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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Simonneau, Gérald
• D'Armini, Andrea M
• Ghofrani, Hossein-Ardeschir
• Grimminger, Friedrich
• Hoeper, Marius M
• Jansa, Pavel
• Kim, Nick H
• Wang, Chen
• Wilkins, Martin R
• Fritsch, Arno
• Davie, Neil
• Colorado, Pablo
• Mayer, Eckhard

Titel

Riociguat for the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a long-term extension study (CHEST-2)

Ist Teil von

• The European respiratory journal, 2015-05, Vol.45 (5), p.1293-1302

Ort / Verlag

England

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Riociguat is a soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator approved for the treatment of inoperable and persistent/recurrent chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). In the 16-week CHEST-1 study, riociguat showed a favourable benefit-risk profile and improved several clinically relevant end-points in patients with CTEPH. The CHEST-2 open-label extension evaluated the long-term safety and efficacy of riociguat. Eligible patients from CHEST-1 received riociguat individually adjusted up to a maximum dose of 2.5 mg three times daily. The primary objective was the safety and tolerability of riociguat; exploratory efficacy end-points included 6-min walking distance (6MWD) and World Health Organization (WHO) functional class (FC). Overall, 237 patients entered CHEST-2 and 211 (89%) were ongoing at this interim analysis (March 2013). The safety profile of riociguat in CHEST-2 was similar to CHEST-1, with no new safety signals. Improvements in 6MWD and WHO FC observed in CHEST-1 persisted for up to 1 year in CHEST-2. In the observed population at 1 year, mean±sd 6MWD had changed by +51±62 m (n=172) versus CHEST-1 baseline (n=237), and WHO FC had improved/stabilised/worsened in 47/50/3% of patients (n=176) versus CHEST-1 baseline (n=236). Long-term riociguat had a favourable benefit-risk profile and apparently showed sustained benefits in exercise and functional capacity for up to 1 year.