Dulaglutide for the treatment of type 2 diabetes

Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 485-496

  Scheen, André J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

clinical trial; Dulaglutide; GLP 1 receptor agonist; insulin secretion; once weekly injection; therapy; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

DULAGLUTIDE; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1 RECEPTOR; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FC FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; GLUCAGON RELEASE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); STOMACH EMPTYING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1; GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1 RECEPTOR; GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDES; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FC FRAGMENTS; INSULIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85014514372     PISSN: 14712598     EISSN: 17447682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14712598.2017.1296131     Document Type: Article

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