16 September 2026 editorial review · Trial
BANDIT: Baricitinib (JAK inhibitor) in recent-onset type 1 diabetes: review notes
These notes document the scope actually reviewed, including source-access limits. They are not independent clinical certification or a guarantee that every claim was verified.
Read the trial evidence page →Baseline trial evidence review: A–H
Outcome: Removed incorrect first-oral-immunotherapy claim; BANDIT numeric outcomes and cohort checked against NEJM abstract; added earlier imatinib primary study.
Registry: NCT04774224. Registered endpoint checked: The primary endpoint of the study is the change from baseline of plasma C-peptide area under the curve (AUC) over 2 hours following a mixed meal. (Measured at 48 weeks post commencement of intervention.). Eligibility check: Registry age 10 Years to 30 Years; substantive diagnosis/stage, device and other inclusion restrictions were compared with the public eligibility summary. The registry remains the source for full exclusions. Accessible primary literature: β-Cell Function Derived From Routine Clinical Measures Reports and Predicts Treatment Response to Immunotherapy in Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes.; Baricitinib and β-Cell Function in Patients with New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes.; Investigating the efficacy of baricitinib in new onset type 1 diabetes mellitus (BANDIT)-study protocol for a phase 2, randomized, placebo controlled trial.. Limits: Primary abstract findings were available; supplementary tables and full adverse-event adjudication were not comprehensively re-reviewed. Registry eligibility is not a claim of current site availability.