title: An overview of incretin clinical trials.
abstract: This article reviews many of the key incretin clinical trials, with a focus on the efficacy and safety of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors compared with placebo and other glucose-lowering agents used as comparators. These agents have been tested either as monotherapy or in combination with one or more oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs). The article also discusses some of the important clinical differences between GLP-1 receptor agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Alan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Garber
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Spann
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D054795:Incretins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000097:blood; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D054795:Incretins