2023-110-01 ヒューストン大学(UH)
◆リルゾールはALSの治療に使用されており、この研究では同じ投与法でSCI患者に使用されました。研究の結果は肯定的であり、リルゾールが神経細胞を保護し、患者の機能を回復させる可能性があることを示唆しています。ただし、参加者数が少なかったため、さらなる研究が必要です。リルゾールは「オフラベル」使用できますが、慢性SCI患者はFDAの承認を待つべきです。この研究はSCI治療の新たなアプローチを提供し、将来の治療戦略に影響を与える可能性があります。
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- https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2023/november-2023/11012023-spinal-cord-chow-riluzole.php
- https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/neu.2022.0499
Riluzole in Spinal Cord Injury Study(RISCIS試験)-薬物動態(PK)サブスタディ: RISCIS第III相ランダム化比較試験に登録された外傷性頚髄損傷患者におけるリルゾールの薬物動態、薬力学および軸索分解への影響の解析 Riluzole in Spinal Cord Injury Study (RISCIS)–Pharmacokinetic (PK) Sub-Study: An Analysis of Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Impact on Axonal Degradation of Riluzole in Patients With Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Enrolled in the RISCIS Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial
Diana Shu-Lian Chow, Ashley Nguyen, Junghwa Park, Lei Wu, Elizabeth Gardiner Toups, James Shields Harrop, James David Guest, Karl Michael Schmitt, Bizhan Aarabi, Michael George Fehlings, Maxwell Boakye, and Robert Geroge Grossman
Journal of Neurotrauma Published Online:23 Aug 2023
DOi:https://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2022.0499
Abstract
To date, no drug therapy has shown significant efficacy in improving functional outcomes in patients with acute spinal cord injury (SCI). Riluzole is an approved benzothiazole sodium channel blocker to attenuate neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and is of interest for neuroprotection in SCI. In a Phase I clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00876889), riluzole was well tolerated with a 2-week treatment at the dose level approved for ALS and exhibited potential efficacy in patients with SCI. The acute and progressive nature of traumatic SCI and the complexity of secondary injury processes alter the pharmacokinetics (PK) of therapeutics. In the PK sub-study of the multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded Riluzole in Spinal Cord Injury Study (RISCIS) Phase II/III trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01597518), a total of 32 SCI patients were enrolled, and most of our patients were middle-age Caucasian males with head and neck injuries. We studied the PK and pharmacodynamics (PD) of riluzole on motor recovery, measured by International Standards for Neurological Classification of SCI (ISNCSCI) Motor Score at injury and at 3-month and 6-month follow-ups, along with levels of the axonal injury biomarker phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chain (pNF-H), during the 2-week treatment. PK modeling, PK/PD correlations were developed to identify the potential effective exposure of riluzole for intended PD outcomes. The longitudinal impacts of SCI on the PK of riluzole are characterized. A time-varying population PK model of riluzole is established, incorporating time-varying clearance and volume of distribution from combined data of Phase I and Phase II/III trials. With the developed model, a rational, optimal dosing scheme can be designed with time-dependent modification to preserve the required therapeutic exposure of riluzole. The PD of riluzole and the relationship between PK and neurological outcomes of the treatment were established. The time course of efficacy in total motor score improvement (ΔTMS) and pNF-H were monitored. A three-dimensional (3D) PK/PD correlation was established for ΔTMS at 6 months with overall riluzole exposure area under the curve for Day 0-Day14 (AUCD0-D14) and baseline TMS for individual patients. Patients with baseline TMS between 1 and 36 benefited from the optimal exposure range of 16-48 mg*h/mL. The PD models of pNF-H revealed the riluzole efficacy, as treated subjects exhibited a diminished increase in progression of pNF-H, indicative of reduced axonal breakdown. The independent parameter of area between effective curves (ABEC) between the time profiles of pNF-H in placebo and treatment groups was statistically identified as a significant predictor for the treatment effect on the biomarker. A mechanistic clinical outcomes (CO)/PD (pNF-H) model was established, and the proposed structure demonstrated the feasibility of PK/PD/CO correlation model. No appreciable hepatic toxicity was observed with the current riluzole treatment regimen. The development of effective treatment for SCI is challenging. However, the future model-informed and PK-guided drug development and regimen modification can be rationally executed with the optimal dosing regimen design based on the developed 3D PK/PD model. The PK/PD/CO model can serve as a rational guide for future drug development, PKPD model refinement, and extension to other studies in SCI settings.
