Type 2 & other diabetes

Immunogenicity, efficacy, and safety of biosimilar insulin glargine (Gan & Lee glargine) compared with originator insulin glargine (Lantus®) in patients with type 2 diabetes after 26 weeks' treatment: A randomized open label study

Diabetes Obes MetabPublished Randomised controlled trial

Primary result · Participants positive for treatment-induced AIA (results sentence prints 'treatment-induced glycated haemoglobin')Result — go to the resultTreatment difference −2.1 percentage points 90% CI −7.6% to 3.5%

Authors' conclusion

GL Glargine was similar to Lantus® in terms of immunogenicity, efficacy, and safety, based on the current study.

Study context

Population
Adults with T2Drandomized 1:1
Participants
567 adults
Comparison
Gan & Lee (GL) Glargine vs Lantus®
Primary endpoint
Proportion of participants with treatment-induced anti-insulin antibodies (AIA)
Follow-up
26 weeks
Methodological detailsphase 3, multicentre, open-label, equivalence, 57 sites
  • Phase 3
  • Multicentre
  • Open-label
  • Equivalence
  • 57 sites

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

Participants positive for treatment-induced AIA (results sentence prints 'treatment-induced glycated haemoglobin') · week 26

Treatment difference

−2.1 percentage points

90% CI −7.6% to 3.5%

By group

GL Glarginevs Lantus®
treatment difference −2.1 percentage points (90% CI −7.6% to 3.5%)

Secondary outcomes

OutcomeDifference (%) (90% CI)
HbA1c−0.08 (−0.23 to 0.06)

Safety

Any treatment-emergent adverse events

Any treatment-emergent adverse events

Similar between groups

Original publication

Immunogenicity, efficacy, and safety of biosimilar insulin glargine (Gan & Lee glargine) compared with originator insulin glargine (Lantus®) in patients with type 2 diabetes after 26 weeks' treatment: A randomized open label study. Diabetes Obes Metab. Published 1 April 2024. doi:10.1111/dom.15560

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