Effects of Canagliflozin on Fracture Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Context: Canagliflozin is a sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor developed to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the effects of canagliflozin on bone fracture risk. Design and Setting: This was a randomized phase 3 study in patients with T2DM. Patients and Interventions: Canagliflozin doses of 100 and 300 mg were evaluated in the overall population of patients from 9 placebo- and active-controlled studies (N = 10 194), as well as in separate analyses of a single trial enriched with patients with a prior history/risk of cardiovascular disease (ie, the CANagliflozin cardioVascular Assessment Study [CANVAS]; N = 4327) and a pooled population of 8 non-CANVAS studies (N = 5867). Outcome Measures: The incidence of adjudicated fracture adverse events (AEs), fall-related AEs, and volume depletion–related AEs was assessed. Results: The incidence of fractures was similar with canagliflozin (1.7%) and noncanagliflozin (1.5%) in the pooled non-CANVAS studie...