Dose-finding Study of LIK066 Compared With Placebo or Sitagliptin to Evaluate Change in HbA1c in Patients With Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus focused on measuring Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, SGLT inhibitors, dose-response
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed diagnosis of T2DM by standard criteria
- Drug-naïve patients, defined as patients not having received any anti-diabetic medication previously,
- Currently untreated patients , who, after the diagnosis of T2DM, have received anti-diabetic medication for not more than 12 consecutive weeks, and have not received any anti-diabetic treatment within 12 weeks prior to Visit 1
- Patients being treated with mono-therapy for at least 8 consecutive weeks prior to Visit 1 with the following OADs: metformin, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i), SU, glinide, alpha-glucosidase inhibitor (AGI)
- HbA1c ≥ 7 to ≤ 10.5% at Visit 1 for drug-naïve/currently untreated patients
- HbA1c ≥ 7 to ≤ 9.5% at Visit 1 for patients treated with OAD monotherapy
- HbA1c ≥ 7 to ≤ 10.5% at Visit 199 for ALL patients
- Age: ≥18 and ≤ 75 years old at Visit 1
- BMI ≥22 to ≤45 kg/m2 at Visit 1
Exclusion Criteria:
- FPG ≥270 mg/dl (15 mmol/L) for drug-naïve/currently untreated patients or ≥240 mg/dl (13.3 mmol/L) for patients on OAD monotherapy at Visit 1
- Insulin treatment >4 consecutive weeks in the last 6 months, corticosteroid use >7 days in the last 8 weeks, use of growth hormones in the last 6 months, or use of weight control products > 4 weeks in the last 6 months
- History of acute metabolic complications, CV disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, hepatic disorders, pancreatitis, chronic diarrhea
- Significant lab abnormalities such as TSH outside of normal range, UACR>300 mg/g creatinine, eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73m2, hemoglobin <12 g/L in men and <11 g/L in women, hematuria
- ECG abnormalities including AV block, long QT syndrome or QTc>450 msec for men and >470 msec for women
- History of malignancy
- Women of child-bearing potential not using effective methods of contraception Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Arm 6
Arm 7
Arm 8
Arm 9
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Active Comparator
Placebo Comparator
LIK066 2.5 mg
LIK066 5 mg
LIK066 10 mg
LIK066 25 mg
LIK066 50 mg
LIK066 100 mg
LIK066 150 mg
Sitagliptin 100 mg
Placebo
Patients receive 2.5 mg of LIK066 once daily for 12 weeks
Patients receive 5 mg of LIK066 once daily for 12 weeks
Patients receive 10 mg of LIK066 once daily for 12 weeks
Patients receive 25 mg of LIK066 once daily for 12 weeks
Patients receive 50 mg of LIK066 once daily for 12 weeks
Patients receive 100 mg of LIK066 once daily for 12 weeks
Patients receive 150 mg of LIK066 once daily for 12 weeks
Patients receive 100 mg sitagliptin once daily for 12 weeks
Patients receive placebo for 12 weeks