Generalizability of REDUCE-IT eligibility criteria in a large diabetes cardiovascular outcomes trial: A post hoc subgroup analysis of EMPA-REG outcome: Analysis of EMPA-REG OUTCOME using REDUCE-IT criteria
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: REDUCE-IT showed that icosapent ethyl (IPE) improved cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in participants with established CV disease (CVD) or type 2 diabetes (T2D) and at least one additional risk factor plus mild-moderate hypertriglyceridemia and reasonably controlled low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). As the generalizability of REDUCE-IT has not been investigated in a T2D population with established CVD, this post hoc analysis investigated how many participants from EMPA-REG OUTCOME, which tested the effects of empagliflozin versus placebo on CV outcomes in participants with T2D and CVD, would have been eligible for IPE treatment, and whether CV outcomes differed based on eligibility for IPE treatment.
METHODS: Participants from EMPA-REG OUTCOME were screened for inclusion using both REDUCE-IT-like criteria (baseline statin therapy, triglycerides 135-499 mg/dL and LDL-C 41-100 mg/dL) and slightly amended FDA indication criteria (triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL). Analyses were conducted to characterize the study population and CV outcomes in participants eligible for IPE versus those not eligible for IPE.
RESULTS: Of the 7020 participants from EMPA-REG OUTCOME, 1810 (25.8%) fulfilled REDUCE-IT criteria and 3182 (45.3%) fulfilled FDA criteria for IPE treatment. Treatment effects of empagliflozin versus placebo on CV and kidney outcomes and mortality were consistent in participants meeting REDUCE-IT and FDA criteria and those who did not.
CONCLUSIONS: These results…
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