Keywords :
Amputation; DPP-4 inhibitor; Gliflozin; GLP-1; Peripheral arteriopathy; Type 2 diabetes; dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor; glucagon like peptide 1 receptor agonist; placebo; sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor; Article; drug safety; fear; human; leg amputation; non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; pharmacovigilance; randomized controlled trial (topic); risk; risk reduction
Abstract :
[en] For the last five years, a potential increased risk of lower-limb amputation (LLA) among patients with type 2 diabetes treated with sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) has been a matter of debate. The present article traces the history of this controversy since the landmark publication of CANVAS until the last observational studies in real life. Despite the warnings that emerged from pharmacovigilance reports, neither prospective randomized placebo-controlled trials nor large cohort retrospective observational studies vs. dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors were able to demonstrate a significant increased risk of LLA among new SGLT2i users. The higher incidence of LLA when compared to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), which is commonly interpreted as an increased risk associated with SGLT2is, might rather reflect a reduction of the risk of LLA with GLP-1 ARs. Overall, available data regarding the risk of LLA with SGLT2is should reassure clinicians, even if some circumstances should call for caution. © 2022 Elsevier Masson SAS
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