GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Lixisenatide in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes for Glycemic Control and Safety Evaluation, on Top of Basal Insulin +/- Sulfonylurea (GETGOAL-L-ASIA) (GETGOAL-L-ASIA)

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 2-arm Parallel-group, Multicenter Study With a 24-Week Treatment Period Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of AVE0010 in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Insufficiently Controlled With Basal Insulin With or Without Sulfonylurea

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefits and risks of lixisenatide (AVE0010), in comparison to placebo, as an add-on treatment to basal insulin with or without sulfonylurea, over a period of 24 weeks of treatment.

The primary objective is to assess the effects of lixisenatide, when added to basal insulin, on glycemic control in terms of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) reduction at Week 24.

The secondary objectives are to assess the effects of lixisenatide on body weight, 2-hour postprandial plasma glucose (PPG) after standardized meal challenge test, percentage of patients reaching HbA1c less than 7 percent (%), percentage of patients reaching HbA1c less than or equal to 6.5%, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), change in 7-point self-monitored plasma glucose (SMPG) profiles, change in daily basal insulin and total insulin doses; to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and anti-lixisenatide antibody development.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Pen auto-injector; Drug: Lixisenatide (AVE0010); Drug: Placebo; Drug: Sulfonylurea; Drug: Basal Insulin

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 311
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Japan
  • Tokyo, Japan
    • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
• Korea, Republic of
  • Seoul, Korea, Republic of
    • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
• Philippines
  • Makati City, Philippines
    • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
• Taiwan
  • Taipei, Taiwan
    • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 19 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Type 2 diabetes mellitus, diagnosed for at least 1 year at the time of the screening visit, insufficiently controlled with basal insulin with or without sulfonylurea

Exclusion Criteria:

• HbA1c less than (<) 7 percent (%) or greater than (>) 10% at screening
• At the time of screening age <legal age of majority
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women or women of childbearing potential with no effective contraceptive method
• Type 1 diabetes mellitus
• Treatment with basal insulin for less than 3 months prior to screening or insulin regimen changed during the last 3 months prior to screening
• Basal insulin dose at screening <10 units/day and/or during the last 2 months dose not stable (+/- 20%)
• Sulfonylurea not at a stable (unchanged) dose for at least 3 months prior to screening
• FPG at screening >250 milligram/deciliter (mg/dL) (>13.9 millimole/liter [mmol/L])
• History of hypoglycemia unawareness
• Weight change of more than 5 kilogram (kg) during the 3 months preceding the screening visit
• History of unexplained pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatectomy, stomach/gastric surgery, inflammatory bowel disease
• History of metabolic acidosis, including diabetic ketoacidosis within 1 year prior to screening
• Hemoglobinopathy or hemolytic anemia, receipt of blood or plasma products within 3 months prior to the time of screening
• Within the last 6 months prior to screening: history of myocardial infarction, stroke, or heart failure requiring hospitalization
• Known history of drug or alcohol abuse within 6 months prior to the time of screening
• Cardiovascular, hepatic, neurological, endocrine disease, active malignant tumor or other major systemic disease or patients with short life expectancy making implementation of the protocol or interpretation of the study results difficult, history or presence of clinically significant diabetic retinopathy, history or presence of macular edema likely to require laser treatment within the study period
• Uncontrolled or inadequately controlled hypertension at the time of screening with a resting systolic blood pressure or diastolic blood pressure >180 millimeter of mercury (mmHg) or >95 mmHg, respectively
• Laboratory findings at the time of screening: aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, or alkaline phosphatase: >2 times upper limit of the normal (ULN) laboratory range; amylase and/or lipase: >3 times ULN; total bilirubin: >1.5 times ULN (except in case of Gilbert's syndrome); hemoglobin <11 gram/deciliter and/or neutrophils <1500 per cubic millimeter (mm^3) and/or platelets <100 000/mm^3; positive test for Hepatitis B surface antigen and/or Hepatitis C antibody and positive serum pregnancy test in females of childbearing potential
• Any clinically significant abnormality identified on physical examination, laboratory tests, electrocardiogram, or vital signs at the time of screening that, in the judgment of the investigator or any sub-investigator, precludes safe completion of the study or constrains efficacy assessment
• Patients who are considered by the investigator as inappropriate for this study for any reason (for example, impossibility to meet specific protocol requirements, such as scheduled visits, being able to do self-injections, likelihood of requiring treatment during the screening phase and treatment phase with drugs not permitted by the clinical study protocol)
• Patient was an investigator or any sub-investigator, pharmacist, study coordinator, other study staff or relative thereof directly involved in the conduct of the protocol
• Use of other oral or injectable antidiabetic or hypoglycemic agents other than sulfonylurea or basal insulin (for example, metformin, alpha glucosidase inhibitor, thiazolidinedione, rimonabant, exenatide, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors, fast acting insulin for 1 week or more etc.) within 3 months prior to the time of screening
• Use of systemic glucocorticoids (excluding topical application or inhaled forms) for 1 week or more within 3 months prior to the time of screening
• Use of any investigational drug within 3 months prior to screening
• Participation in any previous study with lixisenatide
• End-stage renal disease defined by a serum creatinine clearance of <15 milliliter/minute (mL/min) (calculated by the Cockcroft and Gault formula) and/or patients on dialysis
• Clinically relevant history of gastrointestinal disease associated with prolonged nausea and vomiting, including, but not limited to gastroparesis and gastroesophageal reflux disease requiring medical treatment, within 6 months prior to the time of screening
• Allergic reaction to any glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist in the past (for example, exenatide, liraglutide) or to metacresol
• Additional exclusion criteria at the end of the run-in phase: informed consent withdrawal; lack of compliance during the single-blind placebo run-in phase (>2 injections missed); and patient with any adverse event which could have precludes the inclusion in the study, as assessed by the investigator

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Lixisenatide; 2-step initiation regimen of lixisenatide: 10 microgram (mcg) once daily (QD) for 1 week, followed by 15 mcg QD for 1 week, then 20 mcg QD up to Week 24.	Device: Pen auto-injector; Other Names: OptiClik®; Drug: Lixisenatide (AVE0010); Self-administered by subcutaneous injections once daily within the hour preceding breakfast.; Drug: Sulfonylurea; Sulfonylurea if given, to be continued at a stable dose.; Drug: Basal Insulin; To be continued at a stable dose.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo; 2-step initiation regimen of volume matching placebo: 10 mcg QD for 1 week, followed by 15 mcg QD for 1 week, then 20 mcg QD up to Week 24.	Device: Pen auto-injector; Other Names: OptiClik®; Drug: Placebo; Self-administered by subcutaneous injections once daily within the hour preceding breakfast.; Drug: Sulfonylurea; Sulfonylurea if given, to be continued at a stable dose.; Drug: Basal Insulin; To be continued at a stable dose.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Absolute Change From Baseline in Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) at Week 24	Change was calculated by subtracting baseline value from Week 24 value. The on-treatment period for this efficacy variable is the time from the first dose of study drug up to 3 days after the last dose of study drug or up to the introduction of rescue therapy, whichever is the earliest. For a patient to be included in mITT population, both baseline and at least 1 post baseline assessment for at least 1 efficacy variable, were required.	Baseline, Week 24

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of Patients With Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) Level Less Than 7% at Week 24	The on-treatment period for this efficacy variable is the time from the first dose of study drug up to 3 days after the last dose of study drug or up to the introduction of rescue therapy, whichever is the earliest. For a patient to be included in mITT population, both baseline and at least 1 post baseline assessment for at least 1 efficacy variable, were required.	Week 24
Change From Baseline in 2-hour Postprandial Plasma Glucose (PPG) at Week 24	The 2-hour PPG test measured blood glucose 2 hours after eating a standardized meal. Change was calculated by subtracting baseline value from Week 24 value. The on-treatment period for this efficacy variable is the time from the first dose of study drug up to the last dosing day of study drug or up to the introduction of rescue therapy, whichever is the earliest. For a patient to be included in mITT population, both baseline and at least 1 post baseline assessment for at least 1 efficacy variable, were required.	Baseline, Week 24
Change From Baseline in Body Weight at Week 24	Change was calculated by subtracting baseline value from Week 24 value. The on-treatment period for this efficacy variable is the time from the first dose of study drug up to 3 days after the last dose of study drug or up to the introduction of rescue therapy, whichever is the earliest. For a patient to be included in mITT population, both baseline and at least 1 post baseline assessment for at least 1 efficacy variable, were required.	Baseline, Week 24
Change From Baseline in Average 7-Point Self Monitored Plasma Glucose (SMPG) Profile at Week 24	Patients recorded a 7-point plasma glucose profile measured before and 2 hours after each meal and at bedtime once in a week and the average value for the 7-time points was calculated. The on-treatment period for this efficacy variable is the time from the first dose of study drug up to the last dosing day of study drug or up to the introduction of rescue therapy, whichever is the earliest. For a patient to be included in mITT population, both baseline and at least 1 post baseline assessment for at least 1 efficacy variable, were required.	Baseline, Week 24
Change From Baseline in Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) at Week 24	Change was calculated by subtracting baseline value from Week 24 value. The on-treatment period for this efficacy variable is the time from the first dose of study drug up to 1 day after the last dose of study drug or up to the introduction of rescue therapy, whichever is the earliest. For a patient to be included in mITT population, both baseline and at least 1 post baseline assessment for at least 1 efficacy variable, were required.	Baseline, Week 24
Change From Screening in Total Insulin Dose at Week 24	Change was calculated by subtracting screening value from Week 24 value. The on-treatment period for this efficacy variable is the time from the first dose of study drug up to the last dosing day of study drug or up to the introduction of rescue therapy, whichever is the earliest. For a patient to be included in mITT population, both baseline and at least 1 post baseline assessment for at least 1 efficacy variable, were required.	Screening, Week 24
Percentage of Patients With Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) Level Less Than or Equal to 6.5% at Week 24	The on-treatment period for this efficacy variable is the time from the first dose of study drug up to 3 days after the last dose of study drug or up to the introduction of rescue therapy, whichever is the earliest. For a patient to be included in mITT population, both baseline and at least 1 post baseline assessment for at least 1 efficacy variable, were required.	Week 24
Percentage of Patients Requiring Rescue Therapy During 24-Week Period	Routine fasting SMPG and central laboratory FPG (and HbA1c after week 12) values were used to determine the requirement of rescue medication. If fasting SMPG value exceeded the specified limit for 3 consecutive days, the central laboratory FPG (and HbA1c after week 12) were performed. Threshold values - from baseline to Week 8: fasting SMPG/FPG >270 milligram/deciliter (mg/dL) (15.0 mmol/L), from Week 8 to Week 12: fasting SMPG/FPG >240 mg/dL (13.3 mmol/L), and from Week 12 to Week 24: fasting SMPG/FPG >200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) or HbA1c >8.5%. For a patient to be included in mITT population, both baseline and at least 1 post baseline assessment for at least 1 efficacy variable, were required.	Baseline up to Week 24

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Glucose Excursion at Week 24	Glucose excursion = 2-hour PPG minus plasma glucose 30 minutes prior to the standardized meal test, before study drug administration. Change was calculated by subtracting baseline value from Week 24 value. The on-treatment period for this efficacy variable is the time from the first dose of study drug up to the last dosing day of the study drug or up to the introduction of rescue therapy, whichever is the earliest. For a patient to be included in mITT population, both baseline and at least 1 post baseline assessment for at least 1 efficacy variable, were required.	Baseline, Week 24
Percentage of Patients With at Least 5% Weight Loss From Baseline at Week 24	The on-treatment period for this efficacy variable is the time from the first dose of study drug up to 3 days after the last dose of study drug or up to the introduction of rescue therapy, whichever is the earliest. For a patient to be included in mITT population, both baseline and at least 1 post baseline assessment for at least 1 efficacy variable, were required.	Baseline, Week 24
Number of Patients With Symptomatic Hypoglycemia and Severe Symptomatic Hypoglycemia	Symptomatic hypoglycemia was an event with clinical symptoms that were considered to result from a hypoglycemic episode with an accompanying plasma glucose less than 60 mg/dL (3.3 mmol/L) or associated with prompt recovery after oral carbohydrate, intravenous glucose, or glucagon administration if no plasma glucose measurement was available. Severe symptomatic hypoglycemia was symptomatic hypoglycemia event in which the patient required the assistance of another person and was associated with either a plasma glucose less than 36 mg/dL (2.0 mmol/L) or prompt recovery after oral carbohydrate, intravenous glucose, or glucagon administration, if no plasma glucose measurement was available.	First dose of study drug up to 3 days after the last dose administration

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Sanofi

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Seino Y, Min KW, Niemoeller E, Takami A; EFC10887 GETGOAL-L Asia Study Investigators. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist lixisenatide in Asian patients with type 2 diabetes insufficiently controlled on basal insulin with or without a sulfonylurea (GetGoal-L-Asia). Diabetes Obes Metab. 2012 Oct;14(10):910-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2012.01618.x. Epub 2012 May 30.
• Davidson JA, Stager W, Paranjape S, Berria R, Leiter LA. Achieving postprandial glucose control with lixisenatide improves glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes on basal insulin: a post-hoc analysis of pooled data. Clin Diabetes Endocrinol. 2020 Jan 14;6:2. doi: 10.1186/s40842-019-0088-5. eCollection 2020.
• Seino Y, Ikeda Y, Niemoeller E, Watanabe D, Takagi H, Yabe D, Inagaki N. Efficacy and Safety of Lixisenatide in Japanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Insufficiently Controlled with Basal Insulin+/-Sulfonylurea: A Subanalysis of the GetGoal-L-Asia Study. Horm Metab Res. 2015 Nov;47(12):895-900. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1549875. Epub 2015 Jun 3.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2009
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2010
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 19, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 19, 2009
• First Posted (Estimate): March 20, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): October 11, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 18, 2016
• Last Verified: August 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: GLP-1; insulin; hyperglycemia; sulfonylurea
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Hypoglycemic Agents; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Lixisenatide
• Other Study ID Numbers: EFC10887