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Canagliflozin and Cardiovascular and Renal Events in Type 2 Diabetes

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Neal, Bruce, Perkovic, Vlado, Mahaffey, Kenneth W., de Zeeuw, Dick, Fulcher, Greg, Erondu, Ngozi, Shaw, Wayne, Law, Gordon +2 more·2017·New England Journal of Medicine

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Background Canagliflozin is a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor that reduces glycemia as well as blood pressure, body weight, and albuminuria in people with diabetes. We report the effects of treatment with canagliflozin on cardiovascular, renal, and safety outcomes. Methods The CANVAS Program integrated data from two trials involving a total of 10,142 participants with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk. Participants in each trial were randomly assigned to receive canagliflozin or placebo and were followed for a mean of 188.2 weeks. The primary outcome was a composite of death from cardiovascular causes, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke. Results The mean age of the participants was 63.3 years, 35.8% were women, the mean duration of diabetes was 13.5 years, and 65.6% had a history of cardiovascular disease. The rate of the primary outcome was lower with canagliflozin than with placebo (occurring in 26.9 vs. 31.5 participants per 1000 patient-years; hazard ratio, 0.86; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.75 to 0.97; P<0.001 for noninferiority; P=0.02 for superiority). Although on the basis of the prespecified hypothesis testing sequence the renal outcomes are not viewed as statistically significant, the results showed a possible benefit of canagliflozin with respect to the progression of albuminuria (hazard ratio, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.67 to 0.79) and the composite outcome of a sustained 40% reduction in the estimated glomerular filtration rate, the need for renal-replacement therapy, or death from renal causes (hazard ratio, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.47 to 0.77). Adverse reactions were consistent with the previously reported risks associated with canagliflozin except for an increased risk of amputation (6.3 vs. 3.4 participants per 1000 patient-years; hazard ratio, 1.97; 95% CI, 1.41 to 2.75); amputations were primarily at the level of the toe or metatarsal. Conclusions In two trials involving patients with type 2 diabetes and an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease, patients treated with canagliflozin had a lower risk of cardiovascular events than those who received placebo but a greater risk of amputation, primarily at the level of the toe or metatarsal. (Funded by Janssen Research and Development; CANVAS and CANVAS-R ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT01032629 and NCT01989754 , respectively.).

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  • Compared with placebo, empagliflozin reduced the risk of incident or worsening nephropathy (a composite of progression to UACR >300 mg/g creatinine, doubling of serum creatinine, ESKD, or death from ESKD) by 39%.

    “Specifically, compared with placebo, empagliflozin reduced the risk of incident or worsening nephropathy (a composite of progression to UACR >300 mg/g creatinine, doubling of serum creatinine, ESKD, or death from ESKD) by 39%”

    From 11. Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2025 (2025) · cites this paper as [91]

    The Renal Outcomes section reports results for canagliflozin versus placebo, not empagliflozin. Its renal composite is a sustained 40% reduction in eGFR, renal-replacement therapy, or renal death (hazard ratio 0.60); it does not report the claimed nephropathy composite or 39% reduction. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • Semaglutide reduced the risk of new or worsening nephropathy (a composite of persistent UACR >300 mg/g creatinine, doubling of serum creatinine, or ESKD) by 36%.

    “and semaglutide reduced the risk of new or worsening nephropathy (a composite of persistent UACR >300 mg/g creatinine, doubling of serum creatinine, or ESKD) by 36% (each P < 0.01).”

    From 11. Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2025 (2025) · cites this paper as [91]

    The Renal Outcomes section reports results for canagliflozin versus placebo, not semaglutide. It reports a hazard ratio of 0.73 for albuminuria progression and 0.60 for a differently defined composite renal outcome; it does not report the claimed 36% reduction in new or worsening nephropathy. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • Empagliflozin reduced the risk of doubling of serum creatinine accompanied by eGFR ≤45 mL/min/1.73m2 by 44%.

    “and the risk of doubling of serum creatinine accompanied by eGFR #45 mL/min/1.73m 2 by 44%”

    From 11. Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2025 (2025) · cites this paper as [91]

    The Renal Outcomes section reports results for canagliflozin, not empagliflozin. It reports a hazard ratio of 0.60 for a composite of sustained 40% eGFR reduction, renal-replacement therapy, or renal death—not a 44% reduction in creatinine doubling accompanied by eGFR ≤45. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Liraglutide reduced the risk of new or worsening nephropathy (a composite of persistent macroalbuminuria, doubling of serum creatinine, ESKD, or death from ESKD) by 22%.

    “liraglutide reduced the risk of new or worsening nephropathy (a composite of persistent macroalbuminuria, doubling of serum creatinine, ESKD, or death from ESKD) by 22%”

    From 11. Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2025 (2025) · cites this paper as [91]

    The Renal Outcomes section (page unavailable) reports a canagliflozin-versus-placebo result, not a liraglutide result. Its renal composite was sustained 40% reduction in eGFR, renal-replacement therapy, or renal death, with a hazard ratio of 0.60—not the stated nephropathy composite and 22% reduction. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Compared with placebo, liraglutide reduced the risk of new or worsening nephropathy by 22%.

    “liraglutide reduced the risk of new or worsening nephropathy (a composite of persistent macroalbuminuria, doubling of serum creatinine, kidney failure, or death from kidney failure) by 22%”

    From 11. Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026 (2026) · cites this paper as [99]

    The Renal Outcomes section reports results for canagliflozin versus placebo, not liraglutide. It gives a hazard ratio of 0.60 for a different renal composite—sustained 40% reduction in eGFR, renal-replacement therapy, or renal death—not a 22% reduction in the nephropathy composite stated in the claim. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Neal, B., Perkovic, V., Mahaffey, K. W., de Zeeuw, D., Fulcher, G., Erondu, N., Shaw, W., Law, G., Desai, M., & Matthews, D. R.
Affiliations
The University of Sydney (AU)
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2017-08-17
Volume
377
Issue
7
Pages
644-657
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
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W2626446274
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
Keywords
canagliflozin, SGLT2 inhibitors, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular outcomes, renal outcomes, albuminuria, estimated glomerular filtration rate, renal replacement therapy, myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiovascular mortality, amputation risk, CANVAS trial, drug safety, non-inferiority, high cardiovascular risk, albuminuria progression
MeSH terms
Canagliflozin, Aged, Albuminuria, Amputation, Surgical, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Foot, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Hospitalization, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents, Kidney Diseases, Male, Middle Aged, Disease Progression

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