1. Predictors of early discontinuation of dapagliflozin versus other glucose-lowering medications: a retrospective multicenter real-world study
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Fadini, G. P., Li Volsi, P., Devangelio, E., Poli, M., Cazzetta, G., Felace, G., Avogaro, A., Consoli, A., Formoso, G., Grossi, G., Pucci, A., Sesti, G., Andreozzi, F., Capobianco, G., Gatti, A., Bonadonna, R., Zavaroni, I., Cas, A. D., Buzzetti, R., Leto, G., Sorice, G. P., D'Angelo, P., Morano, S., Bossi, A. C., Duratorre, E., Franzetti, I., Morpurgo, P. S., Orsi, E., Querci, F., Boemi, M., D'Angelo, F., Petrelli, M., Aimaretti, G., Karamouzis, I., Cavalot, F., Saglietti, G., Cervone, S., Lamacchia, O., Arena, S., Di Benedetto, A., Frittitta, L., Giordano, C., Piro, S., Rizzo, M., Chianetta, R., Mannina, C., Anichini, R., Penno, G., Solini, A., Fattor, B., Bonora, E., Cigolini, M., Lapolla, A., Chilelli, N. C., Simioni, N., Frison, V., Vinci, C., Fadini G.P., Li Volsi P., Devangelio E., Poli M., Cazzetta G., Felace G., Avogaro A., Consoli A., Formoso G., Grossi G., Pucci A., Sesti G., Andreozzi F., Capobianco G., Gatti A., Bonadonna R., Zavaroni I., Cas A.D., Buzzetti R., Leto G., Sorice G.P., D'Angelo P., Morano S., Bossi A.C., Duratorre E., Franzetti I., Morpurgo P.S., Orsi E., Querci F., Boemi M., D'Angelo F., Petrelli M., Aimaretti G., Karamouzis I., Cavalot F., Saglietti G., Cervone S., Lamacchia O., Arena S., Di Benedetto A., Frittitta L., Giordano C., Piro S., Rizzo M., Chianetta R., Mannina C., Anichini R., Penno G., Solini A., Fattor B., Bonora E., Cigolini M., Lapolla A., Chilelli N.C., Simioni N., Frison V., and Vinci C.
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Blood Glucose ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Type 2 diabetes ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Endocrinology ,Glucosides ,Diabetes mellitus ,Internal medicine ,Adherence ,Observational ,Pharmacotherapy ,Real-world ,Aged ,Benzhydryl Compounds ,Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ,Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors ,Female ,Humans ,Hypoglycemic Agents ,Middle Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Withholding Treatment ,Diabetes Mellitus ,medicine ,Outpatient clinic ,Dapagliflozin ,business.industry ,Retrospective cohort study ,medicine.disease ,Metformin ,Discontinuation ,chemistry ,Tolerability ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,business ,Type 2 ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Background and aims: In routine clinical practice, early discontinuation of newly initiated glucose-lowering medications (GLM) is relatively common. We herein evaluated if the clinical characteristics associated with early discontinuation of dapagliflozin were different from those associated with early discontinuation of other GLM. Methods: The DARWIN-T2D was a multicenter retrospective study conducted at diabetes specialist outpatient clinics in Italy. We included 2484 patients who were initiated on dapagliflozin in 2015–2016 and 14,801 patients who were initiated on other GLM (DPP-4 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists, or gliclazide) in the same period. After excluding patients who had not (yet) returned to follow-up, we compared the characteristics of patients who persisted on drug versus those who were no longer on drug at the first available follow-up after at least 3months. Results: As compared to those who persisted on drug, patients who discontinued dapagliflozin (51.7%) were more often female, had higher baseline fasting plasma glucose (FPG), HbA1c, and eGFR, and less common use of metformin. Upon multiple regression, higher HbA1c, higher eGFR, and lower metformin use remained independently associated with early discontinuation. Among patients who had been initiated on other GLM, 41.7% discontinued. Variables independently associated with discontinuation were older age, longer diabetes duration, higher HbA1c, eGFR, and albumin excretion, more common use of insulin and less metformin. Conclusion: In routine clinical practice, all variables associated with dapagliflozin discontinuation were also associated with discontinuation of other GLM. Thus, despite a distinctive mechanism of action and a peculiar tolerability profile, no specific predictor of dapagliflozin discontinuation was detected.
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- 2019
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