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Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Irbesartan Diabetic Nephropathy Trial of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Overt Nephropathy

Tomas Berl, MD; Lawrence G. Hunsicker, MD; Julia B. Lewis, MD; Marc A. Pfeffer, MD, PhD; Jerome G. Porush, MD; Jean-Lucien Rouleau, MD; Paul L. Drury, MD, FRACP; Enric Esmatjes, MD; Donald Hricik, MD; Chirag R. Parikh, MD; Itamar Raz, MD; Philippe Vanhille, MD; Thomas B. Wiegmann, MD; Bernard M. Wolfe, MD, FRCPC; Francesco Locatelli, MD; Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD; Edmund J. Lewis, MD, Collaborative Study Group*
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From University of Colorado Medical School, Denver, Colorado; University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa; Vanderbilt University College of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Auckland Diabetes Centre, Auckland, New Zealand; Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio; Hadassah University, Jerusalem, Israel; Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France; University of Kansas City Medical Center and College of Health Sciences, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas; University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; Monzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy; and Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.


Acknowledgments: The authors thank Deborah Anzalone, MD, and her staff at Bristol-Myers Squibb for their outstanding support throughout this study and Zafie Craft for her expert administrative assistance.

Grant Support: By Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute and Sanofi-Synthelabo.

Potential Financial Conflicts of Interest:Consultancies: T. Berl (Bristol-Myers Squibb), L.G. Hunsicker (Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Synthelabo), J.B. Lewis (Bristol-Myers Squibb), M.A. Pfeffer (Bristol-Myers Squibb), J.G. Porush (Bristol-Myers Squibb), J.-L. Rouleau (Bristol-Myers Squibb), S.Z. Goldhaber (Bristol-Myers Squibb); Honoraria: T. Berl (Pfizer), L.G. Hunsicker (Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Synthelabo), J.B. Lewis (Bristol-Myers Squibb), M.A. Pfeffer (Bristol-Myers Squibb), J.-L. Rouleau (Bristol-Myers Squibb), B.M. Wolfe (Bristol-Myers Squibb); Stock ownership or options (other than mutual funds): L.G. Hunsicker (Bristol-Myers Squibb); Expert testimony: M.A. Pfeffer (Bristol-Myers Squibb); Grants received: T. Berl (Pfizer), L.G. Hunsicker (Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Synthelabo), J.B. Lewis (Bristol-Myers Squibb), M.A. Pfeffer (Bristol-Myers Squibb), J.G. Porush (Bristol-Myers Squibb), J.-L. Rouleau (Bristol-Myers Squibb), B.M. Wolfe (Bristol-Myers Squibb).

Requests for Single Reprints: Edmund J. Lewis, MD, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, The Collaborative Study Group (CSG), 1750 West Harrison, Rawson Building, Room 522, Chicago, IL 60612; e-mail, csg@rush.edu.

Current Author Addresses: Drs. Berl and Parikh: University of Colorado, 4200 East 9th Avenue, Denver, CO 80262.

Dr. Hunsicker: University of Iowa College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242-1081.

Dr. J.B. Lewis: Vanderbilt University, 21st and Garland Avenues, Nashville, TN 37232-2372.

Drs. Pfeffer and Goldhaber: Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115.

Dr. Porush: Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, 1 Brookdale Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11212.

Dr. Rouleau: Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth, EN 13-212, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada.

Dr. Drury: Auckland Diabetes Centre, 5th Floor, 48 Greys Avenue, Auckland, New Zealand 1005.

Dr. Esmatjes: Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, E-08036, Barcelona, Spain.

Dr. Hricik: University Hospital of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106.

Dr. Raz: Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel.

Dr. Vanhille: Hospital de Valenciennes, Avenue Desandronin, Valenciennes, France 59322.

Dr. Wiegmann: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4901 Linwood, Kansas City, MO 64128.

Dr. Wolfe: University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario N6A 5B8, Canada.

Dr. Locatelli: A. Manzoni Hospital, Via D'remo 9/11, Lecco, Italy 23900.

Dr. E.J. Lewis: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, The Collaborative Study Group (CSG), 1750 West Harrison, Rawson Building, Room 522, Chicago, IL 60612.

Author Contributions: Conception and design: T. Berl, L.G. Hunsicker, J.B. Lewis, M.A. Pfeffer, J.G. Porush, J.-L. Rouleau, P.L. Drury, I. Raz.

Analysis and interpretation of the data: T. Berl, L.G. Hunsicker, J.B. Lewis, M.A. Pfeffer, J.G. Porush, J.-L. Rouleau, P.L. Drury, I. Raz, S.Z. Goldhaber.

Drafting of the article: T. Berl, L.G. Hunsicker, J.B. Lewis, M.A. Pfeffer, J.G. Porush.

Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: T. Berl, L.G. Hunsicker, J.B. Lewis, M.A. Pfeffer, J.G. Porush, J.-L. Rouleau, P.L. Drury, T.B. Wiegmann, F. Locatelli, S.Z. Goldhaber.

Final approval of the article: T. Berl, L.G. Hunsicker, J.B. Lewis, M.A. Pfeffer, J.-L. Rouleau, P.L. Drury, E. Esmatjes, D.E. Hricik, I. Raz, P. Vanhille, B.M. Wolfe, F. Locatelli, S.Z. Goldhaber.

Provision of study materials or patients: T. Berl, L.G. Hunsicker, J.G. Porush, J.-L. Rouleau, P.L. Drury, E. Esmatjes, D.E. Hricik, I. Raz, P. Vanhille, T.B. Wiegmann, B.M. Wolfe, F. Locatelli.

Statistical expertise: L.G. Hunsicker, C.R. Parikh.

Administrative, technical, or logistic support: T. Berl, T.B. Wiegmann.


Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(7):542-549. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-7-200304010-00010
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The baseline characteristics of the three groups are shown in Table 1. A flow diagram of the study is shown in the Appendix Figure.

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Time to first cardiovascular composite event as a function of treatment assignment.P

The numbers of patients at risk in each treatment group at 6-month intervals are shown on the x-axis. There was no statistically significant overall difference among treatment groups ( > 0.05) or for any specific pairwise comparison.

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Appendix Figure. Administrative censoring took place on 21 December 2000. Final analysis was by intention to treat. Enrollment period was 1 March 1996 to 25 February 1999. BP = blood pressure.
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The summary below is from the full report titled “Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Irbesartan Diabetic Nephropathy Trial of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Overt Nephropathy.” It is in the 1 April 2003 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 138, pages 542-549). The authors are T. Berl, L.G. Hunsicker, J.B. Lewis, M.A. Pfeffer, J.G. Porush, J.-L. Rouleau, P.L. Drury, E. Esmatjes, D. Hricik, C.R. Parikh, I. Raz, P. Vanhille, T.B. Wiegmann, B.M. Wolfe, F. Locatelli, S.Z. Goldhaber, and E.J. Lewis, for the Collaborative Study Group.

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