Krosschell, Kristin J., Kissel, John T., Townsend, Elise L., Simeone, Sarah D., Zhang, Ren Zhe, Reyna, Sandra P., Crawford, Thomas O., Schroth, Mary K., Acsadi, Gyula, Kishnani, Priya S., Von Kleist-Retzow, Juergen-Christoph, Hero, Barbara, D'Anjou, Guy, Smith, Edward C., Elsheikh, Bakri, Simard, Louise R., Prior, Thomas W., Scott, Charles B., Lasalle, Bernard, Sakonju, Ai, Wirth, Brunhilde ORCID: 0000-0003-4051-5191 and Swoboda, Kathryn J. (2018). CLINICAL TRIAL OF L-CARNITINE AND VALPROIC ACID IN SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY TYPE I. Muscle Nerve, 57 (2). S. 193 - 200. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1097-4598

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Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the safety and therapeutic potential of L-carnitine and valproic acid (VPA) in infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Methods: Our investigation was an open-label phase 2 multicenter trial of L-carnitine and VPA in infants with SMA type I with retrospective comparison to an untreated, matched cohort. Primary outcomes were: safety and adverse events; secondary outcomes were survival, time to death/> 16 hours/day of ventilator support; motor outcomes; and maximum ulnar compound motor action potential amplitude. Results: A total of 245 AEs were observed in 35 of the 37 treated subjects (95%). Respiratory events accounted for 49% of all adverse events, resulting in 14 deaths. Survival was not significantly different between treated and untreated cohorts. Discussion: This trial provides evidence that, in infants with SMA type I, L-carnitine/VPA is ineffective at altering survival. The substantial proportion of infants reaching end-points within 6 months of enrollment underscores the urgent need for pre-symptomatic treatment in SMA type I.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Krosschell, Kristin J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kissel, John T.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Townsend, Elise L.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Simeone, Sarah D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zhang, Ren ZheUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Reyna, Sandra P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Crawford, Thomas O.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schroth, Mary K.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Acsadi, GyulaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kishnani, Priya S.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Von Kleist-Retzow, Juergen-ChristophUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hero, BarbaraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
D'Anjou, GuyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Smith, Edward C.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Elsheikh, BakriUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Simard, Louise R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Prior, Thomas W.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Scott, Charles B.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lasalle, BernardUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sakonju, AiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wirth, BrunhildeUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-4051-5191UNSPECIFIED
Swoboda, Kathryn J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-198243
DOI: 10.1002/mus.25776
Journal or Publication Title: Muscle Nerve
Volume: 57
Number: 2
Page Range: S. 193 - 200
Date: 2018
Publisher: WILEY
Place of Publication: HOBOKEN
ISSN: 1097-4598
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
PERIPHERAL-NERVES; REFERENCE VALUES; UPPER EXTREMITY; RELIABILITY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; NEUROPATHIESMultiple languages
Clinical Neurology; NeurosciencesMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/19824

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