Remodulin as Add-on Therapy for the Treatment of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02261883

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : October 10, 2014

Last Update Posted : May 25, 2023

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Information provided by (Responsible Party):

United Therapeutics

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Recruitment Status :	Completed
Actual Primary Completion Date :	September 27, 2022
Actual Study Completion Date :	September 27, 2022

Publications:

Steinhorn RH. Nitric oxide and beyond: new insights and therapies for pulmonary hypertension. J Perinatol. 2008 Dec;28 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S67-71. doi: 10.1038/jp.2008.158.

Neonatal Inhaled Nitric Oxide Study Group. Inhaled nitric oxide in full-term and nearly full-term infants with hypoxic respiratory failure. N Engl J Med. 1997 Feb 27;336(9):597-604. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199702273360901. Erratum In: N Engl J Med 1997 Aug 7;337(6):434.

Clark RH, Kueser TJ, Walker MW, Southgate WM, Huckaby JL, Perez JA, Roy BJ, Keszler M, Kinsella JP. Low-dose nitric oxide therapy for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Clinical Inhaled Nitric Oxide Research Group. N Engl J Med. 2000 Feb 17;342(7):469-74. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200002173420704.

Simonneau G, Barst RJ, Galie N, Naeije R, Rich S, Bourge RC, Keogh A, Oudiz R, Frost A, Blackburn SD, Crow JW, Rubin LJ; Treprostinil Study Group. Continuous subcutaneous infusion of treprostinil, a prostacyclin analogue, in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Mar 15;165(6):800-4. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.6.2106079.

Rubenfire M, McLaughlin VV, Allen RP, Elliott G, Park MH, Wade M, Schilz R. Transition from IV epoprostenol to subcutaneous treprostinil in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a controlled trial. Chest. 2007 Sep;132(3):757-63. doi: 10.1378/chest.06-2118. Epub 2007 Mar 30. Erratum In: Chest. 2007 Nov;132(5):1721.

Hiremath J, Thanikachalam S, Parikh K, Shanmugasundaram S, Bangera S, Shapiro L, Pott GB, Vnencak-Jones CL, Arneson C, Wade M, White RJ; TRUST Study Group. Exercise improvement and plasma biomarker changes with intravenous treprostinil therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension: a placebo-controlled trial. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Feb;29(2):137-49. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.09.005.

Levy M, Celermajer DS, Bourges-Petit E, Del Cerro MJ, Bajolle F, Bonnet D. Add-on therapy with subcutaneous treprostinil for refractory pediatric pulmonary hypertension. J Pediatr. 2011 Apr;158(4):584-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.09.025. Epub 2010 Oct 30.

Ivy DD, Claussen L, Doran A. Transition of stable pediatric patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension from intravenous epoprostenol to intravenous treprostinil. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Mar 1;99(5):696-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.09.119. Epub 2007 Jan 10.

Christman BW, McPherson CD, Newman JH, King GA, Bernard GR, Groves BM, Loyd JE. An imbalance between the excretion of thromboxane and prostacyclin metabolites in pulmonary hypertension. N Engl J Med. 1992 Jul 9;327(2):70-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199207093270202.

Laliberte K, Arneson C, Jeffs R, Hunt T, Wade M. Pharmacokinetics and steady-state bioequivalence of treprostinil sodium (Remodulin) administered by the intravenous and subcutaneous route to normal volunteers. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2004 Aug;44(2):209-14. doi: 10.1097/00005344-200408000-00010.

Wade M, Baker FJ, Roscigno R, DellaMaestra W, Hunt TL, Lai AA. Absolute bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of treprostinil sodium administered by acute subcutaneous infusion. J Clin Pharmacol. 2004 Jan;44(1):83-8. doi: 10.1177/0091270003261343.

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