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Trial reportPloS one2015

Experience with Subgam, a Subcutaneously Administered Human Normal Immunoglobulin (ClinicalTrials.gov--NCT02247141).

Clive Dash, Ernie Gascoigne, Kate Gillanders, Hock Gooi

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02247141 (A Multi-centre Open Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Subgam® Given Via the Subcutaneous Route in Primary Antibody Deficient Patients.), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02247141 phase3completednot on this map

A Multi-centre Open Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Subgam® Given Via the Subcutaneous Route in Primary Antibody Deficient Patients.

TypeinterventionalSponsorBio Products LaboratoryRan2000ConditionsPrimary Antibody DeficiencyArmsSubgam® (Human Normal Immunoglobulin Solution)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Clive DashCD Consultants, St Albans, United Kingdom.
Ernie GascoigneMedical Department, Bio Products Laboratory Limited (BPL), Elstree, Hertfordshire (Herts.), United Kingdom.
Kate GillandersMedical Department, Bio Products Laboratory Limited (BPL), Elstree, Hertfordshire (Herts.), United Kingdom.
Hock GooiDepartment of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Bio Products Laboratory (United Kingdom) · GBKing's College Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesA multi-centre, non-comparative study examining the efficacy and safety of Subgam, a normal immunoglobulin (IgG) given weekly as a rapid subcutaneous infusion to patients with primary immune deficiency (PID), is reported. Also included is a summary of adverse drug reactions associated with the use of marketed Subgam in the UK. MATERIALS AND

methods50 patients with stable PID on IgG therapy were enrolled: Stage 1 included three infusions with prior IgG product followed by 6 months with Subgam, Stage 2 involved long-term Subgam therapy up to 4 years.

resultsStage 1, 85% of the subjects aged >12 years and 93% of the subjects aged <12 years achieved IgG levels ≥6 and ≥4 g/L, respectively at all observations. There were 3.62 infections/patient/year during Subgam treatment. The most common product-related events were infusion site reactions (50% of patients). Recent post-hoc pharmacokinetics analysis of the post-infusion serum total IgG concentration indicated that the mean dose-normalised incremental IgG AUCτ following intravenous dosing (120.5 g.day/L) was 1.64-fold that of the dose-normalised mean incremental IgG AUCτ following subcutaneous dosing (73.6 g.day/L), corresponding to an estimated IgG bioavailability for subcutaneous dosing of 61%. Only 34 post-licensing adverse reactions have been received in 30 patients over a period of 10 years; fourteen were classed as serious as defined by the ICH guidelines on good clinical practice. The most common post-licensing adverse reaction was infusion site reaction (7 reports). There were 7 reports of flu-like symptoms (pyrexia/shivering/rigors/feeling hot or cold), 2 other reports of combined flu-like symptoms and infusion site reactions, 5 reports of generalised skin reactions, and 3 reports of combined infusion site and skin reactions. There were also reports of anaphylaxis (2 reports) and 8 other adverse events (including headache). In conclusion, Subgam is effective and well tolerated in the treatment of PID.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT02247141.

Indexed as

AdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesInfusions, SubcutaneousMaleImmunoglobulins, Intravenous

Identifiers

PMID26222441
PMCPMC4519338
OpenAlexW2222669102

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