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Transposition of cardiovascular outcome trial effects to the real-world population of patients with type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transferring results obtained in cardiovascular outcome trials (CVOTs) to the real-world setting is challenging. We herein transposed CVOT results to the population of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) seen in routine clinical practice and who may receive the medications tested in CVOTs.

Methods

We implemented the post-stratification approach based on aggregate data of CVOTs and individual data of a target population of diabetic outpatients. We used stratum-specific estimates available from CVOTs to calculate expected effect size for the target population by weighting the average of the stratum-specific treatment effects according to proportions of a given characteristic in the target population. Data are presented as hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence intervals.

Results

Compared to the target population (n = 139,708), the CVOT population (n = 95,816) was younger and had a two to threefold greater prevalence of cardiovascular disease. EMPA-REG was the CVOT with the largest variety of details on stratum-specific effects, followed by TECOS, whereas DECLARE and PIONEER-6 had more limited stratum-specific information. The post-stratification HR estimate for 3 point major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) based on EMPA-REG was 0.88 (0.74-1.03) in the target population, compared to 0.86 (0.74-0.99) in the trial. The HR estimate based on LEADER was 0.88 (0.77-0.99) in the target population compared to 0.87 (0.78-0.97) in the trial. Consistent results were obtained for SUSTAIN-6, EXSCEL, PIONEER-6 and DECLARE. The effect of DPP-4 inhibitors observed in CVOTs remained neutral in the target population.

Conclusions

Based on CVOT stratum-specific effects, cardiovascular protective actions of glucose lowering medications tested in CVOTs are transferrable to a much different real-world population of patients with T2D.

SUBMITTER: Sciannameo V

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8112047 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Transposition of cardiovascular outcome trial effects to the real-world population of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Sciannameo V V Berchialla P P Avogaro A A Fadini G P GP

Cardiovascular diabetology 20210510 1

<h4>Background</h4>Transferring results obtained in cardiovascular outcome trials (CVOTs) to the real-world setting is challenging. We herein transposed CVOT results to the population of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) seen in routine clinical practice and who may receive the medications tested in CVOTs.<h4>Methods</h4>We implemented the post-stratification approach based on aggregate data of CVOTs and individual data of a target population of diabetic outpatients. We used stratum-specific e ...[more]

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