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ArticleClinical and translational gastroenterology2026

Real-World Indirect Treatment Comparison of Terlipressin vs Midodrine Plus Octreotide in Hepatorenal Syndrome-Acute Kidney Injury.

Stevan A Gonzalez, Andrew S Allegretti, Viktor V Chirikov, Wei-Jhih Wang, Xingyue Huang, Douglas A Simonetto, Kevin Moore

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Stevan A GonzalezDivision of Hepatology, Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1322-5332
Andrew S AllegrettiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9416-6623
Viktor V ChirikovOPEN Health, New York, New York, USA.
Wei-Jhih WangOPEN Health, New York, New York, USA.
Xingyue HuangMallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Hampton, New Jersey, USA.
Douglas A SimonettoDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4095-8144
Kevin MooreUCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, UK .

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Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
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Abstract

introductionEvidence on the comparative real-world effectiveness of terlipressin vs midodrine plus octreotide (MO) for hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI) in the United Kingdom and the United States is limited.

methodsUsing individual-level chart review data for patients across the United Kingdom (2013-2017) and the United States (2016-2019), an indirect treatment comparison was conducted comparing the efficacy of terlipressin (UK cohort) with MO (US cohort). Covariate balancing propensity scoring matched the cohorts on baseline serum creatinine (SCr), presence of encephalopathy and/or ascites, albumin use and duration, age, and sex. The primary endpoint was HRS reversal, defined as achieving SCr ≤1.5 mg/dL by the last day of treatment.

resultsAt treatment initiation, 90.2% of UK patients received terlipressin (194/215), while 89.2% of US patients received MO (140/157). Concomitant albumin was administered in 67.9% of UK and 98.7% of US patients. In a covariate balancing propensity score-adjusted cohort, HRS reversal was achieved in 53.2% of terlipressin-treated patients (the United Kingdom, weighted effective sample size of 75) compared with 16.9% of MO-treated patients (the United States, n = 89) (adjusted mean difference (95% CI) 36.3% (22.4, 50.2), P < 0.0001). In adjusted analysis, individuals treated with terlipressin experienced an overall reduction in SCr at completion of treatment (SCr decrease 1.00 mg/dL vs increase of 0.08 mg/dL for MO-treated patients, P < 0.0001). DISCUSSION: HRS-AKI treatment and outcomes differ between the United Kingdom and the United States, attributed to the historical standard of care MO in the United States. In adjusted analyses, real-world use of terlipressin was more effective than MO at improving kidney function and achieving HRS-AKI reversal.

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Acute Kidney InjuryHepatorenal SyndromeMidodrineOctreotideTerlipressinAdultAgedCreatinineDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeCreatinineMidodrineOctreotideTerlipressinVasoconstrictor Agentsreal-world dataretrospective chart reviewvasopressin analog

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PMCPMC12922934

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