Department of EndocrinologySahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gröna Stråket 8, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, SwedenMedical AffairsViroPharma SPRL, Maidenhead, UKBiostatisticsViroPharma IncorporatedDepartment of EndocrinologySkånes University Hospital, SE-205 02 Malmö, SwedenDepartment of Public Health and Clinical MedicineUmeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, SwedenSection of EndocrinologyDepartment of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, SwedenDepartment of EndocrinologyDiabetes, and Metabolism, University HospitalDepartment of PharmacyUppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Clinical PharmacologySahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, SwedenAstraZeneca R&DMölndal, Sweden.
Department of EndocrinologySahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gröna Stråket 8, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, SwedenMedical AffairsViroPharma SPRL, Maidenhead, UKBiostatisticsViroPharma IncorporatedDepartment of EndocrinologySkånes University Hospital, SE-205 02 Malmö, SwedenDepartment of Public Health and Clinical MedicineUmeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, SwedenSection of EndocrinologyDepartment of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, SwedenDepartment of EndocrinologyDiabetes, and Metabolism, University HospitalDepartment of PharmacyUppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Clinical PharmacologySahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, SwedenAstraZeneca R&DMölndal, SwedenDepartment of EndocrinologySahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gröna Stråket 8, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, SwedenMedical AffairsViroPharma SPRL, Maidenhead, UKBiostatisticsViroPharma IncorporatedDepartment of EndocrinologySkånes University Hospital, SE-205 02 Malmö, SwedenDepartment of Public Health and Clinical MedicineUmeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, SwedenSection of EndocrinologyDepartment of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, SwedenDepartment of EndocrinologyDiabetes, and Metabolism, University HospitalDepartment of PharmacyUppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Clinical PharmacologySahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, SwedenAstraZeneca R&DMölndal, Sweden.
Eur J Endocrinol. 2014 Sep;171(3):369-77. doi: 10.1530/EJE-14-0327. Epub 2014 Jun 18.
The objective was to assess the long-term safety profile of dual-release hydrocortisone (DR-HC) in patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI).
Randomised, open-label, crossover trial of DR-HC or thrice-daily hydrocortisone for 3 months each (stage 1) followed by two consecutive, prospective, open-label studies of DR-HC for 6 months (stage 2) and 18 months (stage 3) at five university clinics in Sweden.
Sixty-four adults with primary AI started stage 1, and an additional 16 entered stage 3. Patients received DR-HC 20-40 mg once daily and hydrocortisone 20-40 mg divided into three daily doses (stage 1 only). Main outcome measures were adverse events (AEs) and intercurrent illness (self-reported hydrocortisone use during illness).
In stage 1, patients had a median 1.5 (range, 1-9) intercurrent illness events with DR-HC and 1.0 (1-8) with thrice-daily hydrocortisone. AEs during stage 1 were not related to the cortisol exposure-time profile. The percentage of patients with one or more AEs during stage 1 (73.4% with DR-HC; 65.6% with thrice-daily hydrocortisone) decreased during stage 2, when all patients received DR-HC (51% in the first 3 months; 54% in the second 3 months). In stages 1-3 combined, 19 patients experienced 27 serious AEs, equating to 18.6 serious AEs/100 patient-years of DR-HC exposure.
This long-term prospective trial is the first to document the safety of DR-HC in patients with primary AI and demonstrates that such treatment is well tolerated during 24 consecutive months of therapy.
评估双释放氢化可的松(DR-HC)在肾上腺功能不全(AI)患者中的长期安全性概况。
在瑞典的五所大学诊所进行了为期 3 个月的 DR-HC 或每日三次氢化可的松(DR-HC 或每日三次氢化可的松)的随机、开放标签、交叉试验(第 1 阶段),随后进行了两项连续的、前瞻性、开放标签研究,分别为 6 个月(第 2 阶段)和 18 个月(第 3 阶段)。
64 名原发性 AI 成人开始第 1 阶段,另外 16 名成人进入第 3 阶段。患者接受 DR-HC 20-40mg 每日一次和氢化可的松 20-40mg 分为每日三次剂量(仅第 1 阶段)。主要观察指标是不良事件(AE)和并发疾病(自我报告的疾病期间使用氢化可的松)。
在第 1 阶段,患者使用 DR-HC 时有中位数为 1.5(范围为 1-9)次并发疾病事件,使用每日三次氢化可的松时有 1.0(1-8)次。第 1 阶段期间的 AE 与皮质醇暴露时间曲线无关。第 1 阶段有 1 项或多项 AE 的患者比例(DR-HC 为 73.4%;每日三次氢化可的松为 65.6%)在第 2 阶段(所有患者均接受 DR-HC)时下降,在第 2 阶段(第 1 个 3 个月时为 51%;第 2 个 3 个月时为 54%)。在第 1-3 阶段的组合中,19 名患者经历了 27 次严重 AE,相当于 18.6 次严重 AE/DR-HC 暴露 100 患者年。
这是第一项在原发性 AI 患者中记录 DR-HC 安全性的长期前瞻性试验,证明在 24 个月的连续治疗中,这种治疗耐受性良好。