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. 2024 Jan 10;24(1):69–80. doi: 10.1007/s40268-023-00449-z

Table 3.

Dosing information for carglumic acid treatment

Patient number Weight at birth (kg) Weight at initiation of carglumic acid (kg)a Weight at 6 months’ post-initiation of carglumic acid (kg)b Weight at study enrolment (kg)c Age at initiation of carglumic acid Dose at initiation of treatment (mg daily)d [dose frequency] Number of dose changes Reason(s) for dose changes Last recorded dose (mg daily)d [dose frequency]
1 3.06 NR 8.75 9.32 2 days 75 [QID] 2 Dosing schedule (n = 2) 100 [QID]
2 2.78 NR NR 30.0 7.88 years 400 [TID] 0 400 [TID]
3 3.21 10.9 12.1 17.0 3.04 years 600 [BID] 0 600 [BID]
4 2.92 2.47 7.35 12.0 6 days 150 [OD] 2 Weight (n = 4) 200 [BID]
5 3.00 3.00 8.12 15.0 3 days 150 [BID] 3 Ammonia control (n = 3) 700 [BID]
6 3.45 12.1 14.3 17.0 1.81 years 600 [BID] 1 NR 800 [BID]
7 3.4 3.2 6.785 12.7 20 days 150 [QID] 0 150 [QID]
8 3.3 9.3 13 20.0 8.5 months 150 [OD] 1 Dosing schedule 150 [OD]
9 1.9 21.3 21.5 44.3 6.75 years 100 [BID] 5 Lack of response (n = 3), NR (n = 1) 200 [BID + OD]
10 3.32 12.8 14.4 30.08 3.10 years 100 [BID] 7 Growth and weight gain (n = 3), lack of response (n = 2), increased during an acute episode (n = 2) 200 [QID]

BID twice daily, NR not reported, OD once daily, QID four times daily, TID three times daily

aInitiation of carglumic acid under usual clinical practice

bRefers to 6 months after carglumic acid treatment was initiated under usual clinical practice, prior to study enrolment

cRefers to the date at which consent was received for the patient to be enrolled in the study, which was after carglumic acid treatment was initiated under usual clinical practice

dUnless otherwise indicated