Intralymphatic Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase With Vitamin D Supplementation in Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase IIb TrialShow others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: Diabetes Care, ISSN 0149-5992, E-ISSN 1935-5548, Vol. 44, no 7, p. 1604-1612Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of aluminum-formulated intralymphatic glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD-alum) therapy combined with vitamin D supplementation in preserving endogenous insulin secretion in all patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or in a genetically prespecified subgroup. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial, 109 patients aged 12-24 years (mean +/- SD 16.4 +/- 4.1) with a diabetes duration of 7-193 days (88.8 +/- 51.4), elevated serum GAD65 autoantibodies, and a fasting serum C-peptide >0.12 nmol/L were recruited. Participants were randomized to receive either three intralymphatic injections (1 month apart) with 4 mu g GAD-alum and oral vitamin D (2,000 IE daily for 120 days) or placebo. The primary outcome was the change in stimulated serum C-peptide (mean area under the curve [AUC] after a mixed-meal tolerance test) between baseline and 15 months. RESULTS Primary end point was not met in the full analysis set (treatment effect ratio 1.091 [CI 0.845-1.408]; P = 0.5009). However, GAD-alum-treated patients carrying HLA DR3-DQ2 (n = 29; defined as DRB1*03, DQB1*02:01) showed greater preservation of C-peptide AUC (treatment effect ratio 1.557 [CI 1.126-2.153]; P = 0.0078) after 15 months compared with individuals receiving placebo with the same genotype (n = 17). Several secondary end points showed supporting trends, and a positive effect was seen in partial remission (insulin dose-adjusted HbA(1c) <= 9; P = 0.0310). Minor transient injection site reactions were reported. CONCLUSION Intralymphatic administration of GAD-alum is a simple, well-tolerated treatment that together with vitamin D supplementation seems to preserve C-peptide in patients with recent-onset T1D carrying HLA DR3-DQ2. This constitutes a disease-modifying treatment for T1D with a precision medicine approach.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
AMER DIABETES ASSOC , 2021. Vol. 44, no 7, p. 1604-1612
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Endocrinology and Diabetes
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-178444DOI: 10.2337/dc21-0318ISI: 000678813200025PubMedID: 34021020OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-178444DiVA, id: diva2:1588067
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Funding Agencies|Barndiabetesfonden (Swedish Child Diabetes Foundation); Diabetesfonden; Diamyd Medical
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