Benralizumab in children with severe eosinophilic asthma : Pharmacokinetics and long-term safety (TATE study)

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BACKGROUND: Benralizumab is an anti-interleukin-5 receptor α monoclonal antibody approved as an add-on maintenance treatment for patients with uncontrolled severe asthma. Prior Phase 3 studies have evaluated benralizumab in patients aged ≥12 years with severe uncontrolled asthma. The TATE study evaluated the pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and safety of benralizumab treatment in children.

METHODS: TATE was an open-label, Phase 3 study of benralizumab in children aged 6-11 years from the United States and Japan (plus participants aged 12-14 years from Japan) with severe eosinophilic asthma. Participants received benralizumab 10/30 mg according to weight (<35/≥35 kg). Primary endpoints included maximum serum concentration (Cmax ), clearance, half-life (t1/2 ), and blood eosinophil count. Clearance and t1/2 were derived from a population PK (popPK) analysis. Safety and tolerability were also assessed.

RESULTS: Twenty-eight children aged 6-11 years were included, with an additional two participants from Japan aged 12-14 years also included in the popPK analysis. Mean Cmax was 1901.2 and 3118.7 ng/mL in the 10 mg/<35 kg and 30 mg/≥35 kg groups, respectively. Clearance was 0.257, and mean t1/2 was 14.5 days. Near-complete depletion of blood eosinophils was shown across dose/weight groups. Exploratory efficacy analyses found numerical improvements in mean FEV1 , mean ACQ-IA, patient/clinician global impression of change, and exacerbation rates. Adverse events occurred in 22/28 (78.6%) of participants; none led to discontinuation/death.

CONCLUSION: PK, PD, and safety data support long-term benralizumab in children with severe eosinophilic asthma, and were similar to findings in adolescents and adults.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov-ID: NCT04305405.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - 35(2024), 3 vom: 16. März, Seite e14092

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wedner, H James [VerfasserIn]
Fujisawa, Takao [VerfasserIn]
Guilbert, Theresa W [VerfasserIn]
Ikeda, Masanori [VerfasserIn]
Mehta, Vinay [VerfasserIn]
Tam, Jonathan S [VerfasserIn]
Lukka, Pradeep B [VerfasserIn]
Asimus, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Durżyński, Tomasz [VerfasserIn]
Johnston, James [VerfasserIn]
White, Wendy I [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Mihir [VerfasserIn]
Werkström, Viktoria [VerfasserIn]
Jison, Maria L [VerfasserIn]
all TATE investigators [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

71492GE1FX
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Asthma
Benralizumab
Eosinophils
Inflammation
Interleukin-5
Journal Article
Pharmacokinetics
Safety
Symptom exacerbation

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.03.2024

Date Revised 21.03.2024

published: Print

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04305405

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/pai.14092

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369814754