Efficacy and Tolerability of Subcutaneously Administered Treprostinil Sodium in Patients With Severe (Non-operable) Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTREPH)

Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to determine the effect on six-minute walking test (6MWT) distance after 24 weeks treatment with subcutaneous (SC) Treprostinil Sodium in patients with Severe (inoperable) Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension.

Timeline

Start

2009-03

Primary completion

2016-11

Completion

2021-04

Publications

• Background Lang IM, Marsh JJ, Olman MA, Moser KM, Loskutoff DJ, Schleef RR. Expression of type 1 plasminogen activator inhibitor in chronic pulmonary thromboemboli. Circulation. 1994 Jun;89(6):2715-21. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.89.6.2715.
• Background Klepetko W, Mayer E, Sandoval J, Trulock EP, Vachiery JL, Dartevelle P, Pepke-Zaba J, Jamieson SW, Lang I, Corris P. Interventional and surgical modalities of treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Jun 16;43(12 Suppl S):73S-80S. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.02.039.
• Background McLaughlin VV, Presberg KW, Doyle RL, Abman SH, McCrory DC, Fortin T, Ahearn G; American College of Chest Physicians. Prognosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Chest. 2004 Jul;126(1 Suppl):78S-92S. doi: 10.1378/chest.126.1_suppl.78S.
• Background Kuhn KP, Byrne DW, Arbogast PG, Doyle TP, Loyd JE, Robbins IM. Outcome in 91 consecutive patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension receiving epoprostenol. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Feb 15;167(4):580-6. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200204-333OC. Epub 2002 Nov 21.
• Sadushi-Kolici R, Jansa P, Kopec G, Torbicki A, Skoro-Sajer N, Campean IA, Halank M, Simkova I, Karlocai K, Steringer-Mascherbauer R, Samarzija M, Salobir B, Klepetko W, Lindner J, Lang IM. Subcutaneous treprostinil for the treatment of severe non-operable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTREPH): a double-blind, phase 3, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2019 Mar;7(3):239-248. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30367-9. Epub 2018 Nov 23.

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