SUSTAIN™ 6L'impact du Semaglutide sur les résultats cardiovasculaires et à long terme dans le diabète de type 2

Date de début de l'étude : 21 février 2013

Inclusion Criteria: - Men and women with type 2 diabetes mellitus - Age above or equal to 50 years at screening and clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease or age above or equal to 60 years at screening and subclinical evidence of cardiovascular disease - Anti-diabetic drug naïve, or treated with one or two oral antidiabetic drug (OADs), or treated with human Neutral Protamin Hagedorn (NPH) insulin or long-acting insulin analogue or pre-mixed insulin, both types of insulin either alone or in combination with one or two OADs - HbA1c above or equal to 7.0% at screening Exclusion Criteria: - Type 1 diabetes mellitus - Use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist (exenatide, liraglutide, or other) or pramlintide within 90 days prior to screening - Use of any dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-IV) inhibitor within 30 days prior to screening - Treatment with insulin other than basal and pre-mixed insulin within 90 days prior to screening - except for short-term use in connection with intercurrent illness - Acute decompensation of glycaemic control requiring immediate intensification of treatment to prevent acute complications of diabetes (eg diabetes ketoacidosis) within 90 days prior to screening - History of chronic pancreatitis or idiopathic acute pancreatitis - Acute coronary or cerebro-vascular event within 90 days prior to randomisation - Currently planned coronary, carotid or peripheral artery revascularisation - Chronic heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) class IV - Personal or family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) or familial medullary thyroid carcinoma - Personal history of non-familial medullary thyroid carcinoma - Screening calcitonin above or equal to 50 ng/L