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Nutritional Status Improved in Cystic Fibrosis Patients with the G551D Mutation After Treatment with Ivacaftor

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Abstract

Background

The cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gating mutation G551D prevents sufficient ion transport due to reduced channel-open probability. Ivacaftor, an oral CFTR potentiator, increases the channel-open probability.

Aim

To further analyze improvements in weight and body mass index (BMI) in two studies of ivacaftor in patients aged ≥6 years with CF and the G551D mutation.

Methods

Patients were randomized 1:1 to ivacaftor 150 mg or placebo every 12 h for 48 weeks. Primary end point (lung function) was reported previously. Other outcomes included weight and height measurements and CF Questionnaire-Revised (CFQ-R).

Results

Studies included 213 patients (aged ≤ 20 years, n = 105; aged > 20 years, n = 108). In patients ≤20 years, adjusted mean change from baseline to week 48 in body weight was 4.9 versus 2.2 kg (ivacaftor vs. placebo, p = 0.0008). At week 48, change from baseline in mean weight-for-age z-score was 0.29 versus −0.06 (p < 0.0001); change in mean BMI-for-age z-score was 0.26 versus −0.13 (p < 0.0001). In patients >20 years, adjusted mean change from baseline to week 48 in body weight was 2.7 versus −0.2 kg (p = 0.0003). Mean BMI change at week 48 was 0.9 versus −0.1 kg/m2 (p = 0.0003). There was no linear correlation evident between changes in body weight and improvements in lung function or sweat chloride. Significant CFQ-R improvements were seen in perception of eating, body image, and sense of ability to gain weight.

Conclusions

Nutritional status improved following treatment with ivacaftor for 48 weeks.

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This study was sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, 219 Bryant Street, Buffalo, NY, 14222, USA

    Drucy Borowitz

  2. Department of Medical Affairs, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA, 02210, USA

    Barry Lubarsky

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Kiryat Hadassah, PO Box 12000, 91120, Jerusalem, Israel

    Michael Wilschanski

  4. Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paediatric Gastroenterology and Respiratory Department, CF Center, 48 Sérurier Boulevard, 75019, Paris, France

    Anne Munck

  5. Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology/Nutrition (SMD), University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA

    Daniel Gelfond

  6. Department of Pediatrics, Beatrix Children’s Hospital, PO Box 30001, 9700 RB, Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Frank Bodewes

  7. Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Minnesota, 6th Floor East Building 8952C 2450 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA

    Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg

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All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. As this was a post hoc analysis, no formal patient consent is required.

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Borowitz, D., Lubarsky, B., Wilschanski, M. et al. Nutritional Status Improved in Cystic Fibrosis Patients with the G551D Mutation After Treatment with Ivacaftor. Dig Dis Sci 61, 198–207 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-015-3834-2

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