 18230 ], "Evidence End": [ 18475, 18476, 18419, 18476 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 130, 130, 130 ], "PMCID": [ 2871176, 2871176, 2871176 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true ], "Label": [ "significantly increased", "significantly increased", "significantly increased" ], "Annotations": [ "Unlike rosiglitazone, weight did not increase substantially with liraglutide and the differences between rosiglitazone and liraglutide were statistically significant (−2.3 to −1.4 kg; P < 0.0001)", "Changes in body weight with liraglutide 1.8 mg (−0.2 kg, baseline 83.0 kg), 1.2 mg (+0.3 kg, baseline 80.0 kg) or placebo (−0.1 kg, baseline 81.9 kg) were less than with rosiglitazone (+2.1 kg, P < 0.0001, baseline 80.6 kg)", "Unlike rosiglitazone, weight did not increase substantially with liraglutide and the differences between rosiglitazone and liraglutide were statistically significant (−2.3 to −1.4 kg; P < 0.0001), although there were no significant differences compared with placebo. 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TITLE: Anti-TNF-α treatment for deep endometriosis-associated pain: a randomized placebo-controlled trial ABSTRACT.BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is associated with an inflammatory response. Hence infliximab, an anti-TNF-α monoclonal antibody, might relieve pain. ABSTRACT.METHODS: A randomized placebo-controlled trial was designed with 21 women with severe pain and a rectovaginal nodule of at least 1 cm. After 1 month of observation, three infusions of infliximab (5 mg/kg) or placebo were given. Surgery was performed 3 months later and follow-up continued for 6 months. The primary end-point was pain (dysmenorrhea, deep dyspareunia and non-menstrual pain) rated at each visit by the clinician and on a daily basis by the patient who in addition scored pain by visual analog pain scale and analgesia intake. Secondary end-points included the volume of the endometriotic nodule, pelvic tenderness and the visual appearance of endometriotic lesions at laparoscopy. ABSTRACT.RESULTS: Pain severity decreased during the treatment by 30% in both the placebo (P < 0.001) and infliximab groups (P < 0.001). However, no effect of infliximab was observed for any of the outcome measures. After surgery, pain scores decreased in both groups to less than 20% of the initial value. ABSTRACT.CONCLUSIONS: Infliximab appears not to affect pain associated with deep endometriosis. Treatment is associated with an important placebo effect. After surgery, pain decreases to less than 20%. Trials registration number ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00604864. BODY.INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is associated with pelvic pain, especially if deep and/or ovarian cystic lesions are present (Koninckx et al., 1991b, 1994). Whether subtle lesions cause pain is not yet substantiated. The association of pain and typical endometriosis was derived from observational studies in which women with pelvic pain have a higher incidence of endometriosis (range: 40–80%) than women with infertility without pain (20–50%) or control groups (5–20%) (Koninckx et al., 1991b). Surgical ablation of typical endometriosis has been reported to decrease pain in several observational studies and in a randomized controlled trial (Sutton et al., 1994, 1997; Jacobson et al., 2001). The strong association between cystic ovarian and deep endometriosis with severe pelvic pain was invariably noted in observational studies, and logistic regression showed deep and cystic endometriosis to be the strongest predictors of pelvic pain (Koninckx and Martin, 1994; Vercellini et al., 1996). Following the surgical excision, pain invariably decreased by some 80% (Donnez et al., 1995; Koninckx and Martin, 1997; Brouwer and Woods, 2007; Darai et al., 2007; Kristensen and Kjer, 2007). The pathophysiology of the association between endometriosis and pain is poorly understood. Several hypotheses have been put forward. First, as endometriosis is a hormonally responsive tissue similar to endometrium, it is reasonable to assume that mini-menstrual bleedings (Brosens, 1997) cause pain because of pelvic irritation by blood, by an inflammatory reaction or by the tension in the micro cysts of the lesions. This hypothesis is supported by a series of observations. During menstruation pain typically worsens and deep lesions feel tender (Koninckx et al., 1996a). At laparoscopy, endometriotic lesions were observed to bleed during menstruation (personal observation). Natural menopause and all medical treatments, which inactivate the endometrium (Vercellini et al., 1997, 2007a), prevent menstruation or decrease menstrual blood loss, including GnRH agonists (Shaw, 1991) and oral contraceptives decrease pain. Inflammatory reaction and neo angiogenesis (Oosterlynck et al., 1993) around endometriotic lesions have been observed during laparoscopy and by pathology. Secondly, in deep lesions, the observed endometriotic invasion of nerve fibers and the association with mast cells (Anaf et al., 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) might explain the severe pain. Finally, especially deep endometriosis can cause sclerotic compression of ureters and of nerve fibers, as demonstrated by the excision of endometriosis surrounding the sciatic nerve (Batt et al., 2004; Possover and Chiantera, 2007) or the pudendal nerve in cases of menstrual sciatalgia or Alcock syndrome (Robert et al., 1998; Possover and Chiantera, 2007). TNF-α, a pro-inflammatory cytokine, has been implicated in the pathophysiology of endometriosis (Agic et al., 2006). TNF-α levels are increased in peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis (Bedaiwy et al., 2002), and the levels correlate with severity of disease (Richter et al., 2005). Peritoneal fluid TNF-α is produced locally by activated peritoneal macrophages (Koninckx et al., 1999). TNF-α induces IL-8 secretion by peritoneal mesothelial cells (Arici, 2002). The peritoneal fluid concentrations of TNF-α and IL-8 correlate with the size and the number of active peritoneal lesions (Bullimore, 2003). Serum TNF-α levels are increased, and monocytes from patients with endometriosis release more TNF-α in vitro compared with monocytes from controls (Braun et al., 1996). Peritoneal fluid levels of MCP-1 are increased in patients with endometriosis. TNF-α, IL-8 and MCP-1 drive an inflammatory Th-1 type response in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis (Akoum et al., 1995). The anti-inflammatory effect of blocking TNF-α by monoclonal antibodies (e.g. infliximab) or by soluble TNF-α receptors (e.g. etanercept) has been demonstrated in vivo in animal models and also in the human. The clinical effectiveness of blocking TNF-α has been demonstrated in inflammation driven conditions including Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis but not in severe endometriosis (Shakiba and Falcone, 2006). In baboons with laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis, TNF-α blockade with p55 soluble TNF-α receptors results in inhibition of the development and growth of endometriotic implants (D'Hooghe et al., 2006). The size of peritoneal red lesions was decreased in comparison with a control group (Barrier et al., 2004), but there was no increase in pregnancy rates (Falconer et al., 2007). In rats with ectopically transplanted endometrial tissue, the administration of recombinant human TNF-α binding protein-1 (r-hTBP-1) resulted in defective development of implants compared with controls (D'Antonio et al., 2000). TNF-α mediated inflammation may be a causal factor in the pain associated with endometriosis and blocking TNF-α appears to inhibit the development of the disease in animal models. We evaluated the effect of infliximab on pain in women with rectovaginal endometriosis at a dose proven to be effective in inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis. BODY.MATERIALS AND METHODS.PATIENTS: All patients (aged 18–50 years) were recruited from a single, tertiary referral hospital at Leuven University, Belgium. All women suffered from pelvic pain and were scheduled for surgical excision of a rectovaginal endometriotic nodule of at least 1 cm in diameter with or without cystic ovarian endometriosis. None of the women had previously been operated for deep endometriosis. All women had a regular cycle (25–40 days) and moderate to severe pelvic pain as defined by their score on the Biberoglu–Behrman scale. If previously treated with hormonal medication, including progestagens, GnRH analogs, Danazol or oral contraceptives, at least 3 months had elapsed and they had at least two menstrual cycles since stopping treatment. The study was reviewed and approved by the institutional review board of KULeuven. Written informed consent was obtained from each subject. If not sterilized the patient had to agree to use a double-barrier method of contraception for the duration of the study, and up to 6 months after receiving the last infusion with infliximab. In view of infliximab's known side-effect profile, the following were exclusion criteria: (i) old or currently active TB; (ii) evidence of serious infections in the previous 3 months; (iii) documented HIV infection, active hepatitis-B or C, or an opportunistic infection (e.g. herpes zoster, cytomegalovirus, pneumocystis carinii, aspergillosis, histoplasmosis or mycobacteria other than TB) in the previous 6 months; (iv) previous transplant surgery, a lymphoproliferative disorder or other malignancy; (v) positive cervical cytology in the previous 6 months; (vi) previous treatment with infliximab or, any drug known to affect TNF-α levels, e.g. pentoxifylline, thalidomide and etanercept, or any human/murine recombinant products; (vii) known allergy to murine products; (viii) recent use of other investigational drugs within 1 month of recruitment or within five half-lives of the investigational agent, whichever was longer and (ix) any hematological or biochemical abnormalities on routine screening. Subjects were also excluded if there was pelvic pathology on transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) scan other than small uterine fibroids (<4 cm in diameter) or an ovarian endometrioma or endometriotic nodule. BODY.MATERIALS AND METHODS.STUDY DESIGN: This study was a single center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study in 21 women with deep endometriosis-associated pain in whom excisional surgery was planned as therapy. Randomization was performed in a 2–1 ratio for active and placebo treatments, respectively, 14 women thus receiving active treatment and seven receiving placebo. In one patient of the infliximab group, with a deep nodule diagnosed by TVU only, no deep endometriotic nodule was found during surgery. Both groups were similar for age, weight, height, blood pressure, heart rate, days of bleeding, age of menarche, number of pregnancies and spontaneous abortions, leucocyte and blood cell count and liver function tests. Patients receiving placebo (n = 7) and infliximab (n = 13) were 30.7 ± 5.5 and 28.4 ± 4.5 years old with a weight of 52.7 + 5.4 and 62.5 ± 7.4 kg (P = 0.002), a height of 161 + 5 and 162 + 5 cm, a cycle length of 29 + 2 and 32 + 5 days, a systolic blood pressure of 127 ± 15 and 120 ± 12 mm of mercury, a diastolic blood pressure of 78 ± 11 and 78 ± 7 mm of mercury and a heart rate of 79 ± 14 and 83 ± 12, respectively. The study period consisted of 40 weeks, i.e. at least 4 weeks pre-treatment evaluation, a 12 week treatment period followed by surgery and 24 weeks follow-up period. Visits were scheduled at least 4 weeks before the start of treatment (Visit 1, Week 4), at the start of treatment (Visit 2, Week 0), then 2 (Visit 3), 4 (Visit 4), 8 (Visit 5) and 12 (Visit 6) weeks after the start of treatment and 6 (Visit 7) and 12 (Visit 8) weeks after surgery. Infliximab or placebo was administered as a slow infusion of 250 ml at the beginning of the cycle (Week 0 or Visit 2) and repeated after 2 (Visit 3) and 6 weeks (Visit 4) reflecting the typical induction treatment scheme of 0, 2 and 6 weeks given in other inflammatory pathologies, such as Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Women were monitored for adverse effects for 1 h post-infusion. A pregnancy test was performed prior to the infusion and on Week 8. At each visit and during the follow-up period, safety was monitored through standard blood tests, vital signs and breast examination. Adverse events were reviewed by a Safety Monitoring Committee every 3 months. The primary end-point was the effect of infliximab treatment upon pelvic pain including the intake of pain killers. Secondary end-points included the volume of endometriotic nodules assessed clinically and on TVU, the macroscopical appearance of endometriotic lesions during surgery and the extend of endometriosis. The revised American Fertility (rAFS) classification system was not used to score endometriosis since the severity of deep endometriosis is poorly reflected in the rAFS score. BODY.MATERIALS AND METHODS.CLINICAL EVALUATIONS OF ENDOMETRIOSIS AND PAIN ASSESSMENT: Pain was assessed by one gynecologist (PK) at each visit using a modified Biberoglu–Behrman scale, scoring from 0 (no pain) to 3 (severe pain) dysmenorrhea, deep dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, pelvic tenderness and pelvic induration. In addition the patients independently recorded daily dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain and the intake of Ibuprofen 100 mg tablets. In addition, they recorded weekly by visual analog pain scale (VAS), the average maximum tolerated pain (i.e. before intake of a pain killer) over the last 7 days. Ibuprofen was taken as required up to a maximum of 2.4 g/day; additional pain medication was permitted with documentation. A TVU was performed during the screening period and at Visits 2, 3, 5 and 6 to measure deep endometriosis volume and endometrial thickness (Timmerman et al., 2002). Patients recorded daily the amount of vaginal blood loss. BODY.MATERIALS AND METHODS.TREATMENTS, RANDOMIZATION AND BLINDING: Infliximab an IgG monoclonal anti-TNF antibody was supplied by Centocor as a lyophilized solid containing 100 mg of infliximab IgG, 0.5 g of sucrose, 6.1 mg of dibasic sodium phosphate dihydrate, 2.2 mg of monobasic sodium phosphate monohydrate and 0.5 mg of polysorbate 80 in a 20 ml vial for reconstitution in 10 ml of sterile water for injection. The placebo was supplied as a lyophilized solid containing 0.5 g of sucrose, 6.1 mg of dibasic sodium phosphate dihydrate, 2.2 mg of monobasic sodium phosphate monohydrate and 0.5 mg of polysorbate 80 in a 20 ml vial for reconstitution in 10 ml of sterile water. The vials of infliximab/placebo were supplied by Centocor, stored at 2–8°C and reconstituted immediately before each administration. All investigators, research nurses and patients were blinded throughout the study. Randomization (prepared by Centocor Paris) was performed by consecutive sealed envelopes opened by the pharmacist prior to the preparation of medication. Randomization code was broken only after the database had been locked. BODY.MATERIALS AND METHODS.SURGERY AND OTHER PROCEDURES: Surgery for endometriosis was performed as reported (Koninckx and Barlow, 1999) 4–6 weeks after the last infliximab dose. A follow-up visit was planned 4–9 weeks after surgery (Visit 7) and a final visit to assess safety was performed between 26 and 29 weeks (Visit 8). During surgery, an endometrial biopsy was taken and subsequently processed for routine pathology. BODY.MATERIALS AND METHODS.STATISTICS: This study was an exploratory trial, and thus not powered to detect small differences. An important decrease of pain would have been detected, since with a SD of 2, a difference in BB score of 3 would have been detected with a power of 90%. To detect small differences, e.g. of one point with a power of 80% a RCT of 120 women would have been necessary. Statistical analysis was performed with the SAS system (SAS/STAT users guide, 1988). Wilcoxon Rank sum test was used to evaluate differences of means at each visit for each variable. Since in this study obviously two possible effects were present simultaneously, i.e. the effect of Infliximab treatment and the effect of placebo or surgery, a two-way analysis of variance (proc GLM, general linear methods) was performed, analysing simultaneously for each end-point the effect of treatment (control or anti-TNF-α) and the placebo or surgery effect (the difference between two treatment periods). Baseline was defined as the mean of Visits 1 and 2, the early treatment period as the mean of Visits 3 and 4 and the late treatment period as mean of Visits 5 and 6. For the effect of surgery, baseline, early and late treatment periods were compared with the post-operative period (mean of Visits 7 and 8). Since pain was exacerbated during menstruation, the menstrual period, defined as the first 4 days of the cycle was analysed separately. A menstrual cycle was defined as starting with the first day of bleeding and lasting for 28 days. The effect upon pain was evaluated from the 5 BB entries made by the physician, and the 3 BB entries, the VAS scale and the intake of ibuprofen and other painkillers recorded by the patients. Analysis of pain killer intake was done twice: a first analysis was done considering only the ibuprofen intake (the number of tablets of ibuprofen taken); in a second analysis other painkiller intake was taken into account: if other painkillers had been taken the number of tablets taken was added to the number of ibuprofen tablets taken; if other strong pain killers had been injected, e.g. a morphine product, these injections were arbitrarily scored as six tablets in order to obtain the total score. In addition, the effect of treatment upon two calculated total pain scores combining the individual BB entries and pain killer intake was calculated. A first total pain score consisted of the sum of dysmenorrhea, deep dyspareunia and pelvic pain (both as assessed by the clinician and by the patients). In order to take also the ibuprofen intake into account, a second total pain score was calculated by multiplying the total daily pain score with the number +1 (in order to avoid to multiply by zero) of ibuprofen tablets taken during that day. Both an intention to treat analysis, considering all 21 patients included, and an analysis of the 20 women with endometriosis was performed. Since results were identical only the latter will be given in the manuscript. Means and SE are given unless indicated otherwise. For the safety analysis, obviously all 14 women treated with Infliximab were included. Results are presented as mean + SE. Spearman correlation was used for correlation analysis. BODY.RESULTS: These women with endometriosis had very severe pain before treatment with a total BB score of 12.2 on a scale of 15 (Figs 1 and 2). The baseline BB scorings by the clinician were calculated as 2.7 + 0.09 for dysmenorrhea, 2.3 + 0.19 for deep dyspareunia, 2.2 + 0.12 for chronic pain, 2.2 + 0.14 for pelvic tenderness, 2.8 + 0.07 for pelvic induration, with a sum of the pain scores of 7.1 + 0.24 and a total BB score of 12.2 + 0.28. Figure 1:Dysmenorrhea, deep dyspareunia and chronic pelvic pain, as assessed by the clinician (upper graphs) and by the patient in her diary, before treatment, during the 12 week treatment period (shaded area) and after surgery.Baseline versus early treatment: NS, baseline versus late treatment: >0.003 for all. Baseline and late treatment versus post-surgery: P < 0.001 for all. Infliximab: NS for all. Figure 2:Induration, pelvic tenderness and total Biberoglu–Behrman score together with VAS scales as recorded at each visit and weekly by the patient in her diary, before treatment, during the 12 week treatment period (shaded area) and after surgery.Baseline versus early treatment, NS; baseline versus late treatment, >0.003 for all except NS for VAS dysmenorrhea. Baseline and late treatment versus post-surgery: P < 0.001 for all. Infliximab: NS for all. As shown in Figs 1, 2 and 3, during the 12 week treatment period a similar exponential decrease in pain of some 25–30% was observed in both the control and the infliximab group, compatible with a placebo effect. No statistically significant differences between placebo and infliximab treatment could be identified. The strong and significant placebo effect and the absence of an infliximab effect were consistently found for all pain estimations in this study, i.e. the five scorings by the clinician and the calculated total scores (i.e. dysmenorrhea, deep dyspareunia, chronic pain, pelvic tenderness, the sum of the 3 BB pain scores and the total BB score) and the pain recorded in the dairy by the patients (i.e. the 3 BB scores, the visual analog scales, the pain killer intake and both calculated total scores, i.e. with or without taking pain killer intake into account). The placebo effect was not significant for the early treatment period (Visits 3 and 4) but highly significant for the late treatment period (Visits 5 and 6) both by two way analysis of variance (P < 0.003 to 0.001 for all) and when the placebo (Wilcoxon, P < 0.001) and the infliximab group (Wilcoxon, P < 0.001) were analysed separately. No effect of treatment was found upon the mean diameters of the nodules as measured by TVU. For the placebo group (n = 7) and the infliximab group (n = 13), the diameters were 15.2 ± 4.6 and 13.6 ± 3.2 mm, during Visit 3, 15.1 ± 5.12 and 14.25 ± 3.5 mm, during Visit 5, 13.5 ± 4.9 and 15.6 ± 3.5 mm and during Visit 6, 13.2 + 3.4 and 15.1 + 2.38 mm. Endometrial thickness was not affected by treatment, being at baseline and at the end of the treatment period for the infliximab group 5.2 (range 1.3–18) and 7.8 (1.9–11) mm and for the placebo group 7.7 (1.8–23) and 8.2 (3–15) mm, respectively. During surgery, no obvious differences were observed in the extend of the disease, the macroscopic aspect of endometriosis (vascularization and sclerosis), the duration of surgery and bleeding estimates. Routine pathology (FC) also showed no obvious differences between the two groups. After surgery, all pain estimates decreased to less than 10% of the baseline in both groups (Figs 1 and 2), and no differences were found between the placebo and the infliximab group (two-way analysis of variance). This decrease of pain after surgery was highly significant (P < 0.001) for all pain estimates at all visits. During treatment all side-effects were reviewed by the safety committee. One patient had 2 days after the second infliximab infusion an acute tonsillitis, which resolved quickly by antibiotic treatment. One patient had a mild (infliximab) infusion reaction during the 3rd infusion. One patient developed an acute leukemia 4 months after the last infliximab infusion. Two infliximab patients, who failed to use contraception, became pregnant 6 and 10 weeks after surgery, respectively; one miscarried spontaneously at 10 weeks and the other delivered a healthy baby at term. One infliximab patient had myalgia for a few days after the second infusion and another infliximab patient had a bad taste in the mouth for a few days; both events were considered unrelated to the drug by the safety review committee. There were no AEs reported in the placebo patients. Figure 3:Ibuprofen intake and total pain calculated from the patient dairy. A Spearman correlation between all entries of the whole dataset was performed. We realize that this crude analysis is strictly incorrect since all entries were used as independent variables, and that this blind analysis carries the risk of spurious correlations. Since correlations were so strong, some seem worth mentioning. There was a strong intercorrelation (P < 0.001 for all) between all pain estimates by the physician (dysmenorrhea, deep dyspareunea and chronic pain) and by the patients (dysmenorrhea, deep dyspareunea, chronic pain, VAS scales and ibuprofen intake), suggesting that pain estimates are not entirely independent. Over the whole observation period, the infliximab group had a slightly higher intake of pain killers (P < 0.01), and higher dysmenorrhea scores (P < 0.001 for physician assessment, for patient VAS scales and for patient diary). The volume of the nodule assessed by TVU correlated with the pelvic induration assessed by the physician (P = 0.04) but surprisingly not with any of the pain estimates nor with ibuprofen intake. Unexpected correlations were found between weight and temperature (P < 0.001), between temperature and dysmenorrhea (P < 0.001) and deep dyspareunea (P < 0.001), and between pulse rate and pain estimates (P < 0.001). BODY.DISCUSSION: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first randomized, placebo-controlled trial to assess the effect of an anti-TNF-α drug in the treatment of deep endometriosis-associated pain. Women with deep lesions were chosen as the study group for two reasons. First, these lesions were diagnosed on clinical examination rather than at laparoscopy and the women participated in the study while awaiting definitive surgical treatment. Second, for deep endometriosis the association between pain and endometriosis is much stronger than for other disease types (Koninckx et al., 1991a; Vercellini et al., 2007b). Women with deep endometriosis have severe pain close to the maximum on a BB painscale, the painful nodules can be confirmed by clinical exam and less than 5% is pain free (Koninckx et al., 1996b). A study of women with typical lesions only would carry a much higher risk of including women in whom pain is not caused by the endometriosis. In typical endometriosis pain is highly variable, is rarely very severe and 30–50% of women are pain free. Women with deep endometriosis may thus be a preferred group to evaluate drug effects on endometriosis-associated pain. The observed placebo effect was unexpectedly high in these women, and is consistent with previous reports albeit in women with less severe pain (Sutton et al., 1994, 1997). Placebo effect was observed for all pain measures, including tenderness on pelvic examination. The absence of effect upon pelvic induration, indirectly confirms that the effect on pain was a placebo effect and that the clinician remained objective. The strong placebo effect can be explained by the patient perception of the importance of an intravenous infusion followed by the close observation in hospital for 1 h. In addition, the enthusiasm of the researchers who became convinced of the efficacy of infliximab could have been conveyed to the patients. Indeed, two-thirds of the patients reported a greater than 50% decrease in pain, with little effect in the remaining third. Understanding the mechanisms involved in this important decrease of pain by more than 50% (Fuente-Fernandez et al., 2006; Pacheco-Lopez et al., 2006; Beauregard, 2007; Benedetti, 2007; Koshi and Short, 2007; Lidstone and Stoessl, 2007; Olshansky, 2007) could lead to clinical effective treatments of endometriosis related pain (Rostkowska-Nadolska, 2007). The lack of efficacy for infliximab as a treatment for deep endometriosis-associated pain was unexpected because of the widely held belief that inflammation is a major cause of pain in endometriosis (Vercellini et al., 2007a). However, the pathophysiology of the severe pain associated with deep endometriosis may be different from that caused by typical lesions, i.e. inflammation might be more important in superficial peritoneal endometriosis whereas nerve invasion or compression is more important in deep lesions (Anaf et al., 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006). This absence of effect upon pain is consistent with the absence of effect during surgery or after examination by routine pathology. Whether another treatment protocol or a higher dose would be effective cannot be excluded. We have scrutinized the literature on the medical treatment of endometriosis-associated pain. The evidence of efficacy may be weak as the blinding in most studies appears inadequate. Researchers and patients were able to guess whether individuals were randomized to placebo or active treatment if menstruation was prevented or if there were major side-effects such as hot flushes, or recognizable physical signs such as vaginal atrophy. In addition, conclusions are usually based upon a reduction in the total pain score and all drugs that abolish menstruation will thus by definition be effective in reducing dysmenorrhea. Given the strong correlation between pain symptoms it remains uncertain whether these treatments are effective for all pain symptoms associated with endometriosis or simply dysmenorrhea alone. The correlations found should be regarded cautiously since the study is small, and since some might be spurious. It was surprising not to find a correlation between the size of the nodules measured by TVU and the pain estimates. Second, that dysmenorrhea correlated negatively with age and age of menarche is an intriguing observation as are the systematic correlations of pain estimates with temperature, blood pressure and pulse rate. That anticipation of a clinical exam could have increased blood pressure and pulse rate more in women with more severe pain remains speculative. When designing this study, we were concerned about the theoretical possibility of increasing post-operative complication rates as a result of infliximab's effect on the immune system. The existing evidence was reassuring, i.e. there were no differences in length of hospital stay or surgical complications between patients with Crohn's disease who received infliximab 2 months before surgery (n = 22) or 1 month after surgery (n = 13) compared with matched controls (Parsi et al., 2002). Since then, two retrospective studies in patients with Crohn's disease have similarly concluded that the use of infliximab, as well as steroids or immunomodulators, before abdominal surgery does not increase the risk for post-operative complications (Colombel et al., 2004; Marchal et al., 2004). In our study, there were no differences in post-operative complication rates between the groups. Given that we only recruited women with deep endometriosis, we accept the possibility that anti-TNF-α treatment might have an effect on other types of endometriosis, e.g. minimal disease with a marked inflammatory component. However, we urge caution about conducting a study to evaluate the effect of anti-TNF-α drugs in such patients. We are not convinced that the potential benefits outweigh the risk of serious side-effects, the high cost of anti-TNF-α drugs and the ethical problems associated with not treating minimal disease surgically at the time of diagnosis. This study confirmed the effectiveness of surgical excision of deep endometriosis upon pain (Koninckx and Martin, 1994; Redwine and Wright, 2001; Wright and Redwine, 2002; Donnez et al., 2004; Garry, 2004). We do not know to what extend a placebo effect contributes to the surgical outcome. In conclusion, infliximab appears to have no important beneficial effect upon pain associated with deep endometriosis. We observed an overall placebo effect of 25%, which reached over 50% in two-thirds of the women, emphasizing the need for well conducted, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled studies when evaluating novel treatments for pain. The efficacy of surgical excision upon pain was confirmed, as was the safety of infliximab treatment in the pre-operative period. BODY.FUNDING: This trial was performed as an investigator initiated trial. Support was received from Centocor.
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", " Endometrial thickness was not affected by treatment, being at baseline and at the end of the treatment period for the infliximab group 5.2 (range 1.3–18) and 7.8 (1.9–11) mm and for the placebo group 7.7 (1.8–23) and 8.2 (3–15) mm, respectively. ", "Endometrial thickness was not affected by treatment, being at baseline and at the end of the treatment period for the infliximab group 5.2 (range 1.3–18) and 7.8 (1.9–11) mm and for the placebo group 7.7 (1.8–23) and 8.2 (3–15) mm, respectively. " ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 20495, 20495, 20494, 20495 ], "Evidence End": [ 20740, 20742, 20742, 20742 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 189, 189, 189, 189 ], "PMCID": [ 2517154, 2517154, 2517154, 2517154 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "After surgery, all pain estimates decreased to less than 10% of the baseline in both groups (Figs 1 and 2), and no differences were found between the placebo and the infliximab group (two-way analysis of variance).", "After surgery, all pain estimates decreased to less than 10% of the baseline in both groups (Figs 1 and 2), and no differences were found between the placebo and the infliximab group (two-way analysis of variance). ", "After surgery, pain scores decreased in both groups to less than 20% of the initial value.", "After surgery, all pain estimates decreased to less than 10% of the baseline in both groups (Figs 1 and 2), and no differences were found between the placebo and the infliximab group (two-way analysis of variance)." ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 21029, 21029, 1185, 21029 ], "Evidence End": [ 21243, 21244, 1275, 21243 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 2, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 188, 188, 188, 188 ], "PMCID": [ 2517154, 2517154, 2517154, 2517154 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "Routine pathology (FC) also showed no obvious differences between the two groups.", "During surgery, no obvious differences were observed in the extend of the disease, the macroscopic aspect of endometriosis (vascularization and sclerosis), the duration of surgery and bleeding estimates. Routine pathology (FC) also showed no obvious differences between the two groups.", "Routine pathology (FC) also showed no obvious differences between the two groups.", "This absence of effect upon pain is consistent with the absence of effect during surgery or after examination by routine pathology." ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 20946, 20742, 20946, 26529 ], "Evidence End": [ 21027, 21027, 21027, 26660 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 185, 185, 185, 185 ], "PMCID": [ 2517154, 2517154, 2517154, 2517154 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "During surgery, no obvious differences were observed in the extend of the disease, the macroscopic aspect of endometriosis (vascularization and sclerosis), the duration of surgery and bleeding estimates.", "During surgery, no obvious differences were observed in the extend of the disease, the macroscopic aspect of endometriosis (vascularization and sclerosis), the duration of surgery and bleeding estimates.", "During surgery, no obvious differences were observed in the extend of the disease, the macroscopic aspect of endometriosis (vascularization and sclerosis),", "During surgery, no obvious differences were observed in the extend of the disease, the macroscopic aspect of endometriosis (vascularization and sclerosis), the duration of surgery and bleeding estimates." ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 20742, 20742, 20742, 20742 ], "Evidence End": [ 20945, 20945, 20897, 20945 ] }, { "UserID": [ 0, 1, 3, 2 ], "PromptID": [ 186, 186, 186, 186 ], "PMCID": [ 2517154, 2517154, 2517154, 2517154 ], "Valid Label": [ true, true, true, true ], "Valid Reasoning": [ true, true, true, true ], "Label": [ "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference", "no significant difference" ], "Annotations": [ "During surgery, no obvious differences were observed in the extend of the disease, the macroscopic aspect of endometriosis (vascularization and sclerosis), the duration of surgery and bleeding estimates", "During surgery, no obvious differences were observed in the extend of the disease, the macroscopic aspect of endometriosis (vascularization and sclerosis), the duration of surgery and bleeding estimates.", "During surgery, no obvious differences were observed in the extend of the disease, the macroscopic aspect of endometriosis (vascularization and sclerosis), the duration of surgery and bleeding estimates.", "During surgery, no obvious differences were observed in the extend of the disease, the macroscopic aspect of endometriosis (vascularization and sclerosis), the duration of surgery and bleeding estimates." ], "Label Code": [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "In Abstract": [ true, true, true, true ], "Evidence Start": [ 20742, 20742, 20742, 20742 ], "Evidence End": [ 20944, 20945, 20945, 20945 ] } ] }
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Dataset Card for Evidence Infer

Dataset Summary

Data and code from our "Inferring Which Medical Treatments Work from Reports of Clinical Trials", NAACL 2019. This work concerns inferring the results reported in clinical trials from text.

The dataset consists of biomedical articles describing randomized control trials (RCTs) that compare multiple treatments. Each of these articles will have multiple questions, or 'prompts' associated with them. These prompts will ask about the relationship between an intervention and comparator with respect to an outcome, as reported in the trial. For example, a prompt may ask about the reported effects of aspirin as compared to placebo on the duration of headaches. For the sake of this task, we assume that a particular article will report that the intervention of interest either significantly increased, significantly decreased or had significant effect on the outcome, relative to the comparator.

The dataset could be used for automatic data extraction of the results of a given RCT. This would enable readers to discover the effectiveness of different treatments without needing to read the paper.

We have recently collected additional data for this task (https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.04177), which we will present at BioNLP 2020.

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Languages

  • English (en).

Dataset Structure

Data Instances

{'Text': "TITLE: Liraglutide, a once-daily human GLP-1 analogue, added to a sulphonylurea over 26 weeks produces greater improvements in glycaemic and weight control compared with adding rosiglitazone or placebo in subjects with Type 2 diabetes (LEAD-1 SU)\n\n  ABSTRACT.AIM:\nTo compare the effects of combining liraglutide (0.6, 1.2 or 1.8 mg/day) or rosiglitazone 4 mg/day (all n ≥ 228) or placebo (n = 114) with glimepiride (2–4 mg/day) on glycaemic control, body weight and safety in Type 2 diabetes.\n\nABSTRACT.METHODS:\nIn total, 1041 adults (mean ± sd), age 56 ± 10 years, weight 82 ± 17 kg and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) 8.4 ± 1.0% at 116 sites in 21 countries were stratified based on previous oral glucose-lowering mono : combination therapies (30 : 70%) to participate in a five-arm, 26-week, double-dummy, randomized study.\n\nABSTRACT.RESULTS:\nLiraglutide (1.2 or 1.8 mg) produced greater reductions in HbA1c from baseline, (−1.1%, baseline 8.5%) compared with placebo (+0.2%, P < 0.0001, baseline 8.4%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%, P < 0.0001, baseline 8.4%) when added to glimepiride. Liraglutide 0.6 mg was less effective (−0.6%, baseline 8.4%). Fasting plasma glucose decreased by week 2, with a 1.6 mmol/l decrease from baseline at week 26 with liraglutide 1.2 mg (baseline 9.8 mmol/l) or 1.8 mg (baseline 9.7 mmol/l) compared with a 0.9 mmol/l increase (placebo, P < 0.0001, baseline 9.5 mmol/l) or 1.0 mmol/l decrease (rosiglitazone, P < 0.006, baseline 9.9 mmol/l). Decreases in postprandial plasma glucose from baseline were greater with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg [−2.5 to −2.7 mmol/l (baseline 12.9 mmol/l for both)] compared with placebo (−0.4 mmol/l, P < 0.0001, baseline 12.7 mmol/l) or rosiglitazone (−1.8 mmol/l, P < 0.05, baseline 13.0 mmol/l). Changes in body weight with liraglutide 1.8 mg (−0.2 kg, baseline 83.0 kg), 1.2 mg (+0.3 kg, baseline 80.0 kg) or placebo (−0.1 kg, baseline 81.9 kg) were less than with rosiglitazone (+2.1 kg, P < 0.0001, baseline 80.6 kg). Main adverse events for all treatments were minor hypoglycaemia (< 10%), nausea (< 11%), vomiting (< 5%) and diarrhoea (< 8%).\n\nABSTRACT.CONCLUSIONS:\nLiraglutide added to glimepiride was well tolerated and provided improved glycaemic control and favourable weight profile.\n\nBODY.INTRODUCTION:\nMost drugs that target Type 2 diabetes (T2D) also cause weight gain or hypoglycaemia, or both, with the risk increasing with combination therapy. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-based therapies stimulate insulin secretion and reduce glucagon secretion only during hyperglycaemia. GLP-1 also slows gastric emptying and reduces appetite [1].  Although American Diabetes Association (ADA)/European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) guidelines recommend lifestyle and metformin as initial therapy for T2D [2], sulphonylureas are used widely, particularly when metformin or thiazolidinediones are not tolerated. Glycaemic control eventually deteriorates with sulphonylureas while hypoglycaemia and weight gain are common [3]. Incretin therapy improves glycaemic control with low hypoglycaemic risk, while delayed gastric emptying and reduced appetite can reduce weight [1,4].  Liraglutide is a once-daily human GLP-1 analogue with 97% linear amino-acid sequence homology to human GLP-1 [5] and half-life of 13 h after subcutaneous administration that produces 24-h blood glucose control [6]. Liraglutide monotherapy for 14 weeks reduced glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) by 1.7% and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) by 3.4 mmol/l without causing hypoglycaemia, along with weight loss (∼3 kg) compared with placebo [7]. Improvements in pancreatic B-cell function [7–9] and blood pressure [7], along with decreased glucagon secretion [7,10], also occurred. As part of the phase 3 programme [the Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes (LEAD) programme] with liraglutide in > 4000 subjects with T2D as monotherapy or in combination therapy, this 26-week trial examined liraglutide plus glimepiride compared with either placebo or rosiglitazone added to glimepiride on glycaemic control and body weight.\n\nBODY.SUBJECTS AND METHODS.STUDY PARTICIPANTS:\nInclusion criteria: T2D treated with oral glucose-lowering agents (OGLAs) for ≥ 3 months; 18–80 years of age; HbA1c 7.0–11.0% (previous OGLA monotherapy) or 7.0–10.0% (previous OGLA combination therapy); body mass index (BMI) ≤ 45.0 kg/m2. Exclusion criteria: used insulin within 3 months, impaired liver or renal function, uncontrolled hypertension (≥ 180/100 mmHg), cancer or used any drugs apart from OGLAs likely to affect glucose concentrations. Subjects provided written informed consent. The study was conducted in accordance with good clinical practice guidelines and approved by independent ethics committees.\n\nBODY.SUBJECTS AND METHODS.STUDY DESIGN:\nThe study was a 26-week, double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, active-control, five-armed parallel (116 sites in 21 countries, primarily Europe and Asia) trial enrolling 1041 subjects (1–37 subjects per centre), all receiving glimepiride (2–4 mg/day) in combination with (Fig. 1):  FIGURE 1Overview of trial design and treatment arms.  one of three liraglutide doses [0.6, 1.2 or 1.8 mg, injected subcutaneously (Novo Nordisk, Bagsvaerd, Denmark) and rosiglitazone placebo];liraglutide placebo and rosiglitazone placebo;liraglutide placebo and rosiglitazone 4 mg/day (rosiglitazone; AvandiaTM; GlaxoSmithKline, London, UK).  The doses of rosiglitazone and glimepiride used were determined by the highest doses approved in all participating counties. After discontinuing previous OGLAs except glimepiride, separate 2-week titration and maintenance periods with glimepiride (open-label) preceded randomization (Fig. 1). Subjects were stratified according to previous treatment (monotherapy or combination therapy). After randomization, 2-week treatment titration and 24-week treatment (maintenance) phases (Fig. 1) were completed. Liraglutide was up-titrated weekly in 0.6-mg increments until allocated doses were reached. Glimepiride could be adjusted between 2 and 4 mg/day in case of hypoglycaemia or other adverse events (AEs), while other drug doses were fixed. Liraglutide (active and placebo) was supplied in 3-ml pre-filled pens with 31G needles (Novo Nordisk). Subjects were encouraged to inject liraglutide into the upper arm, thigh or abdomen at the same time each day. Rosiglitazone and glimepiride were taken in the morning or with the first meal.\n\nBODY.SUBJECTS AND METHODS.STUDY MEASUREMENTS.EFFICACY:\nThe primary endpoint was change from baseline HbA1c after 26 weeks of treatment. Secondary endpoints included: percentages of subjects reaching HbA1c (< 7.0%, ≤ 6.5%), FPG (5.0 to ≤ 7.2 mmol/l) and postprandial plasma glucose (PPG; 10.0 mmol/l) targets [11–13]; changes in body weight, FPG, mean PPG, indices of pancreatic B-cell function [pro-insulin : insulin ratio and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA)-B], HOMA-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and blood pressure (BP).  HbA1c was measured centrally (MDS Pharma Services, King of Prussia, PA, USA) by high performance liquid chromatography while plasma glucose (PG) was self-measured using MediSense® glucose meters (Abbott Diagnostics Inc., Abbott Park, IL, USA). Insulin and C-peptide were measured by chemiluminescence, proinsulin by ELISA, while glucagon was measured in aprotinin-treated plasma by radioimmunoassay. The proinsulin : insulin ratio was calculated from fasting insulin and fasting proinsulin. HOMA-B and HOMA-IR were both calculated from FPG and fasting insulin. Samples measured centrally were collected and transported according to detailed procedures in the MDS Pharma Services manual. Samples stored at ambient temperature were shipped by courier to the central laboratory on the same day as collection, while frozen samples were shipped every 3 weeks.\n\nBODY.SUBJECTS AND METHODS.STUDY MEASUREMENTS.SAFETY:\nSafety variables included hypoglycaemic episodes based on PG levels (< 3.1 mmol/l), liraglutide antibodies including cross-reacting and neutralizing antibodies, tolerability (gastrointestinal complaints) and pulse. AEs, vital signs, electrocardiogram (ECG), biochemical and haematology measures including calcitonin were also monitored. Self-treated hypoglycaemic episodes were classified as minor, while those requiring third-party assistance were considered major. Serum antibodies against liraglutide were measured by radioimmunoprecipitation assay.\n\nBODY.SUBJECTS AND METHODS.STATISTICAL ANALYSES:\nAll efficacy and safety analyses were based on intent-to-treat criteria, defined as subjects who were exposed to ≥ 1 dose of trial product(s). Efficacy endpoints were analysed by ancova with treatment, country and previous glucose-lowering treatment as fixed effects and baseline values as covariates. Missing data were imputed by last observation carried forward (LOCF). Sample size calculations were based on predicted HbA1c and body weight after trial completion. As the three liraglutide + glimepiride groups were to be compared with both rosiglitazone + glimepiride and glimepiride monotherapy, two calculations were performed. These sample size calculations assumed a standard deviation of 1.2% of HbA1c, the non-inferiority/superiority margin vs. active control was set to 0.4% and the difference to detect (superiority vs. placebo) was set to 0.5%. For body weight, a coefficient of variation of 3% (based on phase 2a trials for liraglutide) and a difference to detect of 3% were assumed. A combined power (calculated as the product of the marginal powers for HbA1c and body weight) of at least 85% was required. These calculations indicated that at least 168 and 81 patients completing the study would be needed for the combination and glimepiride monotherapy groups, respectively. Assuming a drop-out rate of 25%, targets for randomization were 228 in each of the combination therapy groups and 114 in the placebo group (total n = 1026).  To protect against Type 1 errors, HbA1c was analysed using hierarchical testing for descending doses of liraglutide. First, superiority of liraglutide 1.8 mg to placebo was tested and, only if superior to placebo, non-inferiority to rosiglitazone was tested. If non-inferiority was obtained, superiority to rosiglitazone for liraglutide 1.8 mg was tested and superiority to placebo for liraglutide 1.2 mg was tested. If superiority was confirmed, non-inferiority to rosiglitazone would be tested and so on (i.e. testing sequence was stopped when hypotheses could not be rejected). Superiority was concluded when upper limits of two-sided 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for treatment differences were below 0%; non-inferiority was concluded if these values were < 0.4%; for secondary endpoints, Type 1 errors were controlled by estimating simultaneous CIs using Dunnett's method.  Proportions of subjects achieving HbA1c (HbA1c < 7.0%, and ≤ 6.5%) and FPG (5.0 ≤ FPG ≤ 7.2 mmol/l) targets [13] were compared between treatments using logistic regression with allocated treatment and baseline values as covariates. Chi-square analyses assessed differences in treatments for percentages of subjects achieving no, one, two or three PPG values < 10 mmol/l [13]. Hypoglycaemic episodes were analysed under the assumption that number per subject were negatively binomially distributed using a generalized linear model, including treatment and country as fixed effects. Other safety data were compared by descriptive statistics. Values for descriptive statistics are expressed as means ± sd, while ancova results are expressed as least square means ± SEM or with 95% CI unless otherwise noted. Significance levels were set to 5% for two-sided tests and 2.5% for one-sided tests.\n\nBODY.RESULTS.DISPOSITION AND DEMOGRAPHICS:\nThe treatment groups were well balanced (Table 1). Of 1712 subjects screened, 1041 were randomized and 1040 were exposed to trial drugs; 147 subjects (14.1%) withdrew (Fig. 2). Withdrawals were higher with placebo (27%) and rosiglitazone treatment (16%) compared with liraglutide 0.6 mg (11%), liraglutide 1.2 mg (14%) and liraglutide 1.8 mg (9%) treatment. Thirty-eight subjects (3.7%) withdrew as a result of AEs (Fig. 2).   Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants Liraglutide 0.6 mg ( n  = 233) Liraglutide 1.2 mg ( n  = 228) Liraglutide 1.8 mg ( n  = 234) Placebo ( n  = 114) Rosiglitazone ( n  = 232) Male : female (%) 54 : 46 45 : 55 53 : 47 47 : 53 47 : 53 Age (years) 55.7 ± 9.9 57.7 ± 9.0 55.6 ± 10.0 54.7 ± 10.0 56.0 ± 9.8 Duration of diabetes (years) 6.5 (4.0,10.2) 6.7 (4.0,10.7) 6.5 (3.7,10.5) 6.5 (4.5,10.6) 6.6 (4.3,10.7) Previous on mono : combi (%) 30 : 70 31 : 69 27 : 73 32 : 68 32 : 68 FPG (mmol/l) 10.0 ± 2.4 9.8 ± 2.7 9.7 ± 2.4 9.5 ± 2.0 9.9 ± 2.5 HbA 1c  (%) 8.4 ± 1.0 8.5 ± 1.1 8.5 ± 0.9 8.4 ± 1.0 8.4 ± 1.0 Diabetic retinopathy (%) 17.2 14.9 12.0 13.2 16.4 Hypertension (%) 69.1 68.0 69.7 64.9 66.8 BMI (kg/m 2 ) 30.0 ± 5.0 29.8 ± 5.1 30.0 ± 5.1 30.3 ± 5.4 29.4 ± 4.8 Weight (kg) 82.6 ± 17.7 80.0 ± 17.1 83.0 ± 18.1 81.9 ± 17.1 80.6 ± 17.0 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 131 ± 16 133 ± 15 132 ± 16 131 ± 15.3 133 ± 15 Data are mean ±  sd  and percentages, except for duration of diabetes, where data are median, 25th and 75th percentile. BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA 1c , glycated haemoglobin; mono : combi, previous treatment with either monotherapy or combination therapy;  sd , standard deviation.   FIGURE 2Flow of patients through the study.\n\nBODY.RESULTS.EFFICACY.HBA:\nHbA1c decreased rapidly with all doses of liraglutide when added to glimepiride compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (i.e. glimepiride monotherapy), irrespective of previous therapy. The greatest decreases occurred with liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg (Fig. 3a–c). After 26 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 1.1% from baseline (primary endpoint) with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg, respectively, compared with either placebo (+0.2%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%) (Fig. 3d). Estimated treatment differences and 95% CIs to placebo were: liraglutide 1.8 mg: −1.4% (1.6, −1.1); liraglutide 1.2 mg: −1.3% (1.5, −1.1); liraglutide 0.6 mg: −0.8% (−1.1, −0.6); rosiglitazone: −0.7% (−0.9, −0.4). All liraglutide doses were superior to placebo (P < 0.0001), while the two higher liraglutide doses were superior to rosiglitazone (P < 0.0001). Liraglutide 0.6 mg was non-inferior to rosiglitazone. Rosiglitazone also was superior to placebo (P < 0.0001).  FIGURE 3Mean glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) by treatment and week (intent-to-treat population with last observation carried forward): (a) overall population; (b) previously on monotherapy; or (c) previously on combination therapy; (d) mean changes in HbA1c from baseline after 26 weeks of treatment. Keys: (a–c) liraglutide 0.6 mg: grey dotted line with squares; liraglutide 1.2 mg: black solid line with triangles; liraglutide 1.8 mg: black dotted line with squares; rosiglitazone: grey solid line with circles; placebo: black solid line with circles. (d) liraglutide 0.6 mg: black stripes on white; liraglutide 1.2 mg: white stripes on black, liraglutide 1.8 mg: grey tint; rosiglitazone: white; placebo: black. ****P < 0.0001 compared with placebo; ††††P < 0.0001 compared with rosiglitazone.  HbA1c decreases were greater for subjects who entered from monotherapy compared with combination therapy (Fig. 3d). However, because the increase with placebo was higher for individuals entering on combination therapy (0.7 vs. 0.23%), the differences between treatment groups in favour of liraglutide were similar irrespective of whether subjects were treated previously with monotherapy or combination therapy. Neither age, gender nor BMI affected these trends.\n\nBODY.RESULTS.EFFICACY.PERCENTAGE REACHING AN HBA:\nThe percentage of subjects reaching ADA [2] and International Diabetes Federation (IDF)/American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) [11,12] treatment HbA1c goals with liraglutide was dose dependent (Fig. 4). At week 26, 42% and 21% of subjects treated with liraglutide 1.8 mg reached an HbA1c < 7.0% and ≤ 6.5%, respectively, compared with 8% and 4% for placebo (Fig. 4). The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018).  FIGURE 4Subjects achieving specified glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels: (a) percentage reaching HbA1c < 7.0% (American Diabetes Association/European Association for the Study of Diabetes target); (b) percentage reaching HbA1c < 6.5% (International Diabetes Federation/American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists targets); (c) cumulative distribution of HbA1c at 26 weeks for the intent-to-treat (ITT) population; and (d) for the ITT last observation carried forward (LOCF) population. 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The greatest reductions in mean PPG values from baseline (average of values obtained 90 min after breakfast, lunch and evening meal) occurred with liraglutide 1.2 mg (2.5 mmol/l) and liraglutide 1.8 mg (2.7 mmol/l). By comparison, the reduction from baseline in mean PPG values was 1.8 mmol/l for rosiglitazone and liraglutide 0.6 mg and 0.4 mmol/l for placebo. Treatment differences for PPG were greater with all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (1.5–2.4 mmol/l; P < 0.0001) and greater with liraglutide 1.2 mg (0.64 mmol/l; P = 0.043) and 1.8 mg (0.87 mmol/l;P = 0.0022) compared with rosiglitazone.\n\nBODY.RESULTS.EFFICACY.PPG MEASUREMENTS < 10.0 MMOL/L:\nThe percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05) but not rosiglitazone.\n\nBODY.RESULTS.BODY WEIGHT:\nMean weight at baseline was 81.6 kg. Mean reductions in weight from baseline to end of treatment were 0.2 kg with liraglutide 1.8 mg and 0.1 kg with placebo treatment, while increases occurred with either liraglutide 0.6 mg (0.7 kg), liraglutide 1.2 mg (0.3 kg) or rosiglitazone (2.1 kg) (Fig. 6). Unlike rosiglitazone, weight did not increase substantially with liraglutide and the differences between rosiglitazone and liraglutide were statistically significant (−2.3 to −1.4 kg; P < 0.0001), although there were no significant differences compared with placebo. Gender appeared to have no influence on the results, as indicated when added as a fixed effect in the ancova model.  FIGURE 6Mean changes in body weight from baseline after 26 weeks of treatment. *P < 0.05 compared with placebo; ††††P < 0.0001 compared with rosiglitazone.\n\nBODY.RESULTS.INDICES OF PANCREATIC B-CELL FUNCTION AND INSULIN RESISTANCE:\nReductions in the proinsulin : insulin ratio were greater with both liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (Table 2; P ≤ 0.02). HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051). There were no significant differences between treatments for HOMA-IR.   Table 2 Selected indices of pancreatic B-cell function Variable Treatment Baseline Week 26 (LOCF) Least square difference from placebo (95% CI) Least square difference from rosiglitazone (95% CI) Proinsulin : insulin ratio Liraglutide 0.6 mg 0.42 ± 0.22 0.38 ± 0.24 −0.05 (−0.11; 0.00) −0.02 (−0.06; 0.03) Liraglutide 1.2 mg 0.45 ± 0.31 0.33 ± 0.20 −0.10 (−0.16; −0.05) † −0.07 (−0.11; −0.02) * Liraglutide 1.8 mg 0.48 ± 0.33 0.36 ± 0.20 −0.09 (−0.15; −0.03) * −0.05 (−0.10; −0.01) * Placebo 0.44 ± 0.27 0.46 ± 0.29 Rosiglitazone 0.45 ± 0.29 0.40 ± 0.20 HOMA-B (%) Liraglutide 0.6 mg 51 ± 43.3 70 ± 88.6 15 (−19.10; 49.0) 11 (−16.7; 39.0) Liraglutide 1.2 mg 71 ± 254.3 99 ± 184.3 43 (8.10; 76.9) * 39 (10.3; 67.0) * Liraglutide 1.8 mg 56 ± 84.6 91 ± 108.2 34 (−0.23; 68.5) 30 (2.00; 58.6) * Placebo 56 ± 103.3 52 ± 107.3 Rosiglitazone 46 ± 36.2 59 ± 63.3 * P ≤ 0.05; † P  < 0.0001. CI, confidence interval; HOMA, homeostatis model assessment; LOCF, last observation carried forward. \n\nBODY.RESULTS.BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE:\nAlthough decreases in systolic blood pressure occurred with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg (2.6–2.8 mmHg), they were not significantly different from placebo or rosiglitazone (0.9–2.3 mmHg). Reductions in diastolic blood pressure also occurred with all treatments (0.7–1.4 mmHg), with no significant differences between treatments. Pulse increases above baseline ranged from 2 to 4 beats/min with the three doses of liraglutide and 1 beat/min with rosiglitazone, while pulse decreased by 1 beat/min with placebo. Changes in pulse for all doses of liraglutide were significant vs. placebo (P ≤ 0.002). This also was true with either liraglutide 1.8 or 1.2 mg compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.01).\n\nBODY.RESULTS.SAFETY:\nThe most common treatment-emergent AEs that were considered by investigators to be either possibly or probably related to liraglutide were gastrointestinal (diarrhoea, nausea, dyspepsia and constipation) and nervous system disorders (headache and dizziness), particularly during the first 4 weeks. Nausea was highest with liraglutide 1.2 mg (10.5%) and lowest with placebo (1.8%). Vomiting (4.4%) and diarrhoea (7.9%) were also higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg. Withdrawals because of nausea ranged from 0.9–2.2%, vomiting 0.4–0.9% and diarrhoea 0–1.3%.  Nausea was more common with liraglutide compared with placebo and rosiglitazone, particularly during the first 4 weeks (Fig. 7). Frequency of nausea was less in the liraglutide 0.6 mg treatment group compared with the higher doses of liraglutide. Generally, the occurrence of nausea dissipated from 4 to 26 weeks of treatment in all groups using liraglutide (Fig. 7).  FIGURE 7Percentage of subjects experiencing nausea over the course of the study. Key: liraglutide 0.6 mg with glimepiride: black line with filled circles; liraglutide 1.2 mg with glimepiride: black line with filled triangles; liraglutide 1.8 mg with glimepiride: grey line with hollow circles; glimepiride grey lines with filled squares; rosiglitazone and glimepiride: grey line with hollow triangles.  The incidence of serious AEs ranged between 3 and 5%: placebo (3%), rosiglitazone (3%), liraglutide 0.6 mg (3%), liraglutide 1.2 mg (4%) and liraglutide 1.8 mg (5%). Most treatment-emergent serious AEs were judged by investigators to be unlikely to be related to trial products. No deaths were reported during the trial. One subject developed chronic pancreatitis whilst taking liraglutide 0.6 mg; the person had no reported previous history of pancreatitis. The subject continued on liraglutide therapy and completed the trial. At screening, five patients had been previously diagnosed with pancreatitis. As pancreatitis was not an exclusion criterion, these patients were randomized as follows: one to liraglutide 0.6 mg, one to liraglutide 1.2 mg, two to liraglutide 1.8 mg and one to rosiglitazone + glimepiride. All five patients completed the trial without reporting pancreatitis as an adverse event.  Hypoglycaemia was infrequent with all treatments. One major hypoglycaemic episode (self-measured blood glucose = 3.0 mmol/l) occurred 9 days after treatment started in a subject receiving liraglutide 1.8 mg in combination with glimepiride. Although medical assistance was not needed, the subject required third-party assistance. The investigator judged the episode as likely to be related to glimepiride and reduced the dose from 4 to 3 mg after the incident.  Minor hypoglycaemia occurred in < 10% of subjects for any treatment. The proportion of subjects experiencing minor hypoglycaemia during the trial was lowest with placebo (i.e. glimepiride monotherapy 2.6%; 0.17 events/subject-year), comparable with liraglutide 0.6 mg (5.2%, 0.17 events/subject-year) and rosiglitazone (4.3%, 0.12 events/subject-year) groups and similar between the liraglutide 1.2 mg (9.2%, 0.51 events/subject-year) and liraglutide 1.8 mg (8.1%, 0.47 events/subject-year) treatment groups. Incidence was higher with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.0024) and 1.8 mg (P = 0.0065) compared with rosiglitazone and liraglutide 1.2 mg compared with placebo (P = 0.048), occurring in the setting of lower mean HbA1c values.  Antibodies to liraglutide were found in 9–13% of subjects treated with liraglutide. No significant effects of these antibodies on HbA1c were found in pooled analyses of four trials including the current study. There were no clinically relevant changes in ophthalmoscopy, biochemistry, urinalysis, haematology or ECG assessments. No significant differences in calcitonin were found between the three groups treated with liraglutide when compared with either placebo or rosiglitazone at the end of the trial at week 26.\n\nBODY.DISCUSSION:\nTreatment with liraglutide plus glimepiride was superior to glimepiride monotherapy at all doses of liraglutide and superior to rosiglitazone plus glimepiride for the two higher liraglutide doses for improving HbA1c. Similar findings for reductions in FPG and PPG highlight improved 24-h glucose control with once-daily liraglutide, with substantially more subjects reaching glycaemic targets, particularly with liraglutide 1.8 mg. Improvements in pancreatic B-cell function were larger with liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg compared with rosiglitazone. Liraglutide was well tolerated and occurrence of gastrointestinal AEs was low overall, particularly after week 4.  Although rates of hypoglycaemia were low in all treatment groups (< 10%), minor hypoglycaemic events occurred more often in patients treated with glimepiride plus liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg than with glimepiride alone. It should be noted, however, that patients treated with liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg achieved a lower HbA1c than those receiving glimepiride monotherapy. At lower HbA1c levels, sulphonylureas are known to elicit hypoglycaemia more readily than at higher levels. In clinical practice it may be possible to reduce the dose of sulphonylurea (when used with liraglutide) to minimize risk of hypoglycaemia and maintain HbA1cimprovements.  Although weight effects were modest, liraglutide produced more favourable weight effects compared with rosiglitazone, which produced substantial weight gain. In other studies with liraglutide, subjects adding a 1.8-mg dose to metformin lost 2.8 kg [14], while those adding both metformin and glimepiride lost 1.8 kg compared with placebo [15] (both over 26 weeks) and those on liraglutide monotherapy (1.8 mg) lost 2.45 kg over 52 weeks [16]. In our study, because sulphonylureas usually cause weight gain, inclusion or optimization of glimepiride but not metformin may have mitigated the weight benefits typically associated with liraglutide. Lack of weight effects could be secondary to lower baseline body weight, withdrawal of previous metformin treatment or defensive snacking to minimize risk of hypoglycaemia.  It might have been expected that the greater weight gain with rosiglitazone compared with liraglutide 1.8 mg would be associated with a concurrent increase in insulin resistance with rosiglitazone. The absence of this effect could reflect the insulin-sensitizing nature of rosiglitazone. Improvements in pancreatic B-cell function associated with liraglutide are consistent with other studies [7–9].  Study strengths include inclusion of both placebo and active (rosiglitazone) comparators and that OGLAs were optimized (not maximized) before randomization to minimize risk of hypoglycaemia. Limitations of the study include short duration of the trial and restriction on glimepiride and rosiglitazone in some countries that precluded maximal dosing.  The impact of using other GLP-1-based treatments [such as exenatide, or the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, sitagliptin] with sulphonylureas in subjects with T2D has been studied. In a 30-week American trial where exenatide twice a day was added to sulphonylureas, HbA1c was reduced by 0.46% from baseline with 5 μg and 0.86% with 10 μg [17] compared with 1.1% with liraglutide 1.8 or 1.2 mg. This reduction in HbA1c with liraglutide is consistent with other LEAD trials investigating liraglutide as monotherapy or in combination with various OGLA drugs. In these trials, HbA1c was reduced by 1–1.5%[14,16,18–20]. Reductions in FPG with exenatide were 0.3 and 0.6 mmol/l from baseline with 5 μg and 10 μg, respectively, compared with 1.4 mmol/l with liraglutide 1.8 mg; weight loss of 1.6 kg occurred with exenatide 10 μg compared with 0.2 kg for liraglutide 1.8 mg [17]. Differences in weight effects may be as a result of lower baseline weight in this trial (82 kg) compared with exenatide (96 kg) and discontinuation of previous metformin therapy, unlike the exenatide trial where exenatide was added to previous sulphonylurea monotherapy [17]. Other large-scale trials with liraglutide in combination with sulphonylureas have demonstrated weight loss of 2–3 kg [18,20]. Withdrawals from exenatide trials ranged from 24–30% compared with 9–14% with liraglutide in this study. Nausea with exenatide ranged from 39% with 5 μg to 51% with 10 μg [17] compared with 10.5% for liraglutide. Furthermore, 41% were positive for anti-exenatide antibodies compared with 9–13% with anti-liraglutide antibodies.  With sitagliptin 100 mg once daily for 24 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 0.3% from baseline in subjects receiving glimepiride, with 11% achieving an HbA1c < 7.0%[21]. Reductions in FPG and PPG from baseline were 0.05 and 1.4 mmol/l, respectively, while weight increased by 0.8 kg and the prevalence of nausea was < 1%.  Although head-to-head trials are required to test true differences between these agents, the marked effects of liraglutide on FPG may be as a result of consistent blood levels of liraglutide maintained over 24 h compared with exenatide which has to be administered 60 min before breakfast and dinner and has a half-life of 1.5–3.6 h [22]. In a recent 26-week head-to-head trial comparing liraglutide with exenatide, liraglutide produced a 0.3% greater decrease on HbA1c (P < 0.0001) [20]. Because DPP-4 inhibitors inhibit the degradation of GLP-1, the efficacy of sitagliptin is dependent on levels of endogenous GLP-1 which is physiologically low compared with the much higher pharmacological levels of liraglutide. Pharmacological levels may be needed to induce satiety, weight loss and possibly larger HbA1c reductions.  Liraglutide is an effective and well-tolerated once-daily human GLP-1 analogue that improves overall glycaemic control and indices of pancreatic B-cell function with minimal weight gain and risk of hypoglycaemia when used in combination with a sulphonylurea for T2D.\n\nBODY.COMPETING INTERESTS:\nThe study was funded by Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of liraglutide. In collaboration with the investigators, Novo Nordisk was responsible for the study design, protocol, statistical analysis plans, oversight, analysis and reporting of the results. Data were recorded at the clinical centres and maintained by the sponsor. The LEAD-1 SU study group had full access to the data. Final responsibility for the decision to submit the manuscript for publication was the authors. MM has received lecture fees from Novo Nordisk, Servier, MSD; JS has received honoraria, grants and lecture fees from Novo Nordisk; MB, WMWB and NAK have no conflicts to declare; JS has received lecture fees from Novo Nordisk; MZ is employed by, and holds stock in, Novo Nordisk; TLT is employed by Novo Nordisk; SC is a member of the international advisory board on liraglutide for Novo Nordisk and has received lecture fees from Novo Nordisk.",
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     'The percentage of subjects with one, two or three PPG measurements < 10.0 mmol/l (ADA target) were greater for all doses of liraglutide compared with placebo (P < 0.05)',
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     'The percentage of subjects reaching ADA [2] and International Diabetes Federation (IDF)/American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) [11,12] treatment HbA1c goals with liraglutide was dose dependent (Fig. 4). At week 26, 42% and 21% of subjects treated with liraglutide 1.8 mg reached an HbA1c < 7.0% and ≤ 6.5%, respectively, compared with 8% and 4% for placebo (Fig. 4). The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018).  '],
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    'Valid Label': [True, True, True, True],
    'Valid Reasoning': [True, True, True, True],
    'Label': ['significantly increased',
     'significantly increased',
     'significantly increased',
     'significantly increased'],
    'Annotations': ['The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001)',
     'The percentage of subjects reaching ADA [2] and International Diabetes Federation (IDF)/American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) [11,12] treatment HbA1c goals with liraglutide was dose dependent (Fig. 4). At week 26, 42% and 21% of subjects treated with liraglutide 1.8 mg reached an HbA1c < 7.0% and ≤ 6.5%, respectively, compared with 8% and 4% for placebo (Fig. 4). The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018).  ',
     'The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018).  ',
     'The percentage of subjects reaching ADA [2] and International Diabetes Federation (IDF)/American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) [11,12] treatment HbA1c goals with liraglutide was dose dependent (Fig. 4). At week 26, 42% and 21% of subjects treated with liraglutide 1.8 mg reached an HbA1c < 7.0% and ≤ 6.5%, respectively, compared with 8% and 4% for placebo (Fig. 4). The estimated proportion of subjects treated with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg reaching ADA/EASD and IDF/AACE HbA1c targets was substantially greater compared with either placebo (P < 0.0001) or rosiglitazone (Fig. 4; P ≤ 0.0003), with more patients reaching < 7.0% with liraglutide 1.8 mg compared with 1.2 mg (P = 0.018).  '],
    'Label Code': [1, 1, 1, 1],
    'In Abstract': [True, True, True, True],
    'Evidence Start': [16120, 15735, 16120, 15735],
    'Evidence End': [16315, 16449, 16449, 16449]},
   {'UserID': [1, 3, 2],
    'PromptID': [100, 100, 100],
    'PMCID': [2871176, 2871176, 2871176],
    'Valid Label': [True, True, True],
    'Valid Reasoning': [True, True, True],
    'Label': ['significantly decreased',
     'significantly decreased',
     'significantly decreased'],
    'Annotations': ['After 26 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 1.1% from baseline (primary endpoint) with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg, respectively, compared with either placebo (+0.2%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%) (Fig. 3d). ',
     'After 26 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 1.1% from baseline (primary endpoint) with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg, respectively, compared with either placebo (+0.2%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%) ',
     'HbA1c decreased rapidly with all doses of liraglutide when added to glimepiride compared with either rosiglitazone or placebo (i.e. glimepiride monotherapy), irrespective of previous therapy. The greatest decreases occurred with liraglutide 1.2 and 1.8 mg (Fig. 3a–c). After 26 weeks, HbA1c decreased by 1.1% from baseline (primary endpoint) with either liraglutide 1.2 or 1.8 mg, respectively, compared with either placebo (+0.2%) or rosiglitazone (−0.4%) (Fig. 3d). Estimated treatment differences and 95% CIs to placebo were: liraglutide 1.8 mg: −1.4% (1.6, −1.1); liraglutide 1.2 mg: −1.3% (1.5, −1.1); liraglutide 0.6 mg: −0.8% (−1.1, −0.6); rosiglitazone: −0.7% (−0.9, −0.4). All liraglutide doses were superior to placebo (P < 0.0001), while the two higher liraglutide doses were superior to rosiglitazone (P < 0.0001). '],
    'Label Code': [-1, -1, -1],
    'In Abstract': [True, True, True],
    'Evidence Start': [13756, 13756, 13487],
    'Evidence End': [13955, 13944, 14314]},
   {'UserID': [0, 1, 3, 2],
    'PromptID': [138, 138, 138, 138],
    'PMCID': [2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176],
    'Valid Label': [True, True, True, True],
    'Valid Reasoning': [True, True, True, True],
    'Label': ['no significant difference',
     'no significant difference',
     'no significant difference',
     'no significant difference'],
    'Annotations': ['HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051)',
     'HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051).',
     'HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051)',
     'HOMA-B increased with liraglutide (1.8 or 1.2 mg) compared with rosiglitazone (P < 0.05), while this increase was only different to placebo with liraglutide 1.2 mg (P = 0.01) and not liraglutide 1.8 mg (P = 0.051).'],
    'Label Code': [0, 0, 0, 0],
    'In Abstract': [True, True, True, True],
    'Evidence Start': [20728, 20728, 20728, 20728],
    'Evidence End': [20941, 20942, 20941, 20942]},
   {'UserID': [0, 1, 3, 2],
    'PromptID': [119, 119, 119, 119],
    'PMCID': [2871176, 2871176, 2871176, 2871176],
    'Valid Label': [True, True, True, True],
    'Valid Reasoning': [True, True, True, True],
    'Label': ['significantly increased',
     'significantly increased',
     'significantly increased',
     'significantly increased'],
    'Annotations': ['The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%).',
     'The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%). ',
     'The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001)',
     'The percentage of subjects achieving FPG values between 5.0 mmol/l and ≤ 7.2 mmol/l (ADA target) after 26 weeks was higher with liraglutide: 0.6 mg (19%; P = 0.002); 1.2 mg (37%; P < 0.001); and 1.8 mg (38%;P < 0.001) compared with placebo (7%). '],
    'Label Code': [1, 1, 1, 1],
    'In Abstract': [True, True, True, True],
    'Evidence Start': [18230, 18230, 18230, 18230],
    'Evidence End': [18475, 18476, 18419, 18476]},
   {'UserID': [0, 3, 2],
    'PromptID': [130, 130, 130],
    'PMCID': [2871176, 2871176, 2871176],
    'Valid Label': [True, True, True],
    'Valid Reasoning': [True, True, True],
    'Label': ['significantly increased',
     'significantly increased',
     'significantly increased'],
    'Annotations': ['Unlike rosiglitazone, weight did not increase substantially with liraglutide and the differences between rosiglitazone and liraglutide were statistically significant (−2.3 to −1.4 kg; P < 0.0001)',
     'Changes in body weight with liraglutide 1.8 mg (−0.2 kg, baseline 83.0 kg), 1.2 mg (+0.3 kg, baseline 80.0 kg) or placebo (−0.1 kg, baseline 81.9 kg) were less than with rosiglitazone (+2.1 kg, P < 0.0001, baseline 80.6 kg)',
     'Unlike rosiglitazone, weight did not increase substantially with liraglutide and the differences between rosiglitazone and liraglutide were statistically significant (−2.3 to −1.4 kg; P < 0.0001), although there were no significant differences compared with placebo. '],
    'Label Code': [1, 1, 1],
    'In Abstract': [True, True, True],
    'Evidence Start': [19950, 1756, 19950],
    'Evidence End': [20145, 1979, 20217]}]}}

Data Fields

  • PMCID (int): ID to identify the articles.
  • Text (str): Article text.
  • Prompts (dict): Prompts and annotations with keys:
    • 'PromptID': Which prompt the doctor is answering.
    • 'PMCID'
    • 'Outcome': Represent the fill-in-the-blank input for the following prompt formed "With respect to outcome, characterize the reported difference between intervention and those receiving comparator".
    • 'Intervention': Represent the fill-in-the-blank input for the following prompt formed "With respect to outcome, characterize the reported difference between intervention and those receiving comparator".
    • 'Comparator': Represent the fill-in-the-blank input for the following prompt formed "With respect to outcome, characterize the reported difference between intervention and those receiving comparator".
    • 'Annotations': The annotation files consist of the following headings: UserID, PromptID, PMCID, Valid Label, Valid Reasoning, Label, Annotations, Label Code, In Abstract, Start Evidence, End Evidence.

Data Splits

name train validation test
1.1 1931 248 240
2.0 2690 340 334

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Citation Information

@inproceedings{lehman2019inferring,
  title={Inferring Which Medical Treatments Work from Reports of Clinical Trials},
  author={Lehman, Eric and DeYoung, Jay and Barzilay, Regina and Wallace, Byron C},
  booktitle={Proceedings of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL)},
  pages={3705--3717},
  year={2019}
}

@misc{deyoung2020evidence,
    title={Evidence Inference 2.0: More Data, Better Models},
    author={Jay DeYoung and Eric Lehman and Ben Nye and Iain J. Marshall and Byron C. Wallace},
    year={2020},
    eprint={2005.04177},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    primaryClass={cs.CL}
}

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Thanks to @Narsil for adding this dataset.

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