An Open-Label Treatment Protocol to Provide Metreleptin for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus and/or Hypertriglyceridemia Associated With Lipodystrophy

Summary

This is an open-label study to provide metreleptin for the treatment of diabetes mellitus and/or hypertriglyceridemia associated with lipodystrophy. This study intends to provide guidance to investigators with respect to identification of appropriate subjects for metreleptin treatment, guidance on metreleptin dosing, and collection of safety and efficacy data following metreleptin treatment in this population

Timeline

Start

2009-03

Primary completion

2015-01

Completion

2015-01

Publications

• Meral R, Malandrino N, Walter M, Neidert AH, Muniyappa R, Oral EA, Brown RJ. Endogenous Leptin Concentrations Poorly Predict Metreleptin Response in Patients With Partial Lipodystrophy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Mar 24;107(4):e1739-e1751. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab760.
• Ajluni N, Dar M, Xu J, Neidert AH, Oral EA. Efficacy and Safety of Metreleptin in Patients with Partial Lipodystrophy: Lessons from an Expanded Access Program. J Diabetes Metab. 2016 Mar;7(3):659. doi: 10.4172/2155-6156.1000659. Epub 2016 Mar 23.
• Chan JL, Koda J, Heilig JS, Cochran EK, Gorden P, Oral EA, Brown RJ. Immunogenicity associated with metreleptin treatment in patients with obesity or lipodystrophy. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2016 Jul;85(1):137-49. doi: 10.1111/cen.12980. Epub 2016 Feb 2.
• Safar Zadeh E, Lungu AO, Cochran EK, Brown RJ, Ghany MG, Heller T, Kleiner DE, Gorden P. The liver diseases of lipodystrophy: the long-term effect of leptin treatment. J Hepatol. 2013 Jul;59(1):131-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.02.007. Epub 2013 Feb 21.

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