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© The Author(s) 2021. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is an unmet clinical need. Imatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, 200 to 400 mg daily reduces pulmonary artery pressure and increases functional capacity in this patient group, but is generally poorly tolerated at the higher dose. We have designed an open-label, single-arm clinical study to investigate whether there is a tolerated dose of imatinib that can be better targeted to patients who will benefit. The study consists of two parts. Part 1 seeks to identify the best tolerated dose of Imatinib in the range from 100 and up to 400 mg using a Bayesian Continuous Reassessment Method. Part 2 will measure efficacy after 24 weeks treatment with the best tolerated dose using a Simon’s two-stage design. The primary efficacy endpoint is a binary variable. For patients with a baseline pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) >1000 dynes · s · cm−5, success is defined by an absolute reduction in PVR of ≥300 dynes · s · cm−5 at 24 weeks. For patients with a baseline PVR ≤1000 dynes · s · cm−5, success is a 30% reduction in PVR at 24 weeks. PVR will also be evaluated as a continuous variable by genotype as an exploratory analysis. Evaluating the response to that dose by genotype may inform a prospective biomarker-driven study.
Author(s): Wilkins MR, Mckie MA, Law M, Roussakis AA, Harbaum L, Church C, Coghlan JG, Condliffe R, Howard LS, Kiely DG, Lordan J, Rothman A, Suntharalingam J, Toshner M, Wort SJ, Villar SS
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Pulmonary Circulation
Year: 2021
Volume: 11
Issue: 4
Pages: 1-12
Print publication date: 01/10/2021
Online publication date: 30/09/2021
Acceptance date: 19/09/2021
ISSN (print): 2045-8932
ISSN (electronic): 2045-8940
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/20458940211052823
DOI: 10.1177/20458940211052823
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