Efficacy and Safety of Oral UT-15C Tablets to Treat Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Summary
This study is an international, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in subjects with PAH who are currently receiving approved therapy for their PAH (i.e., endothelin receptor antagonist and/or phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor). Study visits will occur at 4 week intervals for 16 weeks with the key measure of efficacy being the 6-minute walk test. Study procedures include routine blood tests, medical history, physical exams, disease evaluation, and exercise tests. Patients who complete all assessments for 16-weeks will also be eligible to enter an open-label, extension phase study (FREEDOM - EXT).
Timeline
- Start
- 2009-06
- Primary completion
- 2011-07
- Completion
- 2011-07
Outcome
Missed primary endpoint
paper The Hodges-Lehmann placebo-corrected median difference in 6MWD at week 16 was 10.0 m (95% CI, -2 to 22 m; P = .089). PMID 23669822 ↗
paper The addition of oral treprostinil to background ERA and PDE-5I therapy did not result in a statistically significant improvement in exercise capacity. PMID 23669822 ↗
Publications
- Lachant D, Raina A, Krishnan M, Sood N, Balasubramanian V, Barbera JA, Kiely DG, Lee D, Wu B, Hwang S, Seaman S, Broderick M, Elwing J. Efficacy and Safety of Oral Treprostinil in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Background Monotherapy or Dual Therapy. Adv Ther. 2026 Mar;43(3):1308-1326. doi: 10.1007/s12325-026-03497-4. Epub 2026 Feb 2.
- Richter MJ, Schermuly R, Seeger W, Rao Y, Ghofrani HA, Gall H. Relevance of angiopoietin-2 and soluble P-selectin levels in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension receiving combination therapy with oral treprostinil: a FREEDOM-C2 biomarker substudy. Pulm Circ. 2016 Dec;6(4):516-523. doi: 10.1086/688671.
- Tapson VF, Jing ZC, Xu KF, Pan L, Feldman J, Kiely DG, Kotlyar E, McSwain CS, Laliberte K, Arneson C, Rubin LJ; FREEDOM-C2 Study Team. Oral treprostinil for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients receiving background endothelin receptor antagonist and phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor therapy (the FREEDOM-C2 study): a randomized controlled trial. Chest. 2013 Sep;144(3):952-958. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2875.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Treprostinil | Other / unclassified | — | Oral |