Journal
NEONATOLOGY
Volume 113, Issue 4, Pages 331-338Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000486820
Keywords
Hypoxia-ischemia; Neonatal encephalopathy; Therapeutic hypothermia; Neuroprotection
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- NINDS [1U01NS092764, U01NS092553]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE [U01NS092764, U01NS092553] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Background: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) remains an important cause of neonatal death and frequently leads to significant long-term disability in survivors, Therapeutic hypothermia, while beneficial, still leaves many treated infants with lifelong disabilities, Adjunctive therapies are needed, and erythropoietin (Epo) has the potential to provide additional neuroprotection. Objectives: The aim of this study was to review the current incidence, mechanism of injury, and sequelae of HIE, and to describe a new phase III randomized, placebo-controlled trial of Epo neuroprotection in term and near-term infants with moderate to severe HIE treated with therapeutic hypothermia. Methods: This article presents an overview of HIE, neuroprotective functions of Epo, and the design of a double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial of high-dose Epo administration, enrolling 500 neonates 36 weeks of gestation with moderate or severe HIE diagnosed by clinical criteria, Results and Conclusions: Epo has robust neuroprotective effects in preclinical studies, and phase I/II trials suggest that multiple high doses of Epo may provide neuroprotection against brain injury in term infants. The High Dose Erythropoietin for Asphyxia and Encephalopathy (HEAL) Trial will evaluate whether high dose Epo reduces the combined outcome of death or neurodevelopmental disability when given in conjunction with hypothermia to newborns with moderate/severe HIE. (C) 2018 S Karger AG, Basel
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