2023
Multinational patterns of second line antihyperglycaemic drug initiation across cardiovascular risk groups: federated pharmacoepidemiological evaluation in LEGEND-T2DM
Khera R, Dhingra L, Aminorroaya A, Li K, Zhou J, Arshad F, Blacketer C, Bowring M, Bu F, Cook M, Dorr D, Duarte-Salles T, DuVall S, Falconer T, French T, Hanchrow E, Horban S, Lau W, Li J, Liu Y, Lu Y, Man K, Matheny M, Mathioudakis N, McLemore M, Minty E, Morales D, Nagy P, Nishimura A, Ostropolets A, Pistillo A, Posada J, Pratt N, Reyes C, Ross J, Seager S, Shah N, Simon K, Wan E, Yang J, Yin C, You S, Schuemie M, Ryan P, Hripcsak G, Krumholz H, Suchard M. Multinational patterns of second line antihyperglycaemic drug initiation across cardiovascular risk groups: federated pharmacoepidemiological evaluation in LEGEND-T2DM. BMJ Medicine 2023, 2: e000651. PMID: 37829182, PMCID: PMC10565313, DOI: 10.1136/bmjmed-2023-000651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType 2 diabetes mellitusSecond-line treatmentCardiovascular risk groupsDiabetes mellitusCardiovascular diseaseAntihyperglycaemic drugsLine treatmentRisk groupsObservational Health Data SciencesGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsElectronic health recordsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsCalendar year trendsPeptide-1 receptor agonistsUS databaseOutcomes of patientsCotransporter 2 inhibitorsAdministrative claims databaseSecond-line drugsHealth recordsSodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitorsMedication useMetformin monotherapyGuideline recommendationsOutcome measuresComparative effectiveness of second line glucose lowering drug treatments using real world data: emulation of a target trial
Deng Y, Polley E, Wallach J, Herrin J, Ross J, McCoy R. Comparative effectiveness of second line glucose lowering drug treatments using real world data: emulation of a target trial. BMJ Medicine 2023, 2: e000419. PMID: 37577025, PMCID: PMC10414064, DOI: 10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYear cumulative incidence rateCumulative incidence rateType 2 diabetesLiraglutide armMetabolic failureSitagliptin armGlycaemic controlInsulin glargineMedian timeIncidence rateComparative effectivenessCox proportional hazards regressionPropensity scoreTarget trialsInsulin glargine armProportional hazards regressionOptumLabs Data WarehouseTarget trial emulationStatistical analysis planMetformin monotherapyMacrovascular complicationsMicrovascular outcomesStudy drugStudy armsTrial emulation
2022
Emulating the GRADE trial using real world data: retrospective comparative effectiveness study
Deng Y, Polley EC, Wallach JD, Dhruva SS, Herrin J, Quinto K, Gandotra C, Crown W, Noseworthy P, Yao X, Lyon TD, Shah ND, Ross JS, McCoy RG. Emulating the GRADE trial using real world data: retrospective comparative effectiveness study. The BMJ 2022, 379: e070717. PMID: 36191949, PMCID: PMC9527635, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-070717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary outcomesMetformin monotherapyTreatment groupsRetrospective comparative effectiveness studyCox proportional hazards regressionPropensity scoreIncident microvascular complicationsNationwide claims databaseProportional hazards regressionType 2 diabetesComparative effectiveness studiesMacrovascular complicationsMicrovascular complicationsProspective trialAdverse eventsGlycemic controlHospital admissionInsulin glarginePrimary outcomeMedian timeHazards regressionClaims databaseObservational studyInverse propensity scoreEligibility criteria