2023
Comparative 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