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JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
卷 36, 期 2, 页码 193-201出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.06.019
关键词
hemodynamics; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; prostaglandins; pulmonary hypertension
资金
- United Therapeutics Corporation
BACKGROUND: Parenteral prostanoids are effective treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension, but long-term pump infusion systems have significant delivery-related safety and convenience limitations. METHODS: Subjects with a favorable risk profile transitioned from parenteral to oral treprostinil using a protocol-driven titration during 5 days of inpatient observation. Baseline and Week 24 assessments included 6-minute walk distance, echocardiogram, right heart catheterization, pharmacokinetics, treatment satisfaction and quality of life. Thirty-three subjects (76% female, mean age 50 years) enrolled; 85% were using subcutaneous treprostinil with a median dose of 57 (range 25 to 111) ng/kg/min. Participants were using background, approved non-prostanoid therapy, including 9 on 2 oral therapies; baseline right atrial pressure and cardiac output were in the normal range. All 33 subjects transitioned to oral treprostinil therapy within 4 weeks, but 2 transitioned back to parenteral drug before Week 24. At Week 24, subjects were taking a median total daily dose of 44 (15 to 75) mg, with 25 of 31 using a 3-times-daily regimen at 7- to 9-hour intervals. RESULTS: The 6-minute walk distance was preserved (median +17 m [-98 to 95 m]) at its baseline of 446 m. Hemodynamic variables, including pulmonary vascular resistance, were similar at Week 24 except for mixed venous saturation, which dropped from a median of 71% to 68% (p < 0.001). Overall quality of life and treatment satisfaction measures did not change; however, mood-related symptom and treatment convenience subscores improved. Common adverse effects included headache, nausea, flushing and diarrhea. CONCLUSIONS: Lower risk patients managed on parenteral treprostinil may be candidates for transition to a more convenient, oral form of the drug. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. All rights reserved.
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