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PURPOSE: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the benefits and harms of fibrate therapy, alone or in combination with statins, in adult patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS: A comprehensive search was conducted in six databases, from inception to January 27, 2022. Clinical trials that compared fibrate therapy with other lipid-lowering interventions or placebo were included. Outcomes of interest comprised cardiovascular (CV) events, complications of T2D, metabolic profile, and adverse events. Random-effects meta-analyses were performed to estimate mean differences (MD) and risk ratios (RR), alongside 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS: A total of 25 studies were included, six comparing fibrates against statins, 11 against placebo, and eight evaluating the combination of fibrates with statins. Overall risk of bias was rated as moderate, and most outcomes rendered low confidence per GRADE approach. Fibrates showed reduction of serum triglycerides (TGs) (MD -17.81, CI -33.92 to -1.69) and a marginal increase of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) (MD: 1.60, CI 0.29 to 2.90) in adults with T2D, but no differences were found in CV events when compared to statin therapy (RR 0.99, CI 0.76 to 1.09). When used in combination with statins, no major differences were exhibited regarding lipid profile and CV outcomes. Adverse events were comparable between fibrate and statin monotherapies (e.g., RR of 1.03 for rhabdomyolysis, and 0.90 for gastrointestinal events). CONCLUSIONS: Fibrate therapy in patients with T2D results in a marginal improvement of TGs and HDL-c but without reducing the risk of CV events and mortality. Their use should be reserved for very specific scenarios after a deliberative dialogue between patients and clinicians regarding their benefits and harms.
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Doenças Cardiovasculares , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 , Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases , Adulto , Humanos , Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases/efeitos adversos , Ácidos Fíbricos/efeitos adversos , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/tratamento farmacológico , HDL-Colesterol , Triglicerídeos , Doenças Cardiovasculares/etiologia , Doenças Cardiovasculares/prevenção & controleRESUMO
BACKGROUND: A considerable amount of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been published on statins and/or fibrates for diabetic retinopathy, a clinical condition associated with high social and economic burden. Adherence to the CONSORT statement items is imperative to ensure transparency and reproducibility in clinical research. The aim of this study is to assess the reporting quality and the adherence to CONSORT of RCTs assessing statins and/or fibrates for diabetic retinopathy. METHODS: We conducted a critical appraisal study at Discipline of Evidence-based Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp). A sensitive literature search was performed to identify all relevant RCTs, with no time or language limits. Two authors independently evaluated the reporting quality of the selected RCTs using the CONSORT statement as a standard. RESULTS: Thirteen reports of RCTs were included in this study. The adherence of the reports to CONSORT items ranged from 24% to 68%. The median score was 11 (interquartile range (IQR) 8 to 13). When analyzed separately, the methods sections of the reports had a median of three items (IQR 2 to 4) judged adherent to the methods items of CONSORT (items 3 to 12). The most underreported items were those related to trial design, title and abstract, allocation concealment, implementation of the randomization sequence, and blinding. Other important items, such as the one related to the description of the inclusion criteria, also had low adherence. CONCLUSIONS: The overall adherence to the CONSORT checklist items was poor, especially in the items related to the methods section. RCT reports on statins and/or fibrates for diabetic retinopathy must be optimized to avoid reporting biases and to improve transparency and reproducibility.
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Lista de Checagem/normas , Confiabilidade dos Dados , Retinopatia Diabética/tratamento farmacológico , Ácidos Fíbricos/uso terapêutico , Fidelidade a Diretrizes/normas , Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases/uso terapêutico , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto/normas , Projetos de Pesquisa/normas , Retinopatia Diabética/diagnóstico , Ácidos Fíbricos/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases/efeitos adversos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Ursodeoxycholic acid is the first-line therapy for primary biliary cholangitis. However, a subset of patients fail to show biochemical response. For these patients, adjuvant therapies are warranted. Obeticholic acid was conditionally approved as a second-line drug. Evidence is building up in favor of fibrates, which are available for off-label use.
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Ácido Quenodesoxicólico/análogos & derivados , Colagogos e Coleréticos/uso terapêutico , Colangite/tratamento farmacológico , Ácidos Fíbricos/uso terapêutico , Cirrose Hepática Biliar/tratamento farmacológico , Ácido Ursodesoxicólico/uso terapêutico , Ácido Quenodesoxicólico/efeitos adversos , Ácido Quenodesoxicólico/uso terapêutico , Colagogos e Coleréticos/efeitos adversos , Colangite/diagnóstico , Colangite/mortalidade , Quimioterapia Combinada , Ácidos Fíbricos/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Cirrose Hepática Biliar/diagnóstico , Cirrose Hepática Biliar/mortalidade , Uso Off-Label , Resultado do Tratamento , Ácido Ursodesoxicólico/efeitos adversosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome characterized by impaired metabolic integrity of myocytes, causing the release of intracellular constituents into the circulation, and can be a serious side effect of drug intake. CASE REPORT: This report describes a unique case of rabdomyolysis secondary in which ciprofibrate, sirolimus, cyclosporine, and pegylated interferon-α in a liver transplant patient was used. A 47-year-old male liver transplant recipient in 2009, who had hepatitis C and incidental hepatocellular carcinoma, underwent immunosuppressive therapy (cyclosporine and sirolimus). The patient is currently in treatment for viral recurrence with pegylated interferon-α and ribavirin; he had a history of hypertriglyceridemia treated with ciprofibrate. He had development of severe and generalized myalgia and fever after the eighth application of pegylated interferon-α and increasing doses of cyclosporine. Laboratorial tests showed acute renal failure and significant increase in creatine kinase. Rhabdomyolysis secondary to interaction of fibrate-cyclosporine-pegylated interferon-α was postulated. CONCLUSIONS: Medical professionals should be aware of possible drug interactions and should monitor patients receiving these drugs.
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Ciclosporina/efeitos adversos , Ácidos Fíbricos/efeitos adversos , Interferon-alfa/efeitos adversos , Transplante de Fígado , Rabdomiólise/induzido quimicamente , Sirolimo/efeitos adversos , Antivirais/uso terapêutico , Interações Medicamentosas , Quimioterapia Combinada , Hepatite C/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Imunossupressores , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Polietilenoglicóis/uso terapêutico , Ribavirina/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
AIMS: To examine whether initiation of fibrates or statins in sulfonylurea users is associated with hypoglycaemia, and examine in vitro inhibition of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes by statins, fenofibrate and glipizide. METHODS: We used healthcare data to conduct nested case-control studies of serious hypoglycaemia (i.e. resulting in hospital admission or emergency department treatment) in persons taking glipizide or glyburide, and calculated adjusted overall and time-stratified odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). We also characterized the in vitro inhibition of CYP enzymes by statins, fenofibrate and glipizide using fluorometric CYP450 inhibition assays, and estimated area under the concentration-time curve ratios (AUCRs) for the drug pairs. RESULTS: We found elevated adjusted overall ORs for glyburide-fenofibrate (OR 1.84, 95% CI 1.37, 2.47) and glyburide-gemfibrozil (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.25, 1.96). The apparent risk did decline over time as might be expected from a pharmacokinetic mechanism. Fenofibrate was a potent in vitro inhibitor of CYP2C19 (IC50 = 0.2 µm) and CYP2B6 (IC50 = 0.7 µm) and a moderate inhibitor of CYP2C9 (IC50 = 9.7 µm). The predicted CYP-based AUCRs for fenofibrate-glyburide and gemfibrozil-glyburide interactions were only 1.09 and 1.04, suggesting that CYP inhibition is unlikely to explain such an interaction. CONCLUSIONS: Use of fenofibrate or gemfibrozil together with glyburide was associated with elevated overall risks of serious hypoglycaemia. CYP inhibition seems unlikely to explain this observation. We speculate that a pharmacodynamic effect of fibrates (e.g. activate peroxisome proliferator-activator receptor alpha) may contribute to these apparent interactions.