A Monotherapy Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of 2 Dose Levels of Albiglutide in Japanese Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 focused on measuring albiglutide, Japanese, GSK716155, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, glucagon-like peptide 1
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, treated with diet and exercise or a stable dose of 1 OAD at screening
- Body mass index (BMI) 17 to 40 kg/ m^2 inclusive
- Subjects who are OAD naïve, HbA1c between 7.0% and 10.0% at Screening and at Visit 2; for subjects who enter the study with 1 OAD, HbA1c between 6.5% and 9.5% at Screening and HbA1c between 7.0% and 10.0% at Visit 2
- Creatinine clearance >30 mL/min (calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula)
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of type 1 diabetes mellitus •Female subject is pregnant, lactating, or <6 weeks postpartum•
- Clinically significant cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular disease
- Current ongoing symptomatic biliary disease, clinical signs or symptoms of pancreatitis, or a history of chronic or acute pancreatitis, as determined by the investigator
- Serum amylase >=3 ×ULN and/or serum lipase >=2 × ULN and/or subject is experiencing any symptoms possibly related to pancreatitis
- Prior use of a TZD or GLP-1R agonist within 4 months before Screening
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Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Active Comparator
Albiglutide 30 mg weekly
Albiglutide 50 mg weekly
Placebo
Liraglutide 0.9 mg daily
Subjects will be randomly assigned to double blind albiglutide 30 mg weekly treatment for 52 weeks
Subjects will be randomly assigned to double blind albiglutide 50 mg weekly until Week 52
Subjects will be randomly assigned to double blind matching albiglutide placebo administered weekly. Subjects will then cross-over to double-blind treatment with albiglutide 30 mg weekly at Week 24 until Week 52
Subjects will be randomly assigned to open-label liraglutide for 52 weeks