Phase 2B Efficacy/Safety of Ornithine Phenylacetate in Hospitalized Cirrhotic Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy (STOP-HE)

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether ornithine phenylacetate can speed recovery from an acute hepatic encephalopathy episode requiring hospitalization in cirrhotic patients.

Timeline

Start

2014-01-07

Primary completion

2016-12-29

Completion

2016-12-29

Publications

• Safadi R, Rahimi RS, Thabut D, Bajaj JS, Ram Bhamidimarri K, Pyrsopoulos N, Potthoff A, Bukofzer S, Wang L, Jamil K, Devarakonda KR. Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of L-ornithine phenylacetate in overt hepatic encephalopathy and the effect of plasma ammonia concentration reduction on clinical outcomes. Clin Transl Sci. 2022 Jun;15(6):1449-1459. doi: 10.1111/cts.13257. Epub 2022 Mar 3.
• Wang X, Vilchez RA. Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis to Assist Dose Selection of the L-Ornithine Salt of Phenylacetic Acid. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2022 Apr;61(4):515-526. doi: 10.1007/s40262-021-01075-1. Epub 2021 Nov 17.
• Rahimi RS, Safadi R, Thabut D, Bhamidimarri KR, Pyrsopoulos N, Potthoff A, Bukofzer S, Bajaj JS. Efficacy and Safety of Ornithine Phenylacetate for Treating Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy in a Randomized Trial. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Dec;19(12):2626-2635.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.10.019. Epub 2020 Oct 16.

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