• Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, of Ingelheim, Germany, and Eli Lilly and Co., of Indianapolis, reported data from a pooled analysis of 17 trials testing linagliptin in people with Type II diabetes and self-reported previous/current liver and biliary disease, with results showing linagliptin demonstrated a statistically significant placebo-adjusted reduction in HbA1c of 0.52 and 0.62 percent in patients with and without hepatobiliary disorders, respectively, from baseline to 24 weeks.