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C-Peptide Is the Appropriate Outcome Measure for Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Trials to Preserve β-Cell Function

Palmer, Jerry P., Fleming, G. Alexander, Greenbaum, Carla J., Herold, Kevan C., Jansa, Lisa D., Kolb, Hubert, Lachin, John M., Polonsky, Kenneth S. +3 more·2004·Diabetes

Abstract

The underlying cause of type 1 diabetes, loss of β-cell function, has become the therapeutic target for a number of interventions in patients with type 1 diabetes. Even though insulin therapies continue to improve, it remains difficult to achieve normal glycemic control in type 1 diabetes, especially long term. The associated risks of hypoglycemia and end-organ diabetic complications remain. Retention of β-cell function in patients with type 1 diabetes is known to result in improved glycemic control and reduced hypoglycemia, retinopathy, and nephropathy. To facilitate the development of therapies aimed at altering the type 1 diabetes disease process, an American Diabetes Association workshop was convened to identify appropriate efficacy outcome measures in type 1 diabetes clinical trials. The following consensus emerged: While measurements of immune responses to islet cells are important in elucidating pathogenesis, none of these measures have directly correlated with the decline in endogenous insulin secretion. HbA1c is a highly valuable clinical measure of glycemic control, but it is an insensitive measure of β-cell function, particularly with the currently accepted standard of near-normal glycemic control. Rates of severe hypoglycemia and diabetic complications ultimately will be improved by therapies that are effective at preserving β-cell function but as primary outcomes require inordinately large and protracted trials. Endogenous insulin secretion is assessed best by measurement of C-peptide, which is cosecreted with insulin in a one-to-one molar ratio but unlike insulin experiences little first pass clearance by the liver. Measurement of C-peptide under standardized conditions provides a sensitive, well accepted, and clinically validated assessment of β-cell function. C-peptide measurement is the most suitable primary outcome for clinical trials of therapies aimed at preserving or improving endogenous insulin secretion in type 1 diabetes patients. Available data demonstrate that even relatively modest treatment effects on C-peptide will result in clinically meaningful benefits. The development of therapies for addressing this important unmet clinical need will be facilitated by trials that are carefully designed with β-cell function as determined by C-peptide measurement as the primary efficacy outcome.

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Authors
Palmer, J. P., Fleming, G. A., Greenbaum, C. J., Herold, K. C., Jansa, L. D., Kolb, H., Lachin, J. M., Polonsky, K. S., Pozzilli, P., Skyler, J. S., & Steffes, M. W.
Affiliations
  • University of Washington (US)
  • West Virginia Department of Agriculture (US)
  • Benaroya Research Institute (US)
  • Columbia University (US)
  • Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
  • George Washington University (US)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • Università Campus Bio-Medico (IT)
  • University of Miami (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
Venue
Diabetes
Published
2004-01-01
Volume
53
Issue
1
Pages
250-264
ISSN
  • 0012-1797 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-327X
OpenAlex
W2184500611
Cited by
491
References
133
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Diabetes (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pancreatic function and diabetes
Keywords
type 1 diabetes, C-peptide, beta-cell function, endogenous insulin secretion, clinical trial outcome measures, HbA1c, glycemic control, hypoglycemia, diabetes complications, islet autoimmunity
MeSH terms
C-Peptide, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Humans, Islets of Langerhans, Predictive Value of Tests, Prognosis, Reproducibility of Results, Treatment Outcome

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