Trial of Otelixizumab for Adolescents and Adults With Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (Autoimmune): DEFEND-2

C-peptide is a protein that shows how much insulin the body is producing. For 3 days before the mixed meal tolerance test participants were asked to eat a balanced diet. The test was performed only when the finger-stick blood glucose level was above 70 mg/dL and no higher than 200 mg/dL. Mixed meal-stimulated C-peptide AUC was the area under the C-peptide/time curve from time 0 to 120-minutes, calculated using the trapezoidal rule. This AUC was normalized for time interval by dividing it by 120-minutes (the number of minutes over which it was determined), and was adjusted by inclusion of Baseline C-peptide AUC as a covariate in the analysis. Baseline was defined at Day 1. Change from Baseline was calculated by subtracting the post Baseline value from the Baseline value.

C-peptide is a protein that shows how much insulin the body is producing. For 3 days before the mixed meal tolerance test participants were asked to eat a balanced diet. The test was performed only when the finger-stick blood glucose level was above 70 mg/dL and no higher than 200 mg/dL. Mixed meal-stimulated C-peptide AUC was the area under the C-peptide/time curve from time 0 to 120-minutes, calculated using the trapezoidal rule. This AUC was normalized for time interval by dividing it by 120-minutes (the number of minutes over which it was determined), and was adjusted by inclusion of Baseline C-peptide AUC as a covariate in the analysis. Baseline was defined at Day 1. Change from Baseline was calculated by subtracting the post Baseline value from the Baseline value.

A participant was considered a responder when, at the given time point, the participant had: glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) less than or equal to 6.5 percent and mean daily insulin use less than 0.5 international unit per kilogram per day (IU/kg/day) over 7 consecutive days during the 2 weeks preceding the visit.

Mean daily insulin use over 7 consecutive days during the 2 weeks preceding each key visit was calculated as the mean of the values of amount of insulin used per day on each of the 7 consecutive days. Baseline was defined at Day 1. Change from Baseline was calculated by subtracting the post Baseline value from the Baseline value.

HbA1c level was recorded at Baseline, Month 3, 6 and 12. Baseline was defined at Day 1. Change from Baseline was calculated by subtracting the post Baseline value from the Baseline value.

Severe hypoglycemia was considered as an event that required assistance of another person to actively administer carbohydrate, glucagon, or other resuscitative actions. These episodes may be associated with sufficient neuroglycopenia to induce seizure or coma. Plasma glucose measurements may not be available during such an event, but neurological recovery attributable to the restoration of plasma glucose to normal is considered sufficient evidence that the event was induced by a low plasma glucose concentration. Documented symptomatic hypoglycemia was considered as an event during which typical symptoms of hypoglycemia are accompanied by a measured plasma glucose concentration less than or equal to 70 mg/dL and it was collected in (1) eCRF using two forms - for single event and for mutiple events, and (2) the IVRS system. The numbers of participant-reported hypoglycemic events per participant of severe hypoglycemia and documented symptomatic hypoglycemia have been reported.

Severe hypoglycemia was considered as an event that required assistance of another person to actively administer carbohydrate, glucagon, or other resuscitative actions. These episodes may be associated with sufficient neuroglycopenia to induce seizure or coma. Plasma glucose measurements may not be available during such an event, but neurological recovery attributable to the restoration of plasma glucose to normal is considered sufficient evidence that the event was induced by a low plasma glucose concentration. Documented symptomatic hypoglycemia was considered as an event during which typical symptoms of hypoglycemia are accompanied by a measured plasma glucose concentration less than or equal to 70 mg/dL and it was collected in (1) eCRF using two forms - for single event and for mutiple events, and (2) the IVRS system. The percentage of participant with incidence of severe hypoglycemia and documented symptomatic hypoglycemia have been reported.

O'Brien mean rank analyses was performed on a two-part composite of the Baseline-adjusted HbA1c level and the Baseline-adjusted mean total daily insulin use per kg body weight in the otelixizumab group compared with the placebo group at Months 6 and 12. Baseline adjustment was used to reduce the potential impact of imbalances in Baseline levels between treatment groups on the treatment comparisons at later time points. For the O'Brien mean rank analysis at a particular time point, adjusted HbA1c values (for both treatment groups together) and adjusted mean daily insulin use values was ranked from smallest to largest. For each participant, the HbA1c and insulin use ranks were added together, producing a composite rank. A treatment comparison test was then performed on the composite ranks. If otelixizumab treatment was effective on this composite endpoint, then the mean of the ranks sum in the otelixizumab group was smaller than the mean of the ranks sum in the placebo group.

O'Brien analyses was performed on a three-part composite of HbA1c level, C-peptide AUC, and mean daily insulin use in the otelixizumab group compared with the placebo group at Months 6 and 12. The three variables was adjusted for Baseline values. Baseline adjustment was used to reduce the potential impact of imbalances in Baseline levels between treatment groups on the treatment comparisons at later time points. HbA1c and insulin use was ranked from smallest to largest, and C-peptide AUC was ranked from largest to smallest. If otelixizumab treatment was effective on the composite endpoint, then the mean of the ranks sum in the otelixizumab group was smaller than the mean of the ranks sum in the placebo group.