Towards prevention of type 1 diabetes: FDA approved first drug with potential to delay clinical stage of disease

Abstract

Given the increased morbidity and mortality in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), as well as the burden posed by the disease, the search for methods to prevent the destruction of beta cells is of paramount importance. Until recently, no attempts of immunotherapeutic interventions have achieved significant success, allowing at best reducing the rate of destruction of beta cells without stopping the immune process and not allowing normalization of glycemia. In November 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug teplizumab to delay clinical diagnosis of T1DM. The purpose of the publication is to evaluate the results of teplizumab treatment in high-risk participants with the second (preclinical) stage of T1DM, as well as to consider further prospects for this treatment.