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Lesinurad, a selective uric acid reabsorption inhibitor, in combination with febuxostat in patients with tophaceous gout: Findings of a Phase III Clinical Trial
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Dalbeth, N and Jones, G and Terkeltaub, R and Khanna, D and Kopicko, J and Bhakta, N and Adler, S and Fung, M and Storgard, C and Baumgartner, S and Perez-Ruiz, F, Lesinurad, a selective uric acid reabsorption inhibitor, in combination with febuxostat in patients with tophaceous gout: Findings of a Phase III Clinical Trial, Arthritis & Rheumatology, 69, (9) pp. 1903-1913. ISSN 2326-5191 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Methods: Patients with serum urate (UA) ≥ 8.0 mg/dl (≥ 6.0 mg/dl with urate-lowering therapy) and ≥ 1 measurable target tophus were given febuxostat 80 mg/day for 3 weeks before randomization to receive lesinurad (200 or 400 mg daily) or placebo in addition to the febuxostat. The primary end point was the proportion of patients achieving a serum UA level of < 5.0 mg/dl (month 6). The key secondary end point was the proportion of patients with complete resolution of ≥ 1 target tophus (month 12). Other end points included the percentage change in total target tophi area. Safety assessments included adverse events and laboratory data.
Results: Patients (n = 324) were predominantly male, with a mean age of 54.1 years. Significantly more patients achieved the serum UA target by month 6 with the addition of lesinurad 400 mg (76.1%; P < 0.0001), but not 200 mg (56.6%; P = 0.13), to the febuxostat therapy as compared with febuxostat alone (46.8%). At all other time points, significantly more patients in the lesinurad 200 mg group achieved the serum UA target. The number of patients with complete tophus resolution was not different between groups. Treatment with lesinurad (200 mg and 400 mg) plus febuxostat reduced the total target tophi area as compared with febuxostat alone (50.1% and 52.9% versus 28.3%, respectively; P < 0.05). Safety was generally comparable with that of febuxostat alone, except for higher rates of predominantly reversible elevations in the serum creatinine level, particularly with lesinurad 400 mg.
Conclusion: Treatment with lesinurad in combination with febuxostat demonstrated superior lowering of serum UA levels as compared with febuxostat alone, with clinically relevant added effects on tophi and an acceptable safety profile with lesinurad 200 mg in patients with tophaceous gout warranting additional therapy.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Clinical sciences |
| Research Field: | Rheumatology and arthritis |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical health |
| Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Jones, G (Professor Graeme Jones) |
| ID Code: | 120217 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 91 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2017-08-16 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-08-30 |
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