Saxagliptin vs Trelagliptin

NCT00121667 · Phase 3 · completed

Large randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial (743 treated participants across three saxagliptin doses and one placebo arm, all on background metformin). The primary endpoint was change from baseline in hemoglobin A1c at Week 24, an accepted hard glycemic measure for type 2 diabetes, and every saxagliptin dose showed a statistically significant improvement versus placebo (adjusted differences of -0.73, -0.83, and -0.72 percentage points, each p<0.0001). Because the trial was adequately powered, double-blind, and placebo-controlled, and the primary comparison was met, this is strong evidence for saxagliptin's efficacy.

NCT03940183 · Phase 3 · completed

The trial randomized 254 participants to trelagliptin or placebo and used quadruple blinding. Its primary endpoint was the surrogate measure of change in HbA1c at week 24, but results were not posted, so whether the comparison favored trelagliptin is unknown.