Type 2 & other diabetes

Efficacy and Safety of Luseogliflozin (TS-071) in Japanese Children and Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study

Horm Res PaediatrPublished Randomised controlled trial

Authors' conclusion

Luseogliflozin significantly improved glycemic control and was well tolerated, supporting its potential as an effective and safe treatment option for children and adolescents with T2D.

Study context

Population
Japanese patients aged 10–17 years with T2D and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) 7.0%-12.0%, with or without prior metformin userandomized 2:1
Participants
48 patients
Comparison
Luseogliflozin 2.5 mg vs placebo
  • Luseogliflozinn = 31
  • Placebon = 17reference
Primary endpoint
Change in HbA1c from baseline
Follow-up
End of period I (12 weeks)
Methodological detailsmulticenter, double-masked, placebo-controlled, phase 3, 40-week open-label extension
  • Multicenter
  • Double-masked
  • Placebo-controlled
  • Phase 3
  • 40-week open-label extension

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

Luseogliflozin

−1.45

CI −1.78%–-1.11% · %

Further findings

Change in HbA1c from baseline (luseogliflozin) · end of period II (52 weeks)
−0.92 · mean · ± 1.74% · %

Safety

Adverse events (AEs)
85.4%
Adverse drug reactions
29.2%
Deaths
0
Serious AEs
3
Mild hypoglycemic event
1
Urinary and genital infections were the most frequent adverse drug reactions

Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.

Original publication

Efficacy and Safety of Luseogliflozin (TS-071) in Japanese Children and Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study. Horm Res Paediatr. Published 5 September 2026. doi:10.1159/hrp/adaag009

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