Efficacy and Safety of Switching From Sitagliptin to Liraglutide in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Not Achieving Adequate Glycaemic Control on Sitagliptin and Metformin

Inclusion Criteria

• - Informed consent obtained before any trial-related activities. Trial-related activities are any procedures that are carried out as part of the trial, including activities to determine suitability for the trial
• - Subjects diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and treated with metformin equal to or above 1500 mg/day (or maximum tolerated dose equal to or above 1000 mg/day) and sitagliptin 100 mg/day, both at a stable dose for at least 90 days prior to screening. Stable is defined as unchanged medication and dose
• - HbA1c 7.5% - 9.5% (58 mmol/mol - 80 mmol/mol) (both inclusive)
• - Body mass index equal to or above 20 kg/m^2

Exclusion Criteria

• - Any chronic disorder or severe disease which at the discretion of the investigator might jeopardise subject's safety or compliance with the protocol
• - Treatment with glucose lowering agent(s) other than stated in the inclusion criteria in a period of 90 days prior to screening. An exception is short-term treatment (equal to or less than 7 days in total) with insulin in connection with intercurrent illness
• - Female who is pregnant, breast-feeding, intends to become pregnant or of child-bearing potential not using adequate contraceptive methods (adequate contraceptive measures as required by local regulations or practice)
• - History of chronic pancreatitis or idiopathic acute pancreatitis
• - Screening calcitonin value equal to or above 50 ng/L
• - Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2
• - Diagnosis of malignant neoplasm in the previous 5 years (except basal cell skin cancer or squamous cell skin cancer)
• - Impaired liver function, defined as alanine aminotransferase equal to or above 2.5 times upper normal limit
• - Impaired renal function defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 per modification of diet in renal disease formula
• - Any episode of unstable angina, acute coronary event, cerebral stroke/transient ischemic attack or other significant cardiovascular event as judged by the investigator within 90 days prior to screening
• - Heart failure, New York Heart Association class IV
• - Uncontrolled treated or untreated hypertension (systolic blood pressure equal to or above 180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure equal to or above 100 mmHg)