key: cord-0771576-1rz4a0sg authors: Chen, Jia-Jin; Wu, Chao-Yi; Jenq, Chang-Chyi; Lee, Tao-Han; Tsai, Chung-Ying; Tu, Hui-Tzu; Huang, Yu-Tung; Yen, Chieh-Li; Yen, Tzung-Hai; Chen, Yung-Chang; Tian, Ya-Chung; Yang, Chih-Wei; Yang, Huang-Yu title: Association of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist vs Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor Use With Mortality Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease date: 2022-03-07 journal: JAMA Netw Open DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.1169 sha: 7ba4fb0e69c691e50ac6699ec8bbc54dd13b1acb doc_id: 771576 cord_uid: 1rz4a0sg IMPORTANCE: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist use is associated with reduced mortality and improved cardiovascular outcomes in the general population with diabetes. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors are commonly used antidiabetic agents for patients with advanced-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD). The association of these 2 drug classes with outcomes among patients with diabetes and advanced-stage CKD or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is not well understood. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether use of GLP-1 receptor agonists in a population with diabetes and advanced-stage CKD or ESKD is associated with better outcomes compared with use of DPP-4 inhibitors. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This retrospective cohort study used data on patients with type 2 diabetes and stage 5 CKD or ESKD obtained from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan. The study was conducted between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2018. Data were analyzed from June 2020 to July 2021. EXPOSURES: Treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists compared with treatment with DPP-4 inhibitors. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: All-cause mortality, sepsis- and infection-related mortality, and mortality related to major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events were compared between patients treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists and patients treated with DPP-4 inhibitors. Propensity score weighting was used to mitigate the imbalance among covariates between the groups. RESULTS: Of 27 279 patients included in the study, 26 578 were in the DPP-4 inhibitor group (14 443 [54.34%] male; mean [SD] age, 65 [13] years) and 701 in the GLP-1 receptor agonist group (346 [49.36%] male; mean [SD] age, 59 [13] years). After weighting, the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists was associated with lower all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR], 0.79; 95% CI, 0.63-0.98) and lower sepsis- and infection-related mortality (HR, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.40-0.91). Subgroup analysis demonstrated a lower risk of mortality associated with use of GLP-1 receptor agonists compared with DDP-4 inhibitors among patients with cerebrovascular disease (HR, 0.33; 95% CI, 0.12-0.86) than among those without cerebrovascular disease (HR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.71-1.12) (P = .04 for interaction). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists was associated with lower all-cause mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes, advanced-stage CKD, and ESKD than was treatment with DPP-4 inhibitors. Additional well-designed, prospective studies are needed to confirm the potential benefit of GLP-1 receptor agonist treatment for patients with advanced CKD or ESKD. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) 016.0, 042, 095.4, 189, 223, 236.9, 250.4, 271.4, 274.1, 403-404, 440.1, 442.1, 446.21, 447.3, 572.4, 580-589, 590-591, 593, 642 35 Change from baseline:-2.8 kg for liraglutide 0.6-1.2 mg -0.4 kg for sitagliptin DURATION-2 27 Change from baseline: -2.3 kg for 2 mg exenatide weekly -0.8kg for sitagliptin Li 2014 38 Change from baseline: -6.0 kg for 1.2 mg liraglutide -0.9kg for sitagliptin -0.8kg for vildagliptin Leiter 2014 24 Change from baseline: -0.79kg for 30-50mg albiglutide weekly -0.19kg for sitagliptin LIRA-SWITCH 30 Change from baseline: -3.31kg for 1.8mg liraglutide -1.64kg for sitagliptin PIONEER 3 31 Oral semaglutide vs sitagliptin 34 Change from baseline: -2.2kg for 0.5mg semaglutide weekly Change from baseline: -3.9kg for 1.0mg semaglutide weekly -0.0kg for sitagliptin SUSTAIN 2 33 Change from baseline: -4.3kg for 0.5mg semaglutide weekly Change from baseline: -6.1kg for 1.0mg semaglutide weekly -1.9kg for sitagliptin © 39 Change from baseline: -2.51kg for 20μg lixisenatide daily -1.17kg for sitagliptin Yan 2019 40 Change from baseline: -3.6kg for 1.8mg liraglutide -1.7kg for sitagliptin Zang 2016 37 Change from baseline: -3.17 kg for 1.8 mg liraglutide -1.08kg for sitagliptin