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Sotagliflozin in patients with diabetes and recent worsening heart failure

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Bhatt, Deepak L., Szarek, Michael, Steg, P. Gabriel, Cannon, Christopher P., Leiter, Lawrence A., McGuire, Darren K., Lewis, Julia B., Riddle, Matthew C. +11 more·2021·New England Journal of Medicine

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure or death from cardiovascular causes among patients with stable heart failure. However, the safety and efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors when initiated soon after an episode of decompensated heart failure are unknown. METHODS: We performed a multicenter, double-blind trial in which patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were recently hospitalized for worsening heart failure were randomly assigned to receive sotagliflozin or placebo. The primary end point was the total number of deaths from cardiovascular causes and hospitalizations and urgent visits for heart failure (first and subsequent events). The trial ended early because of loss of funding from the sponsor. RESULTS: A total of 1222 patients underwent randomization (608 to the sotagliflozin group and 614 to the placebo group) and were followed for a median of 9.0 months; the first dose of sotagliflozin or placebo was administered before discharge in 48.8% and a median of 2 days after discharge in 51.2%. Among these patients, 600 primary end-point events occurred (245 in the sotagliflozin group and 355 in the placebo group). The rate (the number of events per 100 patient-years) of primary end-point events was lower in the sotagliflozin group than in the placebo group (51.0 vs. 76.3; hazard ratio, 0.67; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.52 to 0.85; P<0.001). The rate of death from cardiovascular causes was 10.6 in the sotagliflozin group and 12.5 in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.58 to 1.22); the rate of death from any cause was 13.5 in the sotagliflozin group and 16.3 in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.59 to 1.14). Diarrhea was more common with sotagliflozin than with placebo (6.1% vs. 3.4%), as was severe hypoglycemia (1.5% vs. 0.3%). The percentage of patients with hypotension was similar in the sotagliflozin group and the placebo group (6.0% and 4.6%, respectively), as was the percentage with acute kidney injury (4.1% and 4.4%, respectively). The benefits of sotagliflozin were consistent in the prespecified subgroups of patients stratified according to the timing of the first dose. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with diabetes and recent worsening heart failure, sotagliflozin therapy, initiated before or shortly after discharge, resulted in a significantly lower total number of deaths from cardiovascular causes and hospitalizations and urgent visits for heart failure than placebo. (Funded by Sanofi and Lexicon Pharmaceuticals; SOLOIST-WHF ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03521934.).

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  • A meta-analysis of six major SGLT2 inhibitor trials in type 2 diabetes, with nearly 50,000 participants, found a 32% reduction in heart failure hospitalization risk (HR 0.68, 95% CI 0.61-0.76) for SGLT2 inhibitors versus placebo.

    “A comprehensive meta-analysis of 6 major SGLT2i trials in individuals with T2D, comprising nearly 50,000 participants showed a 32% reduction in the risk of hospitalization for HF (HR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.61–0.76), a 22% reduction in the composite of hypertensive HF and CV death (HR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.73–0.84), and a 15% reduction in CV death (HR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.78–0.93) with SGLT2is vs placebo.649”

    From American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update. (2022) · cites this paper as [649]

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  • The benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors were consistent regardless of the presence or absence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

    “All of these benefits were consistent regardless of presence or absence of ASCVD.”

    From American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update. (2022) · cites this paper as [649]

    The Discussion (p. 9) reports a benefit for the primary endpoint and says it was consistent across multiple prespecified subgroups, specifically mentioning treatment timing and ejection fraction. Our copy does not report whether the benefit was consistent between patients with and without ASCVD, and it does not establish that all benefits were consistent across those groups. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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  • The same meta-analysis found a 22% reduction in the composite of heart failure and cardiovascular death (HR 0.78, 95% CI 0.73-0.84) with SGLT2 inhibitors versus placebo.

    “A comprehensive meta-analysis of 6 major SGLT2i trials in individuals with T2D, comprising nearly 50,000 participants showed a 32% reduction in the risk of hospitalization for HF (HR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.61–0.76), a 22% reduction in the composite of hypertensive HF and CV death (HR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.73–0.84), and a 15% reduction in CV death (HR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.78–0.93) with SGLT2is vs placebo.649”

    From American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update. (2022) · cites this paper as [649]

    The Discussion (p. 9) reports fewer cardiovascular deaths and heart-failure events with sotagliflozin than placebo in the SOLOIST-WHF trial. It does not report the claimed six-trial meta-analysis or its 22% reduction (HR 0.78, 95% CI 0.73–0.84); the Results (p. 2) instead give HR 0.67 for this trial’s primary endpoint. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Heart failure prevention benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors are present regardless of baseline cardiovascular or antihyperglycemic therapies, including metformin.

    “Secondary analyses across several of these trials also showed that HF prevention benefits of SGLT2is are present regardless of baseline CV or antihyperglycemic therapies (including metformin) (Fig. 5).649”

    From American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update. (2022) · cites this paper as [649]

    The Efficacy End Points section (p. 7) reports fewer cardiovascular deaths and heart-failure events with sotagliflozin in patients recently hospitalized for worsening heart failure. Table 1 (p. 6) lists baseline therapies, including metformin, but the paper does not report that benefit was independent of those therapies. Its listed subgroup findings concern factors such as ejection fraction, age, and treatment timing—not the secondary analyses across several trials described in the claim. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • The same meta-analysis found a 15% reduction in cardiovascular death (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.78-0.93) with SGLT2 inhibitors versus placebo.

    “A comprehensive meta-analysis of 6 major SGLT2i trials in individuals with T2D, comprising nearly 50,000 participants showed a 32% reduction in the risk of hospitalization for HF (HR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.61–0.76), a 22% reduction in the composite of hypertensive HF and CV death (HR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.73–0.84), and a 15% reduction in CV death (HR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.78–0.93) with SGLT2is vs placebo.649”

    From American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update. (2022) · cites this paper as [649]

    The Results (p. 2) report a similar point estimate for cardiovascular death with sotagliflozin versus placebo, but it is from a 1,222-patient trial, not a six-trial meta-analysis. Its estimate is HR 0.84 (95% CI 0.58–1.22), which does not support the claimed HR 0.85 (95% CI 0.78–0.93) or a statistically established reduction. The Discussion (p. 10) notes that early trial closure limited power to assess cardiovascular death. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Bhatt, D. L., Szarek, M., Steg, P. G., Cannon, C. P., Leiter, L. A., McGuire, D. K., Lewis, J. B., Riddle, M. C., Voors, A. A., Metra, M., Lund, L. H., Komajda, M., Testani, J. M., Wilcox, C. S., Ponikowski, P., Lopes, R. D., Verma, S., Lapuerta, P., & Pitt, B.
Affiliations
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • From Brigham and Women’s Hospital Heart and Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston (D.L.B., C.P.C.); Colorado Prevention Center Clinical Research and Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (M.S.); State University of New York Downstate School of Public Health, Brooklyn (M.S.); Université de Paris, French Alliance for Cardiovascular Trials, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Bichat, INSERM Unité 1148 ...
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2021-01-14
Volume
384
Issue
2
Pages
117-128
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W3100542962
Cited by
1,868
References
51
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FWCI
178.84
Type
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Language
en
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  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Sanofi
  • Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
Keywords
sotagliflozin, SGLT2 inhibitors, type 2 diabetes, worsening heart failure, acute decompensated heart failure, heart failure hospitalization, cardiovascular mortality, diarrhea, hypoglycemia, drug safety, DAPA-HF
MeSH terms
Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors, Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Double-Blind Method, Female, Glycosides, Heart Failure, Hospitalization, Humans, Hypotension, Male, Middle Aged, Sodium-Glucose Transporter 1, Acute Kidney Injury

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