Propranolol in the treatment of infantile haemangiomas: lessons from the European Propranolol In the Treatment of Complicated Haemangiomas (PITCH) Taskforce survey.
Br J Dermatol
; 174(3): 594-601, 2016 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26473312
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Oral propranolol is widely prescribed as first-line treatment for infantile haemangiomas (IHs). Anecdotally, prescribing practice differs widely between centres.OBJECTIVES:
The Propranolol In the Treatment of Complicated Haemangiomas (PITCH) Taskforce was founded to establish patterns of use of propranolol in IHs.METHODS:
Participating centres entered data on all of their patients who had completed treatment with oral propranolol for IHs, using an online data capture tool.RESULTS:
The study cohort comprised 1097 children from 39 centres in eight European countries. 76·1% were female and 92·8% had a focal IH, with the remainder showing a segmental, multifocal or indeterminate pattern. The main indications for treatment were periocular location (29·3%), risk of cosmetic disfigurement (21·1%) and ulceration and bleeding (20·6%). In total 69·2% of patients were titrated up to a maintenance regimen, which consisted of 2 mg kg(-1) per day (85·8%) in the majority of cases. 91·4% of patients had an excellent or good response to treatment. Rebound growth occurred in 14·1% upon stopping, of whom 53·9% were restarted and treatment response was recaptured in 91·6% of cases. While there was no significant difference in the treatment response, comparing a daily maintenance dose of < 2 mg kg(-1) vs. 2 mg kg(-1) vs. > 2 mg kg(-1) , the risk of adverse events was significantly higher odds ratio (OR) 1 vs. adjusted OR 0·70, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0·33-1·50, P = 0·36 vs. OR 2·38, 95% CI 1·04-5·46, P = 0·04, Ptrend < 0·001.CONCLUSIONS:
The PITCH survey summarizes the use of oral propranolol across 39 European centres, in a variety of IH phases, and could be used to inform treatment guidelines and the design of an interventional study.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Propranolol
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Skin Neoplasms
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Hemangioma
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Antineoplastic Agents
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Br J Dermatol
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom