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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical pharmacology2019

Thiopurines with low-dose allopurinol (ThiLDA)-a prospective clinical one-way crossover trial.

S Faraz Chavoushi, Bindia Jharap, Philip Friedrich, Kees Smid, Godefridus J Peters, Mirte Malingré

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Article in European journal of clinical pharmacology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

S Faraz ChavoushiDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands. faraz.chavoushi@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8527-3029
Bindia JharapDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
Philip FriedrichDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
Kees SmidDepartment of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Godefridus J PetersDepartment of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Mirte MalingréDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
Meander Medisch Centrum · NLAmsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMany patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) who have a high 6-methylmercaptopurine/6-thioguanine (6-MMP/6-TGN) ratio receive allopurinol 100 mg in addition to thiopurines to optimize metabolite concentrations. However, some patients do not tolerate allopurinol at this dosage. The aim of this study was to determine the intra-patient effect of reducing the allopurinol dosage from 100 to 50 mg, in terms of metabolite concentrations, enzyme activities, efficacy, and tolerability.

methodsA prospective non-inferiority one-way crossover study was performed. CD and UC patients with stable disease using a thiopurine and allopurinol 100 mg were switched to 50 mg for 1 month. Primary outcomes were thiopurine metabolite concentrations. Secondary outcomes were enzyme activities of xanthine oxidase, thiopurine methyltransferase and hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase, disease activity, and tolerability.

resultsTwenty-two patients were included. Treatment with allopurinol 50 mg compared with 100 mg resulted in a significant decrease in mean 6-TGN levels (761 to 625 pmol/8 × 10

conclusionCombination therapy with 50 mg allopurinol led to a decrease of 6-TGN levels compared with 100 mg allopurinol. Disease activity, side effects, and patient experience, however, were similar between allopurinol 100 and 50 mg. UC patients seem to benefit and prefer lower doses whereas the contrary is seen in CD patients.

trial registrationEudraCT trial registry - number 2016-001638-84.

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AllopurinolAzathioprineColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseMercaptopurineAdultAgedCross-Over StudiesDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansMaleMethyltransferasesMiddle AgedProspective Studies6-methylthiopurineAllopurinolAzathioprineMercaptopurineMethyltransferasesThioguaninethiopurine methyltransferase6-MMP6-TGNAllopurinolEfficacyMetabolitesThiopurineTolerability

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PMID31587102
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