Dasiglucagon, a next-generation glucagon analogue, for treatment of severe hypoglycaemia via an autoinjector device: Results of a phase 3, randomized, double-blind trial.

AIM: To confirm the efficacy and safety of dasiglucagon when administered via an autoinjector device.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

In this double-blind trial, 45 participants with type 1 diabetes were randomized 3:1 to receive a single subcutaneous dose of dasiglucagon 0.6 mg or placebo following controlled induction of hypoglycaemia. The primary endpoint was time to plasma glucose recovery, defined as a plasma glucose increase of 20 mg/dL or higher from baseline without rescue intravenous glucose.

RESULTS

Median (95% CI) observed time to recovery was 10.0 (8.0; 12.0) minutes for dasiglucagon and 35.0 (20.0; -) minutes for placebo (P < .001). Plasma glucose recovery was achieved within 15 minutes by 88% of participants receiving dasiglucagon versus none receiving placebo (P < .01). Site of injection (buttock or deltoid) was not shown to have any effect on time to recovery (P = .84). No serious adverse events occurred. As expected for glucagon treatment, nausea and vomiting were common adverse events in dasiglucagon-treated participants.

CONCLUSIONS

Dasiglucagon provided rapid reversal of hypoglycaemia in adults with type 1 diabetes. Dasiglucagon administration was well tolerated. The aqueous formulation of dasiglucagon in a ready-to-use autoinjector device that can be carried at room temperature may provide a reliable treatment for severe hypoglycaemia.