GLP-1 RA effects on major kidney outcome in unselected T2D patients at high cardiovascular (CV) risk are modest or neutral. However, GLP-1 RA may provide renal benefit in those at high risk of worsening kidney disease. We examined once-weekly exenatide (EQW) effects on eGFR slope and UACR change, as a function of baseline UACR, in a subset of EXSCEL participants. Of 14752 EXSCEL participants, eGFR slope was assessed in those with baseline UACR and ≥1 post-baseline eGFR (n=3503 [23.7%]) via mixed model repeated measures (MMRM) analysis (median follow-up 3.3 years). UACR percent change from baseline to first post-baseline measurement (median time 8.9 months) was assessed in those with baseline and ≥1 follow-up UACR (n=2828 [19.2%]) via ANCOVA of log-transformed UACR, with baseline UACR as a covariate. Participants with baseline UACR measurements were generally similar to the overall EXSCEL population, and balanced across treatment arms. EQW improved eGFR slope in those with baseline UACR>100mg/g and UACR>200mg/g, but not at lower UACR thresholds. No difference in EQW effect on eGFR was observed as a function of baseline eGFR, CV disease history, RAAS inhibitor use, or SBP. UACR improvement was similar across UACR categories. This EXSCEL post-hoc analysis suggests that EQW reduces UACR, with improvement in eGFR slope specifically in participants with elevated baseline UACR.
L.E. Clegg: Employee; Self; AstraZeneca. A. van der Aart: None. R.C. Penland: Employee; Self; AstraZeneca. Stock/Shareholder; Self; AstraZeneca. D.W. Boulton: Employee; Self; AstraZeneca. Stock/Shareholder; Self; AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb. C. Sjöström: Employee; Self; AstraZeneca. Stock/Shareholder; Self; AstraZeneca. R.J. Mentz: Consultant; Self; Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Merck & Co., Inc., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Sanofi. Research Support; Self; GlaxoSmithKline plc. R.R. Holman: Advisory Panel; Self; Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Novartis AG, Novo Nordisk A/S. Research Support; Self; AstraZeneca, Bayer AG, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. H.L. Heerspink: Consultant; Self; AbbVie Inc., AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, CSL Behring, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Merck & Co., Inc., Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Mundipharma International, Retrophin, Inc.
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