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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2023; 131(04): 205-215
DOI: 10.1055/a-2007-2061
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Real-World Use of Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Type 2 Diabetes: Results from SemaglUtide Real-world Evidence (SURE) Germany

Markus Menzen 
1   Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Bonn, Innere Medizin – Diabetologie und Endokrinologie, Bonn, Germany
,
Tina Landsvig Berentzen
2   Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark
,
Andrei-Mircea Catarig
2   Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark
,
Sebastian Pieperhoff
3   Novo Nordisk Pharma GmbH, Mainz, Germany
,
Jörg Simon
4   MVZ im Altstadt-Carree Fulda GmbH, Fulda, Germany
,
Stephan Jacob
5   Cardio-metabolic Institute, Villingen, Germany
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Abstract

Context Efficacy and safety of once-weekly semaglutide in type 2 diabetes were established in the phase 3 SUSTAIN trials, which included patients across the continuum of type 2 diabetes care. It is useful to complement these findings with real-world evidence.

Objective SURE Germany evaluated once-weekly semaglutide in a real-world type 2 diabetes patient population.

Design/setting The prospective observational study was conducted at 93 clinical practices in adults with+≥ 1 documented glycated haemoglobin value ≤12 weeks before initiation of semaglutide.

Intervention Once-weekly semaglutide was prescribed at the physicians’ discretion.

Main outcomes The primary endpoint was change in glycated haemoglobin from baseline to end-of-study (~30 weeks). Secondary endpoints included changes in body weight and patient-reported outcomes. All adverse events were systematically collected and reported, including patient-reported documented and/or severe hypoglycaemia.

Results Of 779 patients in the full analysis set, 669 (85.9%) completed the study on treatment with semaglutide, comprising the effectiveness analysis set. In this data set, estimated mean changes in glycated haemoglobin and body weight from baseline to end-of-study were –1.0%point (–10.9 mmol/mol; P<0.0001) and –4.5 kg (–4.2%; P<0.0001). Sensitivity analyses supported the primary analysis. Improvements were observed in other secondary endpoints, including patient-reported outcomes. No new safety concerns were identified.

Conclusions In a real-world population in Germany, patients with type 2 diabetes treated with once-weekly semaglutide experienced clinically significant improvements in glycaemic control and body weight. These results support the use of once-weekly semaglutide in routine clinical practice in adult patients with type 2 diabetes in Germany.

Key words

blood pressure - clinical practice - patient-reported outcomes - real-world evidence - glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist

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Publication History

Received: 28 September 2022
Received: 14 November 2022

Accepted: 13 December 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
04 January 2023

Article published online:
03 March 2023

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