APeX‐1.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods |
Design: dose‐ranging, placebo‐controlled, double‐blind, parallel, randomised trial Exclusions postrandomisation: none reported Losses to follow‐up: 2 participants never received a trial regimen or entered any diary data and 3 discontinued the trial regimen owing to an AE or laboratory abnormality Duration of study: 1 year (trial initiated in August 2016, the last participant observation in August 2017) Unit of randomisation: participant |
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Participants |
Country: international (86 patients screened from 26 sites across Europe, Canada and Australia) Setting: outpatient Number: 77 participants underwent randomisation, 75 received berotralstat (BCX7353) or placebo, 72 completed the trial; 23 participants received placebo, 7 received berotralstat 62.5 mg, 14 received berotralstat 125 mg, 15 received berotralstat 250 mg, and 18 received berotralstat 350 mg Age (mean): 44.5 (SD 12.5) years Sex: male 29 (38.7%); female 46 (61.3%) Inclusion criteria: adults aged 18–70 years with Type I or II HAE with history of ≥ 2 angioedema attacks per month for 3 consecutive months within a 6‐month period Exclusion criteria: suspected to have C1 inhibitor resistance or using a C1 inhibitor, androgens, or tranexamic acid for prophylaxis of attacks within 7 days before screening |
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Interventions | Berotralstat 62.5 mg once daily Berotralstat 125 mg once daily Berotralstat 250 mg once daily Berotralstat 350 mg once daily Placebo once daily Treatment duration: 28 days |
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Outcomes | Number of attacks (overall, by location), change in AE‐QoL, AEs | |
Funding | Sponsored by BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. | |
Declarations of interest | Numerous conflicts of interest among study authors; see disclosure form at www.nejm.org/doi/suppl/10.1056/NEJMoa1716995/suppl_file/nejmoa1716995_disclosures.pdf | |
Notes | Funded by BioCryst, but study performed externally. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method of randomisation not stated. |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Allocation concealment not stated. |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) | Low risk | Double‐blind. |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) | Unclear risk | Blinding of outcome assessment not stated. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | All participants completed. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | All outcomes in protocol were reported on. |
Other bias | Low risk | None. |