Bosentan in Children With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Summary

The aim of the study is to demonstrate that the exposure to bosentan in children with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) or familial pulmonary arterial hypertension, using a pediatric formulation, is similar to that in adults with PAH and to evaluate the tolerability and safety of a pediatric formulation of bosentan in this patient population.

Timeline

Start

2005-05

Primary completion

2006-12

Completion

2007-02

Publications

• Results Beghetti M, Haworth SG, Bonnet D, Barst RJ, Acar P, Fraisse A, Ivy DD, Jais X, Schulze-Neick I, Galie N, Morganti A, Dingemanse J, Kusic-Pajic A, Berger RM. Pharmacokinetic and clinical profile of a novel formulation of bosentan in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension: the FUTURE-1 study. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2009 Dec;68(6):948-55. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03532.x.

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