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  • Real-World Evidence Research
  • Comparative Effectiveness Studies

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  • The Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study (GRADE) trial compared second-line glucose-lowering drugs.
  • Emulating the GRADE trial using real-world data (RWD) can provide timely evidence on treatment effectiveness.

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  • To emulate the GRADE trial using the OptumLabs® Data Warehouse (OLDW).
  • To compare the effectiveness of glimepiride, liraglutide, and sitagliptin as second-line therapies for type 2 diabetes.
  • To assess the time to achieving glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) targets.

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  • An observational study using RWD from OLDW (2010-2019).
  • Identified adults with type 2 diabetes on metformin monotherapy meeting GRADE eligibility criteria.
  • Used propensity score weighting and Cox proportional hazards regression to compare treatment groups.

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  • Liraglutide was associated with a significantly lower risk of reaching HbA1c ≥7.0% compared to glimepiride and sitagliptin.
  • Median time to HbA1c ≥7.0% was longer for liraglutide (764 days) versus glimepiride (442 days) and sitagliptin (427 days).
  • No significant differences were found for microvascular/macrovascular complications, adverse events, hospital admissions, or mortality.

Conclusions:

  • Liraglutide is more effective than glimepiride or sitagliptin in maintaining glycemic control when added to metformin.
  • RWD can effectively complement prospective trials by generating timely evidence on medical treatments.