Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibition with linagliptin and effects on hyperglycaemia and albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes and renal dysfunction: Rationale and design of the MARLINA-T2D trial

Per Henrik Groop, Mark E. Cooper, Vlado Perkovic, Kumar Sharma, Guntram Schernthaner, Masakazu Haneda, Berthold Hocher, Maud Gordat, Jessica Cescutti, Hans Juergen Woerle, Maximilian Von Eynatten

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Abstract

Efficacy, Safety & Modification of Albuminuria in Type 2 Diabetes Subjects with Renal Disease with LINAgliptin (MARLINA-T2D™), a multicentre, multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, phase 3b clinical trial, aims to further define the potential renal effects of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibition beyond glycaemic control. A total of 350 eligible individuals with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes and evidence of renal disease are planned to be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either linagliptin 5 mg or placebo in addition to their stable glucose-lowering background therapy for 24 weeks. Two predefined main endpoints will be tested in a hierarchical manner: (1) change from baseline in glycated haemoglobin and (2) time-weighted average of percentage change from baseline in urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio. Both endpoints are sufficiently powered to test for superiority versus placebo after 24 weeks with α = 0.05. MARLINA-T2D™ is the first of its class to prospectively explore both the glucose- and albuminuria-lowering potential of a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor in patients with type 2 diabetes and evidence of renal disease.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)455-462
Number of pages8
JournalDiabetes and Vascular Disease Research
Volume12
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibition
  • albuminuria
  • chronic kidney disease
  • glycaemic control
  • linagliptin
  • type 2 diabetes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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