Efficacy of To Be Marketed (TBM) Cholic Acid Capsules Used to Treat Children With Inborn Errors of Bile Acid Synthesis

Summary

This is a study in a small population of children who have inborn errors of bile acid synthesis who are currently taking established doses of the currently used cholic acid capsules prepared at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Pharmacy. The study is designed to compare the efficacy of these currently used capsules with the efficacy of the same treatment provided in a cholic acid capsule that is made by a company that will be marketed after FDA approval. At baseline, patients receive established doses of cholic acid capsules prepared at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Pharmacy. During the study, patients receive the same treatment provided in the to-be-marketed (TBM) cholic acid capsule. Hence, patients serve as their own controls, with baseline values presenting the reference value (CCHMC cholic acid capsule) and values after 30 days treatment presenting the value for the investigational treatment (TBM cholic acid capsule).

Timeline

Start

2010-04

Primary completion

2010-08

Completion

2010-08

Publications

• Background Bove KE, Heubi JE, Balistreri WF, Setchell KD. Bile acid synthetic defects and liver disease: a comprehensive review. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2004 Jul-Aug;7(4):315-34. doi: 10.1007/s10024-002-1201-8. Epub 2004 Jul 15.
• Background Gonzales E, Gerhardt MF, Fabre M, Setchell KD, Davit-Spraul A, Vincent I, Heubi JE, Bernard O, Jacquemin E. Oral cholic acid for hereditary defects of primary bile acid synthesis: a safe and effective long-term therapy. Gastroenterology. 2009 Oct;137(4):1310-1320.e1-3. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.07.043. Epub 2009 Jul 19.
• Background Heubi JE, Setchell KD, Bove KE. Inborn errors of bile acid metabolism. Semin Liver Dis. 2007 Aug;27(3):282-94. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-985073.
• Background Jacquemin E., Gerhardt M, Cresteil D, Fabre M, Taburet AM, Hadchouel M, Trivin F, Stechell KDR and Bernard O. Long-term effects of bile acid therapy in children with defects of primary bile acid synthesis: 3ß-Hydroxy-C27-steroid dehydrogenase/isomerase and Delta4-3-Oxosteroid 5ß-reductase deficiencies. In: van Berge Henegouwen GP, et al. (eds): Falk Symposium No 120: Biology of Bile Acids in Health and Disease. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht/Boston/London; 2001:278-282.
• Background Setchell KD, Heubi JE. Defects in bile acid biosynthesis--diagnosis and treatment. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2006 Jul;43 Suppl 1:S17-22. doi: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000226386.79483.7b.
• Background Setchell KDR, et al. A unique case of cerebrotendinous xantomatosis presenting in infancy with cholestatic liver disease further highlights bile acid synthetic defects as an important category of metabolic liver disease. In: van Berge Henegouwen GP et al. (ed): Falk Symposium No. 120: Biology of Bile Acids in Health and Disease. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers; 2001.

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