A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Sirolimus in Hyperinsulinism, sponsored by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Withdrawn at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged Up to 12 Months. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-06-13.
Sponsored by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this pilot study is to generate data to assess feasibility of study design/procedures and for formal sample size estimation for a larger multicenter study of the efficacy and safety of sirolimus in infants with medically-unresponsive congenital hyperinsulinism (HI) due to inactivating mutations of adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels.
Treatment options for children with diffuse adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel hyperinsulinism (KATPHI) are limited and most of them require a near-total pancreatectomy to control the hypoglycemia. However, at least 40% of these children continue to have persistent hypoglycemia after surgery and their long-term outcomes are complicated by the development of diabetes.
There is evidence that suggests that mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors are useful in controlling the hypoglycemia in hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia. But before adapting this as standard therapy for children with hyperinsulinism, a carefully controlled study of the efficacy and safety of sirolimus for hyperinsulinism is clearly needed.
Sirolimus is an mTOR inhibitor, which is FDA-approved for the prophylaxis of organ rejection in patients age 13 years and older receiving kidney transplantation. This is an open label pilot study to assess the effect, safety and tolerability of sirolimus in infants with diazoxide-unresponsive HI due to mutations in the genes encoding the KATP channels. Subjects will be treated with sirolimus for 6 weeks.
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Failure to respond to maximal dose of diazoxide (15 mg/kg/day), if diazoxide is indicated.
Exclusion Criteria:
Laboratory abnormalities that indicate clinically significant hematologic, hepatobiliary, or renal disease:
Treatment with any drug known to interact significantly with sirolimus (strong inducers and strong inhibitors of CYP3A4 and P-gp with risk category D and X) including:
Cyclosporine, clozapine, conivaptan, crizotinib, dabrafenib, dipyrone, boceprevir, echinacea, efavirenz, enzalutamide, fluconazole, fosphenytoin, fusidic acid, idelalisib, leflunomide, lomitapide, mifepristone, mitotane, natalizumab, nelfinavir, phenytoin, pimecrolimus, pimozide, posaconazole, roflumilast, St Johns Wort, stiripentol, tacrolimus, telaprevir, tofacitinib, rifampin, rifabutin, ketoconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, erythromycin, telithromycin, clarithromycin
Any investigational drug use within 5 half-lives of the drug prior to initiation of therapy.
Subjects who had participated in other investigational drug studies will be eligible to participate after 5 half-lives from the last dose of the investigational agent and have recovered from acute investigational agent associated toxicity
All enrolled subjects will receive Sirolimus 1 mg/m2/day twice a day for 6 weeks.
Drug: Sirolimus
Subjects will receive 1 mg/m2/day orally for 6 weeks. Maintenance dose will be titrated up or down by 0.25-0.5 mg/m2/day every 4 days. Serum concentration will be checked on day 4 after initial therapy and 4 days after any dose adjustment. Levels will be checked at lease once a week during the duration of the study. Target serum concentration range is 5-10 ng/mL.
Also known as: Rapamune
Number of children off intravenous dextrose support
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in number hypoglycemic episodes per child per day
Time frame: 6 weeks
Plasma insulin levels during fasting
Time frame: 8 hours
Number of participants with Adverse Events
Time frame: 6 weeks
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