Farnesoid X receptor agonist tropifexor attenuates cholestasis in a randomised trial in patients with primary biliary cholangitis.
JHEP Rep
; 4(11): 100544, 2022 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Background & Aims:
The safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the non-bile acid farnesoid X receptor agonist tropifexor were evaluated in a phase II, double-blind, placebo-controlled study as potential second-line therapy for patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) with an inadequate ursodeoxycholic acid response.Methods:
Patients were randomised (21) to receive tropifexor (30, 60, 90, or 150 µg) or matched placebo orally once daily for 28 days, with follow-up on Days 56 and 84. Primary endpoints were safety and tolerability of tropifexor and reduction in levels of γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and other liver biomarkers. Other objectives included patient-reported outcome measures using the PBC-40 quality-of-life (QoL) and visual analogue scale scores and tropifexor pharmacokinetics.Results:
Of 61 enrolled patients, 11, 9, 12, and 8 received 30-, 60-, 90-, and 150-µg tropifexor, respectively, and 21 received placebo; 3 patients discontinued treatment because of adverse events (AEs) in the 150-µg tropifexor group. Pruritus was the most frequent AE in the study (52.5% [tropifexor] vs. 28.6% [placebo]), with most events of mild to moderate severity. Decreases seen in LDL-, HDL-, and total-cholesterol levels at 60-, 90-, and 150 µg doses stabilised after treatment discontinuation. By Day 28, tropifexor caused 26-72% reduction in GGT from baseline at 30- to 150-µg doses (p <0.001 at 60-, 90-, and 150-µg tropifexor vs. placebo). Day 28 QoL scores were comparable between the placebo and tropifexor groups. A dose-dependent increase in plasma tropifexor concentration was observed, with 5- to 5.55-fold increases in AUC0-8h and Cmax between 30- and 150-µg doses.Conclusions:
Tropifexor showed improvement in cholestatic markers relative to placebo, predictable pharmacokinetics, and an acceptable safety-tolerability profile, thereby supporting its potential further clinical development for PBC. Laysummary:
The bile acid ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is the standard-of-care therapy for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), but approximately 40% of patients have an inadequate response to this therapy. Tropifexor is a highly potent non-bile acid agonist of the farnesoid X receptor that is under clinical development for various chronic liver diseases. In the current study, in patients with an inadequate response to UDCA, tropifexor was found to be safe and well tolerated, with improved levels of markers of bile duct injury at very low (microgram) doses. Itch of mild to moderate severity was observed in all groups including placebo but was more frequent at the highest tropifexor dose. Clinical Trials Registration This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02516605).
AE, adverse event; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AUC, area under the concentrationtime curve; C4, 7-alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one; CL/F,ss, the apparent systemic clearance following oral administration at steady state; Cmax, maximum plasma concentration; FGF19, fibroblast growth factor 19; FXR, farnesoid X receptor; Farnesoid X receptor; GGT, γ-glutamyl transferase; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; OCA, obeticholic acid; PBC, primary biliary cholangitis; PD, pharmacodynamic; PRO, patient-reported outcome; Primary biliary cholangitis; Proof of concept; Pruritus; QoL, quality of life; Racc, accumulation ratio; SAE, serious adverse event; Tmax, time to reach Cmax; Tropifexor; ULN, upper limit of normal; VAS, visual analogue scale; pBAD, primary bile acid diarrhoea; qd, once daily; γ-Glutamyl transferase
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Patient_preference
Idioma:
En
Revista:
JHEP Rep
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha