Short-term combined treatment with exenatide and metformin for overweight/obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
10.1097/CM9.0000000000001712
- VernacularTitle:Short-term combined treatment with exenatide and metformin for overweight/obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome
- Author:
Rui-Lin MA
1
;
Yan DENG
;
Yan-Fang WANG
;
Shi-Yang ZHU
;
Xue-Song DING
;
Ai-Jun SUN
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China.
- Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial
- MeSH:
Exenatide/therapeutic use*;
Female;
Humans;
Metformin/therapeutic use*;
Obesity/drug therapy*;
Overweight;
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome/drug therapy*
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2021;134(23):2882-2889
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Obesity and insulin resistance (IR) are common features of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Metformin (MET) increases insulin sensitivity, but it is associated with unsatisfactory weight loss. The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist exenatide has been shown to reduce weight and IR in patients with diabetes. This study aimed to explore the therapeutic effects of exenatide once-weekly (QW) combined with MET on body weight, as well as metabolic and endocrinological parameters in overweight/obese women with PCOS.
METHODS:Fifty overweight/obese women with PCOS diagnosed via the Rotterdam criteria were randomized to one of two treatment groups: MET (500 mg three times a day [TID]) or combination treatment (COM) (MET 500 mg TID, exenatide 2 mg QW) for 12 weeks. The primary outcomes were anthropometric changes associated with obesity, and the secondary outcomes included changes in reproductive hormone levels, glucose and lipid metabolism, and C-reactive protein.
RESULTS:Forty (80%) patients completed the study. COM therapy was superior to MET monotherapy in reducing weight (P = 0.045), body mass index (BMI) (P = 0.041), and waist circumference (P = 0.023). Patients in the COM group on an average lost 3.8 ± 2.4 kg compared with 2.1 ± 3.0 kg in the MET group. In the COM group, BMI and waist circumference decreased by 1.4 ± 0.87 kg/m2 and 4.63 ± 4.42 cm compared with 0.77 ± 1.17 kg/m2 and 1.72 ± 3.07 cm in the MET group, respectively. Moreover, levels of fasting glucose, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) 2-h glucose, and OGTT 2-h insulin were significantly lower with COM therapy than with MET (P < 0.050). Mild and moderate gastrointestinal reactions were the most common adverse events in both groups.
CONCLUSIONS:COM therapy was more effective than MET alone in reducing body weight, BMI, and waist circumference, and improving insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese women with PCOS, with acceptable short-term side effects.
TRIAL REGISTRATION:ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04029272. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04029272.
