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New data from the linagliptin late stage clinical trial programme were presented this week at the 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).
The studies included two phase III trials: one investigating linagliptin monotherapy in type 2 diabetes patients for whom metformin therapy is inappropriate, and the other studying linagliptin as add-on therapy to a sulphonylurea in patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes.
In addition, a pharmacokinetic study was presented at the congress which investigated linagliptin in a special patient population with different degrees of renal impairment.
Linagliptin belongs to the novel class of DPP-4 inhibitors and is currently in late stage development as a once-daily, single-dose oral tablet. The new data add to the large body of clinical evidence demonstrating that linagliptin cannot only achieve significant and sustainable reductions in blood glucose, but that based on its unique pharmacokinetic profile, linagliptin may not require dose adjustment even in patients with type 2 diabetes with any degree of renal impairment. Boehringer Ingelheim is filing linagliptin for market authorisation in key countries across the globe in 2010 and is looking forward to making this novel treatment available to people with type 2 diabetes as soon as possible.
