Efficacy Study of Ambrisentan in Chinese Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

Summary

This open label, single-arm, non-controlled, multicentre study will determine the effect of ambrisentan on exercise capacity (6MWT) in Chinese subjects with PAH. The study consists of a screening period of 4 weeks, a 12-week primary evaluation period (PEP) and a 12-week dose-adjustment period (DAP). Ambrisentan 5 mg will be administered to eligible subjects for 12 weeks (PEP).

Timeline

Start

2012-12-01

Primary completion

2014-08-15

Completion

2014-08-15

Publications

• Zhao QH, Peng FH, Yu ZX, Zhang GC, Ji QS, Wang Y, Liu JM, Huo Y, Zeng XF, Li JH, Zi L, Jing ZC. Effect of ambrisentan on echocardiographic and Doppler measures from patients in China with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2020 Sep;18(9):643-649. doi: 10.1080/14779072.2020.1807942. Epub 2020 Sep 29.
• Li M, Jing ZC, Li Y, Huo Y, Yu Z, Zhang G, Zhu P, Liu J, Ji Q, Wu B, Zhong J, Wang P, Zhu W, Zeng X. Efficacy and safety of ambrisentan in Chinese patients with connective tissue disease-pulmonary arterial hypertension: a post-hoc analysis. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2020 Jul 17;20(1):339. doi: 10.1186/s12872-020-01591-1.
• Huo Y, Jing ZC, Zeng XF, Liu JM, Yu ZX, Zhang GC, Li Y, Wang Y, Ji QS, Zhu P, Wu BX, Zheng Y, Wang PP, Li J. Evaluation of efficacy, safety and tolerability of Ambrisentan in Chinese adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a prospective open label cohort study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2016 Oct 22;16(1):201. doi: 10.1186/s12872-016-0361-9.

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