ESPE2016 Free Communications Bone & Mineral Metabolism (6 abstracts)
aAPHP, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; bYale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; cIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; dUniversity of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; eBirmingham Childrens Hospital, Birmingham, UK; fRoyal Manchester Childrens Hospital, Manchester, UK; gGreat Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK; hShriners Hospital for Children, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; iUltragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., Novato, California, USA; jUniversity of California, San Francisco, California, USA
Background: In XLH, high circulating FGF23 causes hypophosphatemia, rickets, and short stature.
Objective and hypotheses: To evaluate KRN23 effects on serum phosphate (Pi) level and rickets severity in XLH children in a Phase 2 study.
Method: 52 XLH children (ages 512 years, ≤Tanner 2) received KRN23 subcutaneously biweekly (Q2W) or monthly (Q4W). Serum Pi was measured at 2-week intervals. KRN23 dose was titrated (maximum 2 mg/kg) targeting age-appropriate serum Pi concentrations. Rickets severity was assessed by the Thacher Rickets Severity Score (RSS) and Radiographic Global Impression of Change (RGI-C; −3=worsening; +3=complete healing).
Results: The first 36 subjects had a mean 6.6 years of standard-of-care treatment before washout. KRN23 increased serum Pi from baseline in all subjects to near normal levels (mean increase 0.30 mmol/l at 38 weeks; P<0.001) and was more stable with Q2W dosing; hyperphosphatemia did not occur. KRN23 significantly improved RSS with greater improvements seen with Q2W dosing (44% reduction; P=0.0126) and particularly in higher-severity subjects (baseline RSS ≥1.5) (59% reduction; P<0.0001). Q2W dosing improved RGI-C by +1.6 (P<0.0001) with higher-severity subjects showing substantial healing (+2.0; P<0.0001). Most treatment-related adverse events (AE) were mild; transient injection site reactions occurred most frequently (39%). One child experienced a serious AE (fever/muscle pain) that improved and the child continues in the trial. No clinically meaningful changes occurred in serum/urine calcium, serum iPTH, or renal ultrasound.
All Patients | Patients with Baseline RSS ≥1.5 | |||||
Baseline | Wk 40 | Baseline | Wk 40 | |||
Mean Total RSS | All (N=36) | 1.4 | 1.0* | All (N=18) | 2.3 | 1.2* |
Q2W (N=18) | 1.5 | 0.9* | Q2W (N=9) | 2.4 | 1.0* | |
Q4W (N=18) | 1.3 | 1.1 | Q4W (N=9) | 2.2 | 1.4* | |
Mean RGI-C | All (N=36) | +1.4* | All (N=18) | +1.9* | ||
Q2W (N=18) | +1.6* | Q2W (N=9) | +2.0* | |||
Q4W (N=18) | +1.2* | Q4W (N=9) | +1.7* | |||
*P<0.05, comparing Wk 40 to baseline. |
Conclusion: KRN23 improved phosphorus homeostasis and rickets in children with XLH.