A Clinical Efficacy and Safety Study of OHB-607 in Preventing Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Premature Infants

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if an investigational drug can prevent Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, reducing the burden of chronic lung disease in extremely premature infants, as compared to extremely premature infants receiving standard neonatal care alone.

Timeline

Start

2019-05-09

Primary completion

2026-07-31

Completion

2028-01-21

Publications

• Background Kramer BW, Abman S, Daly M, Jobe AH, Niklas V. Insulin-like growth factor-1 replacement therapy after extremely premature birth: An opportunity to optimize lifelong lung health by preserving the natural sequence of lung development. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2023 Dec;48:24-29. doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2023.05.001. Epub 2023 May 6.
• Background Ley D, Hallberg B, Hansen-Pupp I, Dani C, Ramenghi LA, Marlow N, Beardsall K, Bhatti F, Dunger D, Higginson JD, Mahaveer A, Mezu-Ndubuisi OJ, Reynolds P, Giannantonio C, van Weissenbruch M, Barton N, Tocoian A, Hamdani M, Jochim E, Mangili A, Chung JK, Turner MA, Smith LEH, Hellstrom A; study team. rhIGF-1/rhIGFBP-3 in Preterm Infants: A Phase 2 Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pediatr. 2019 Mar;206:56-65.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.10.033. Epub 2018 Nov 22.
• Baraldi E, De Luca D, Bonadies L, Hirano S, Kusuda S, Bancalari E, Ramanathan R, Barton N, Nickless A, Lee J, Mahajan N, Niklas V. Randomised al.Phase 2b trial of rhIGF-1/rhIGFBP-3 (OHB-607) for bronchopulmonary dysplasia prevention in preterm neonates: study protocol. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2026 Mar 5;10(1):e004196. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2025-004196.
• Hellstrom W, Hortensius LM, Lofqvist C, Hellgren G, Tataranno ML, Ley D, Benders MJNL, Hellstrom A, Bjorkman-Burtscher IM, Heckemann RA, Savman K. Postnatal serum IGF-1 levels associate with brain volumes at term in extremely preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2023 Feb;93(3):666-674. doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02134-4. Epub 2022 Jun 9.

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