Evidence for C-Peptide as a Validated Surrogate to Predict Clinical Benefits in Trials of Disease-Modifying Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes.
Latres E, Greenbaum C, Oyaski M, Dayan C, Colhoun H, Lachin J, Skyler J, Rickels M, Ahmed S, Dutta S, Herold K, Marinac M. Evidence for C-Peptide as a Validated Surrogate to Predict Clinical Benefits in Trials of Disease-Modifying Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes 2024, 73: 823-833. PMID: 38349844, DOI: 10.2337/dbi23-0012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeta cell functionType 1 diabetesMeasures of beta cell functionDisease-modifying therapiesC-peptideTrials of disease-modifying therapiesClinical benefitCell functionDestruction of pancreatic beta cellsStimulated C-peptideC-peptide levelsEnd-organ complicationsProspective cohort studyAssociated with protectionEnd-organ complications of diabetesChronic autoimmune diseaseClinically meaningful outcomesClinical outcome measuresComplications of diabetesClinical trials of disease-modifying therapiesBeta cell preservationDemonstration of efficacyPancreatic beta cellsPeripheral bloodAutoimmune diseases