Can earlier biomarker measurements explain a treatment effect on diabetes incidence? A robust comparison of five surrogate markers

Autor: Lu Tian, Tianxi Cai, Latha P Palaniappan, Layla Parast
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, Vol 11, Iss 5 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2052-4897
DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003585
Popis: Introduction We measured and compared five individual surrogate markers—change from baseline to 1 year after randomization in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), fasting glucose, 2-hour postchallenge glucose, triglyceride–glucose index (TyG) index, and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)—in terms of their ability to explain a treatment effect on reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus at 2, 3, and 4 years after treatment initiation.Research design and methods Study participants were from the Diabetes Prevention Program study, randomly assigned to either a lifestyle intervention (n=1023) or placebo (n=1030). The surrogate markers were measured at baseline and 1 year, and diabetes incidence was examined at 2, 3, and 4 years postrandomization. Surrogacy was evaluated using a robust model-free estimate of the proportion of treatment effect explained (PTE) by the surrogate marker.Results Across all time points, change in fasting glucose and HOMA-IR explained higher proportions of the treatment effect than 2-hour glucose, TyG index, or HbA1c. For example, at 2 years, glucose explained the highest (80.1%) proportion of the treatment effect, followed by HOMA-IR (77.7%), 2-hour glucose (76.2%), and HbA1c (74.6%); the TyG index explained the smallest (70.3%) proportion.Conclusions These data suggest that, of the five examined surrogate markers, glucose and HOMA-IR were the superior surrogate markers in terms of PTE, compared with 2-hour glucose, HbA1c, and TyG index.
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