Efficacy and Safety of Parathyroid Hormone Replacement With TransCon PTH in Hypoparathyroidism: 26-Week Results From the Phase 3 PaTHway Trial

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  • McMaster University
  • Columbia University
  • Université Laval
  • University of Pisa
  • University of Nevada, Reno

Abstract

Conventional therapy for hypoparathyroidism consisting of active vitamin D and calcium aims to alleviate hypocalcemia but fails to restore normal parathyroid hormone (PTH) physiology. PTH replacement therapy is the ideal physiologic treatment for hypoparathyroidism. The double-blind, placebo-controlled, 26-week, phase 3 PaTHway trial assessed the efficacy and safety of PTH replacement therapy for hypoparathyroidism individuals with the investigational drug TransCon PTH (palopegteriparatide). Participants (n = 84) were randomized 3:1 to once-daily TransCon PTH (initially 18 μg/d) or placebo, both co-administered with conventional therapy. The study drug and conventional therapy were titrated according to a dosing algorithm guided by serum calcium. The composite primary efficacy endpoint was the proportion of participants at week 26 who achieved normal albumin-adjusted serum calcium levels (8.3–10.6 mg/dL), independence from conventional therapy (requiring no active vitamin D and ≤600 mg/d of calcium), and no increase in study drug over 4 weeks before week 26. Other outcomes of interest included health-related quality of life measured by the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36), hypoparathyroidism-related symptoms, functioning, and well-being measured by the Hypoparathyroidism Patient Experience Scale (HPES), and urinary calcium excretion. At week 26, 79% (48/61) of participants treated with TransCon PTH versus 5% (1/21) wiplacebo met the composite primary efficacy endpoint (p < 0.0001). TransCon PTH treatment demonstrated a significant improvement in all key secondary endpoint HPES domain scores (all p < 0.01) and the SF-36 Physical Functioning subscale score (p = 0.0347) compared with placebo. Additionally, 93% (57/61) of participants treated with TransCon PTH achieved independence from conventional therapy. TransCon PTH treatment normalized mean 24-hour urine calcium. Overall, 82% (50/61) treated with TransCon PTH and 100% (21/21) wiplacebo experienced adverse events; most were mild (46%) or moderate (46%). No study drug-related withdrawals occurred. In conclusion, TransCon PTH maintained normocalcemia while permitting independence from conventional therapy and was well-tolerated in individuals with hypoparathyroidism.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14-25
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of bone and mineral research
Volume38
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 36271471
WOS 000881940600001
ORCID /0000-0002-8691-8423/work/142236071

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Keywords

  • CLINICAL TRIALS, DISORDERS OF CALCIUM/PHOSPHATE, HORMONE REPLACEMENT, PARATHYROID-RELATED DISORDERS, PTH/VIT D/FGF23, Calcium, Dietary, Calcium, Humans, Parathyroid Hormone/adverse effects, Hormone Replacement Therapy/adverse effects, Minerals, Vitamin D, Hypoparathyroidism, Quality of Life, Parathyroid-related disorders, Hormone replacement, Pth, Clinical trials, Vit d, Fgf23, Phosphate, Disorders of calcium

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