Teplizumab treatment may improve C-peptide responses in participants with type 1 diabetes after the new-onset period: a randomised controlled trial
Herold KC, Gitelman SE, Willi SM, Gottlieb PA, Waldron-Lynch F, Devine L, Sherr J, Rosenthal SM, Adi S, Jalaludin MY, Michels AW, Dziura J, Bluestone JA. Teplizumab treatment may improve C-peptide responses in participants with type 1 diabetes after the new-onset period: a randomised controlled trial. Diabetologia 2012, 56: 391-400. PMID: 23086558, PMCID: PMC3537871, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-012-2753-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedC-PeptideDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansInsulinMaleConceptsC-peptide responseType 1 diabetesImmune therapyHigh C-peptide responseCentral randomisation centreChronic autoimmune processPlacebo-treated participantsPlacebo-controlled trialPrimary outcome analysisCharacteristics of patientsC-peptide levelsSubgroup of patientsC-peptide productionTeplizumab groupClinical respondersAutoimmune processPrimary outcomeExogenous insulinMixed mealSubgroup analysisResultsThirty-fourInsulin secretionTreatment benefitBaseline imbalancesTeplizumab