title: Update: vildagliptin for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes.
abstract: Vildagliptin is a selective inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase-4, and prevents the rapid degradation of the incretin hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide. Vildagliptin has been evaluated in > 4800 patients in nine Phase III studies in the range of 24 - 52 weeks in duration: four placebo- or active-controlled monotherapy trials that enrolled drug-naive patients; four add-on studies in which vildagliptin was added to a stable regimen of either metformin, a sulfonylurea, a thiazolidinedione or insulin; and a study in which an initial combination of vildagliptin plus pioglitazone in drug-naive patients was evaluated. Across studies, vildagliptin was effective in reducing HbA(1c), had a low risk of hypoglycemia and was weight-neutral and well tolerated.
authors: Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1709 Dryden, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77030, USA. agarber@bcm.edu
authors: Alan J
authors: AJ
authors: Garber
authors: Morali D
authors: MD
authors: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000218:Adamantane / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology; D054873:Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009570:Nitriles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000077597:Vildagliptin
chemical_list: D054873:Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D009570:Nitriles; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D000077597:Vildagliptin; D000218:Adamantane