Baseline description of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology infantile haemangioma nationwide prospective cohort. Comparison of patients treated with propranolol in routine clinical practice with previous pivotal clinical trial data

Copyright © 2021. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U..

BACKGROUND: There are several therapeutic options for infantile haemangiomas (IH). Propranolol is used according to a pivotal trial. We aimed to describe the characteristics of IH in clinical practice, including the therapies used, and to compare the characteristics of patients treated with propranolol with those of the trial to assess its external validity.

METHODS: Consecutive patients attending 12 Spanish hospitals from June 2016 to October 2019 were included (n=601).

RESULTS: The mean age was 3.9 (SD:1.9) months, with a 2:1 female-to-male ratio. Most IHs were localized (82%, 495), superficial (64%, 383) and located in the face (25%, 157) and trunk (31%, 188). Median size was 17 (IR: 10-30) x 12 (IR: 7-20) mm. Complications were found in 16 (3%) patients. Treatment was initiated for 52% (311). Most patients received timolol (76%, 237); propranolol was reserved for complications or high-risk IHs. Aesthetic impairment was the main reason for starting therapy (64%, 199). Several characteristics of the patients and IHs treated with propranolol are similar to those of the pivotal clinical trial, but 1/3 of IHs did not reach the minimum diameter to meet the inclusion criteria, and important prognostic information was not reported.

CONCLUSIONS: As most patients receive treatment for aesthetic impairment, there is a need to better understand the aesthetic results of therapies and to increase evidence on the use of timolol, which is currently the most common therapy. Propranolol is being used in a population generally similar to that of the trial; however, this statement cannot be definitely confirmed.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2021

Enthalten in:

Actas dermo-sifiliograficas - (2021) vom: 27. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Weiterer Titel:

Descripción basal de la cohorte prospectiva de hemangioma infantil a nivel nacional de la Asociación Española de Dermatología. Comparación de los pacientes tratados con propranolol en la práctica clínica rutinaria y los datos de un ensayo clínico pivotal previo

Beteiligte Personen:

Cuenca-Barrales, C [VerfasserIn]
Baselga-Torres, E [VerfasserIn]
Del Boz-González, J [VerfasserIn]
Vicente, A [VerfasserIn]
Palencia-Pérez, S I [VerfasserIn]
Campos-Domínguez, M [VerfasserIn]
Valdivieso-Ramos, M [VerfasserIn]
Martín-Santiago, A [VerfasserIn]
Montserrat-García, M T [VerfasserIn]
Azón-Masoliver, A [VerfasserIn]
Feito-Rodríguez, M [VerfasserIn]
Domínguez-Cruz, J J [VerfasserIn]
Roé-Crespo, E [VerfasserIn]
Salas-Márquez, C [VerfasserIn]
Giacaman, A [VerfasserIn]
Lorente-Lavirgen, A I [VerfasserIn]
Quintana-Castanedo, L [VerfasserIn]
de Vega-Martínez, M [VerfasserIn]
García-Doval, I [VerfasserIn]
Bernabéu-Wittel, J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Capilar
Capillary
Cross-Sectional Studies
Estudios prospectivos
Estudios transversales
Haemangioma
Hemangioma
Journal Article
Propranolol
Prospective Studies
Timolol

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Date Revised 22.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1016/j.ad.2021.05.007

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NLM326008624