Targeting the Prostacyclin Pathway with Selexipag in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Receiving Double Combination Therapy: Insights from the Randomized Controlled GRIPHON Study
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Coghlan, J. Gerry
Chin, Kelly
Di Scala, Lilla
Galiè, Nazzareno
Ghofrani, Hossein-Ardeschir
Hoeper, Marius M.
Lang, Irene M.
McLaughlin, Vallerie
Preiss, Ralph
Rubin, Lewis J.
Simonneau, Gérald
Sitbon, Olivier
Tapson, Victor F.
Gaine, Sean
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Coghlan, J. G., R. Channick, K. Chin, L. Di Scala, N. Galiè, H. Ghofrani, M. M. Hoeper, et al. 2018. “Targeting the Prostacyclin Pathway with Selexipag in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Receiving Double Combination Therapy: Insights from the Randomized Controlled GRIPHON Study.” American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs 18 (1): 37-47. doi:10.1007/s40256-017-0262-z. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40256-017-0262-z.Abstract
Background: In pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), combination therapy is an important treatment strategy. Although randomized controlled trial data are available to support the combination of two therapies, data regarding triple combination therapy are few. Objective: The phase III GRIPHON trial enrolled 1156 patients with PAH, including 376 receiving background double combination therapy. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of selexipag as a third agent in these patients and further analyzed this subgroup according to symptom burden at baseline as indicated by World Health Organization (WHO) functional class (FC). Methods: In this post hoc analysis, hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using Cox proportional-hazard models to determine response to selexipag versus placebo on the composite primary endpoint of morbidity/mortality. Baseline characteristics and adverse events were summarized descriptively. Results: Of 376 patients receiving background endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA) and phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor (PDE-5i) therapy, 115 had WHO FC II symptoms and 255 had WHO FC III symptoms at baseline. The impact on the primary endpoint of adding selexipag versus placebo to double combination therapy was consistent with the effect in the overall population (HR 0.63; 95% CI 0.44–0.90) as well as in patients with WHO FC II and III symptoms. Compared with the overall population, discontinuations due to an adverse event were higher when selexipag was added to background double combination therapy; no safety concerns were identified. Conclusion: The addition of selexipag to background double combination therapy with an ERA and PDE-5i provides an incremental benefit similar to that seen in the overall population, including in patients with WHO FC II or III symptoms at baseline. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT01106014. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s40256-017-0262-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.Other Sources
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