In healthy men, pasireotide 600 μg sc was associated with higher preprandial glucose than placebo.
In plain wordsIn healthy men, pasireotide 600 μg was linked to higher blood sugar before meals than placebo.
- Peptide
- Pasireotide
- Outcome
- IncreasePreprandial glucose versus placebo
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- placebo
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 600 μg once daily · subcutaneous · 14 daysAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Pasireotide 600 μg sc was associated with pre- and post-prandial elevations in glucose levels relative to placebo; however, this effect was less pronounced on day 14 compared with day 1.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over, dose-escalating, single-center study was conducted to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of multiple once-daily (qd) subcutaneous (sc) doses of pasireotide in healthy male subjects.
Subjects received pasireotide 50, 200, or 600 μg sc qd for 14 days and placebo in separate sequences.