PMID- 25036533 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150715 LR - 20221207 IS - 1557-8593 (Electronic) IS - 1520-9156 (Print) IS - 1520-9156 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 10 DP - 2014 Oct TI - Liraglutide's safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics in pediatric type 2 diabetes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. PG - 679-87 LID - 10.1089/dia.2013.0366 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in youth is increasing. Treatment options beyond metformin and insulin are needed. The safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of liraglutide once daily in youth (10-17 years old) with T2D were investigated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Youth treated with diet/exercise alone or with metformin and having a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level of 6.5-11% were randomized to liraglutide (n=14) or placebo (n=7). Starting at 0.3 mg/day, doses were escalated weekly to 0.6, 0.9, 1.2, and 1.8 mg/day (or placebo equivalent) for 5 weeks. RESULTS: Nineteen participants completed the trial. Baseline characteristics were similar between groups, with mean (SD) values for age of 14.8 (2.2) years, weight of 113.2 (35.6) kg (range, 57-214 kg), diabetes duration of 1.7 (1.4) years, and HbA1c level of 8.1% (1.2%). No serious adverse events (AEs), including severe hypoglycemia, occurred. Transient gastrointestinal AEs were most common at lower liraglutide doses during dose escalation. No significant changes in safety and tolerability parameters occurred. There was no evidence of pancreatitis or lipase elevations above three times the upper normal limit; calcitonin levels remained within the normal range. For liraglutide 1.8 mg, mean half-life was 12 h, and clearance was 1.7 L/h. After 5 weeks, the decline in HbA1c level was greater with liraglutide versus placebo (-0.86 vs. 0.04%, P=0.0007), whereas mean body weight remained stable (-0.50 vs. -0.54 kg, P=0.9703). CONCLUSIONS: Liraglutide was well tolerated in youth with T2D, with safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic profiles similar to profiles in adults. FAU - Klein, David J AU - Klein DJ AD - 1 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center , Cincinnati, Ohio. FAU - Battelino, Tadej AU - Battelino T FAU - Chatterjee, D J AU - Chatterjee DJ FAU - Jacobsen, Lisbeth V AU - Jacobsen LV FAU - Hale, Paula M AU - Hale PM FAU - Arslanian, Silva AU - Arslanian S CN - NN2211-1800 Study Group LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00943501 GR - G0800661/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Multicenter Study PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140718 PL - United States TA - Diabetes Technol Ther JT - Diabetes technology & therapeutics JID - 100889084 RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Glycated Hemoglobin A) RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 0 (hemoglobin A1c protein, human) RN - 839I73S42A (Liraglutide) RN - 89750-14-1 (Glucagon-Like Peptide 1) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Age of Onset MH - Belgium/epidemiology MH - Blood Glucose/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Body Weight/drug effects MH - Child MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood/*drug therapy/epidemiology MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Double-Blind Method MH - Glucagon-Like Peptide 1/administration & dosage/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacokinetics/pharmacology MH - Glycated Hemoglobin/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/*administration & dosage/pharmacokinetics/pharmacology MH - Liraglutide MH - Pediatric Obesity/complications/*drug therapy/epidemiology MH - Prevalence MH - Slovenia/epidemiology MH - Treatment Outcome MH - United Kingdom/epidemiology MH - United States/epidemiology MH - Weight Loss/drug effects PMC - PMC4183917 FIR - De Schepper, J IR - De Schepper J FIR - Battelino, T IR - Battelino T FIR - Barrett, T IR - Barrett T FIR - Bone, M IR - Bone M FIR - Randell, T IR - Randell T FIR - Arslanian, S IR - Arslanian S FIR - Blumer, J IR - Blumer J FIR - Christensen, M IR - Christensen M FIR - Ferry, R IR - Ferry R FIR - Hazan, L IR - Hazan L FIR - Klein, D J IR - Klein DJ FIR - Lopez, X IR - Lopez X FIR - Neufeld, N IR - Neufeld N FIR - Toltzis, P IR - Toltzis P FIR - Tsalikian, E IR - Tsalikian E FIR - Wadwa, R P IR - Wadwa RP FIR - Wintergerst, K IR - Wintergerst K EDAT- 2014/07/19 06:00 MHDA- 2015/07/16 06:00 PMCR- 2014/10/01 CRDT- 2014/07/19 06:00 PHST- 2014/07/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/07/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/07/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1089/dia.2013.0366 [pii] AID - 10.1089/dia.2013.0366 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Diabetes Technol Ther. 2014 Oct;16(10):679-87. doi: 10.1089/dia.2013.0366. Epub 2014 Jul 18.