ISIS 449884 Injection Add-On to Metformin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase II Clinical Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

ISIS 449884, a 2'-O-methoxyethyl antisense oligonucleotide that targets the glucagon receptor (GCGR), has demonstrated an ability to reduce hepatic glucose output and lower the blood glucose level. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of ISIS 449884 as an add-on to metformin in a population of Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Method

This was a multicenter, placebo-controlled (2:1), randomized, double-blind, parallel-enrollment, multiple-dose phase II study in Chinese patients with T2DM. A total of 90 patients who were uncontrolled by stable metformin monotherapy were randomized into three cohorts. Thirty subjects were enrolled in each cohort and received injections of ISIS 449884 (50 mg or 60 mg wee

SUBMITTER: Ji L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11410740 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature