Safety and tolerability of canakinumab, an IL-1ß inhibitor, in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a pooled analysis of three randomised double-blind studies

Background:
We aimed to assess the safety and tolerability of different doses of canakinumab versus placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Methods:
Data were pooled from three studies in 1026 T2DM patients with different routes of administration, treatment regimens and follow-up duration. Canakinumab groups were categorised as low (0.03 mg/kg i.v. once; N = 20), intermediate (0.1 and 0.3 mg/kg i.v. once, 5 and 15 mg s.c. monthly; N = 247), medium (1.5 mg/kg i.v. once, 50 mg s.c. monthly and 150 mg s.c. once; N = 268), and high doses (10 mg/kg i.v. once and 150 mg s.c. monthly; N = 137) and compared with placebo (N = 354). Incidences of adverse events (AEs), serious AEs (SAEs), discontinuations due to AEs, deaths, AEs of special interest related to interleukin-1β inhibition and T2DM disease, and laboratory abnormalities related to haematology and biochemistry parameters were reported. Safety was also analysed by age (

Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - May 17, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Campbell HowardAdele NoeAndrej SkerjanecBjörn HolzhauerMargaret WernsingMonica Ligueros-SaylanTom Thuren Source Type: research