Journal
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION
Volume 73, Issue 5, Pages 572-578Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003280
Keywords
children; chloride channel agonists; constipation; lubiprostone; safety
Funding
- Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc, Lexington, MA, USA
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Bedminster, NJ, USA
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The study assessed the safety and tolerability of oral lubiprostone in treating pediatric functional constipation, showing that it was well tolerated in children with no safety concerns observed.
Objectives: Pediatric functional constipation (PFC) affects up to 30% of children. Current treatments often do not sustain symptomatic relief. Lubiprostone is a locally acting chloride channel activator that promotes fluid secretion into the small bowel without affecting serum electrolyte concentrations. We assessed the safety/tolerability of oral lubiprostone as treatment for PFC in a 24-week study. Methods: This phase 3 open-label safety trial conducted from April-November 2016 at 13 US sites included patients (ages 6-17 years) diagnosed with PFC (Rome III criteria). Patients <50 and >= 50 kg received lubiprostone 12 or 24 mcg twice daily, respectively, for 24 weeks. Safety endpoints included incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and changes from baseline in clinical laboratory parameters and vital signs. Results: Overall, 87 patients receiving lubiprostone, 64.3% (36/56) in the 12-mcg group and 54.8% (17/31) in the 24-mcg group, completed the study. Of 12 TEAEs leading to discontinuation, only upper abdominal pain occurred in >1 patient. TEAEs were mostly mild in intensity, with gastrointestinal disorders (diarrhea, vomiting) most frequently reported. No safety concerns were found in vital signs, abbreviated physical examinations, and laboratory tests. Subgroup analyses assessed an impact of age, sex, and race categories on TEAEs and treatment-related adverse events. Mean investigators' assessments of treatment effectiveness (scale of 0-4) for lubiprostone 12- and 24-mcg groups, respectively, were 2.8 and 2.9 at week 12, and 2.7 and 2.2 at week 24. Conclusions: Lubiprostone was well tolerated in the pediatric population. The incidence of TEAEs was comparable to that observed in previous clinical trials and in adults.
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