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1 Treatment of Paediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Dunbar Ivy, MD The Children s Hospital Heart Institute University of Colorado School of Medicine 1

2 Disclosures I have the following financial relationships with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services discussed in this CME activity: The University of Colorado contracts with Actelion, Bayer, Lilly, and United Therapeutics for which I am a consultant UC Contract: Steering Committee Actelion / Bayer / Lilly / United Therapeutics Funding from NIH / FDA I do intend to discuss an unapproved/investigative use of a commercial product/device in my presentation. 2

3 5 th WSPH: Screening/Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pediatric PH/PAH Yes Normal Echo / CXR / ECG? PH unlikely No Echo indicates left heart etiology of PH? Yes Evaluate for left heart, valvular disease Yes but suspect sleep disordered breathing Polysomnography Selective pulmonary angiography No No PFTs normal other than low DLco? Chest CT normal? Yes V/Q scan normal or low probability? No Evaluate for parenchymal lung disease, connective tissue disease, neuromuscular disease, or chest wall/restrictive disease Adapted from: Ivy DD, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;62:D117-D126.

4 Guidelines for PH Management in BPD Screening for PH by echocardiogram is recommended in infants with established BPD (class I, Level B) Evaluation and treatment of lung disease, including assessments for hypoxemia, aspiration, structural airways disease, and the need for changes in respiratory support, is recommended in infants with BPD and PH before initiation of PAH-targeted therapy (class I, Level B) Evaluation for chronic therapy for PH in infants with BPD should follow recommendations for all children with PH and include cardiac catheterization to diagnose disease severity and potential contributing factors such as LVDD, anatomic shunts, pulmonary vein stenosis, and systemic collaterals (class I, Level B) Supplemental oxygen therapy is reasonable to avoid episodic or sustained hypoxemia and with the goal of maintaining oxygen saturations between 92% and 95% in patients with established BPD and PH (class IIa, Level C) PAH-targeted therapy can be useful for infants with BPD and PH on optimal treatment of underlying respiratory and cardiac disease (class Ila, Level C) Abman SH, Hansmann G, Archer S, Ivy DD, et al. Circulation. 2015;132:

5 WSPH Consensus Pediatric IPAH/HPAH Treatment Algorithm * Expert Referral General: Consider Diuretics, Oxygen, Anticoagulation, Digoxin Acute Vasoreactivity Testing Oral CCB Positive + > 1 y.o. Lower Risk Negative Higher Risk - Improved - Sustained reactivity Yes Continue CCB No Modified from J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009;53: ERA or PDE-5i (oral) Iloprost (inhaled) Treprostinil (inhaled/oral) Selexipag (oral) Reassess consider early combo-therapy Epoprostenol or Treprostinil (IV/SQ) Consider Early Combination ERA or PDE-5i (oral) Atrial septostomy Lung transplant *Use of all agents is considered off label in children aside from sildenafil / bosentan formulation in EU /bosentan in US

6 6 Pulmonary Vascular Reactivity Testing Acute response Classic (REVEAL) - Decrease in mpap of at least 20% - with the PVR decreasing 20% - with no change or an increase in cardiac output Acute response -Sitbon - Decrease in mpap of at least 10 mmhg - with the mpap decreasing 40 mmhg - with a normal or high cardiac output

7 Idiopathic PAH in Children: Survival and Treatment Success with Chronic Oral CCB in Acute Responders Event Free Proportion Years after Diagnosis 7 Yung D, et al. Circulation 2004;110:

8 8 Responder Status and CCB Survival Douwes, JM, et.al. JACC 2016, Vol.67(11), p

9 Role of CCBs in PAH Patients with PAH should NOT be treated empirically with CCBs In patients with PAH with right heart failure, CCB therapy may worsen the heart failure Patients who fail to respond to acute vasodilator challenge should NOT be treated with CCBs Acute vasodilator challenge should be performed during right heart catheterization Use inhaled NO or IV epoprostenol for acute challenge

10 10 Safety, Efficacy and Dosing of the Following Medications is Not Yet Established in Pediatric Patients

11 Established vasomotor pathways targeted by current and emerging therapies in PAH ETB NO Humbert M et al. Circulation. 2014;130:

12 PAH-specific Treatment Options for Adults Failing Acute Vasoreactivity Testing Oral Therapy Inhaled Therapy Continuous Parenteral Therapy ERAs PDE5 Inhibitors sgc Stimulator Prostacyclin Prostacyclins Ambrisentan Sildenafil Riociguat Treprostinil Iloprost Epoprostenol (Flolan ) Bosentan Tadalafil Treprostinil RTS epoprostenol (Veletri ) Macitentan Treprostinil (SC or IV) Note: Only bosentan is FDA approved for use in pediatric patients over 3 years of age.

13 WSPH Consensus Pediatric IPAH/HPAH Treatment Algorithm Higher risk vs. Lower Risk Factors LOWER RISK DETERMINANTS OF RISK HIGHER RISK No Clinical evidence of RV failure Yes No Progression of Symptoms Yes No Syncope Yes Growth Failure to thrive I,II WHO Functional Class III,IV Minimally elevated SBNP / NTproBNP Significantly elevated Rising level Echocardiography Severe RV enlargement/dysfunction Pericardial Effusion Systemic CI > 3.0 L/min/m 2 mpap/msap < 0.75 Acute Vasoreactivity Hemodynamics Systemic CI < 2.5 L/min/m 2 mpap/msap > 0.75 RAP > 10mmHg PVRI > 20 WU*m 2 Ivy, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;62:D117-26

14 WSPH Consensus Pediatric IPAH/HPAH Treatment Algorithm * Expert Referral General: Consider Diuretics, Oxygen, Anticoagulation, Digoxin Acute Vasoreactivity Testing Oral CCB Positive + > 1 y.o. Lower Risk Negative Higher Risk - Improved - Sustained reactivity Yes Continue CCB No Modified from J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009;53: ERA or PDE-5i (oral) Iloprost (inhaled) Treprostinil (inhaled/oral) Selexipag (oral) Reassess consider early combo-therapy Epoprostenol or Treprostinil (IV/SQ) Consider Early Combination ERA or PDE-5i (oral) Atrial septostomy Lung transplant *Use of all agents is considered off label in children aside from sildenafil / bosentan formulation in EU /bosentan in US

15 Endothelin Receptor Antagonists Generic Name Bosentan Ambrisentan Macitentan Selectivity ET A /ET B ET A ET A /ET B Trade Name Tracleer Letairis Opsummit Manufacturer Actelion Gilead Actelion Approval 2001 Sep 2017 Class III, IV II, III Indications (Package Insert) PAH WHO Group I PAH WHO Group I PAH WHO Group I Route Oral Oral Oral 15

16 FDA Approval of Bosentan in pediatric patients aged 3 years and older with idiopathic or congenital PAH to improve pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), which is expected to result in an improvement in exercise ability

17 BREATHE 3 : Study Design Screening Day 1 Hemodynamics Single-dose PK Week 12 Hemodynamics Multiple-dose PK Extended Open label Weight Group* Single dose PK Dose Target dose (4 weeks) x > 40 kg 125 mg 62.5 mg bid 125 mg bid 20 < x < 40 kg 62.5 mg mg bid 62.5 mg bid 10 < x < 20 kg mg mg qd mg bid Barst, et al. Clin Pharm Ther 2003 * + Flolan

18 BREATHE-3: Baseline Hemodynamics N=19 Patients kg Patients kg Patients >40 kg All PAPm (mm Hg) PVRI (Dyn.sec. m 2.cm -5 ) Cardiac Index (L/min/m 2 ) PCWPm (mm Hg) RAPm (mm Hg) mpap: mean pulmonary arterial pressure; PVRI: pulmonary vascular resistance index; mpcwp: mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; mrap: mean right atrial pressure Barst, et al. Clin Pharm Ther 2003

19 Table 3. Bosentan: Safety Beghetti, et al. Ped Res 2008:64:

20 Pulmonary arterial hypertension in children Protocol AC FUTURE 1 An open label, multicentre study to assess the pharmacokinetics, tolerability, and safety of a paediatric formulation of bosentan in children with idiopathic or familial pulmonary arterial hypertension

21 MACITENTAN VERSUS STANDARD OF CARE IN DELAYING DISEASE PROGRESSION IN CHILDREN WITH PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION: THE TOMORROW STUDY DESIGN

22 Clinical trials identifier: NCT TOMORROW study First randomized controlled pivotal study in children statistically powered to assess time to disease progression Primary objective Evaluate the efficacy of macitentan compared with standard of care in delaying disease progression in children with PAH Secondary objectives Assess safety and tolerability of macitentan in children with PAH Assess pharmacokinetics of macitentan in children with PAH

23 Clinical trials identifier: NCT Study design Event-driven, open-label study Randomization stratified for ERA & WHO FC Study schedule Screening 6 weeks PK visit Visits every 12 weeks EOS Follow-up 6 weeks Treatment arms Randomization (1:1) Macitentan (monotherapy or add-on to PDE-5i) SoC ( 2 PAH-specific treatments) 187 events: Study closure EOS, end of study; ERA, endothelin receptor antagonist; SoC, standard of care; WHO FC, World Health Organization functional class

24 Clinical trials identifier: NCT Disease progression: Composite endpoint Primary endpoint: Time to 1 st disease progression event up to EOS OR OR OR OR Death (all causes) Atrial septostomy or Pott's anastomosis Registration on lung transplant list Hospitalization due to PAH Clinical worsening of PAH Need for/initiation of new PAH-specific therapy or IV diuretics or continuous oxygen use AND Clinical worsening of PAH Characterized as: OR OR OR Worsening in WHO functional class Syncope (new/worsened) 2 PAH symptoms (new/worsened) Signs of RHF not responding to oral diuretics All events adjudicated by a blinded clinical events committee Shortness of breath/dyspnea, chest pain, cyanosis, dizziness/near syncope, or fatigue EOS, end of study

25 25 ETRA Interactions Contraindications: - Liver disease - Pregnancy - Cyclosporine - Risk of male infertility? Bosentan may decrease plasma sildenafil level by 60% Ambrisentan / Macitentan no effect on sildenafil or warfarin

26 Generic Name PDE5 Inhibitors Sildenafil Tadalafil Trade Name Revatio Cialis Manufacturer Pfizer Lilly Approval Class Indications (Package Insert) II,III, IV PAH WHO Group I PAH WHO Group I Route oral oral 26

27 STARTS-1 and -2 A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, dose ranging, parallel group study of oral sildenafil in the treatment of children, aged 1-17 years, with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) Barst R, Ivy DD, et al. Circulation 2012;125:

28 STARTS-1: Placebo-adjusted Percent Change VO 2 Peak Low (n=24) Medium (n=26) High (n=27) Low/Med/High (n=77) p = VO 2 Peak (% change from baseline to Week 16) Comparison to Placebo (n=29) with 95% CIs Barst R, Ivy DD, et al. Circulation 2012;125:

29 Kaplan-Meier Estimated Survival From Start of Sildenafil Treatment in STARTS-1 and -2 94% 93% 88% Hazard ratios for mortality were 3.95 (95% CI, ) H vs L Barst RJ, et al. Circulation 2014;129:

30 Baseline Characteristics and Mortality 77% (30/39) of deaths were in IPAH children 77% (30/39) of the subjects who died had baseline PVRI to the median (15 Wood units x m2) 67% (26/39) had mpap to the median (62 mmhg) 72% (28/39) had RAP to the median (7.0 mmhg) Barst RJ, et al. Circulation 2014;129:

31 spap (mm Hg) spap/ssbp Sildenafil in Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy 120 Change in Systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressures in Response to Sildenafil p <0.001 p <0.001; T-test (n = 13) 1.4 Change in Systolic Pulmonary/Systemic Artery Pressure in Response to Sildenafil p <0.001; T-test (n = 13) Baseline After Sildenafil 0 Baseline After Sildenafil Median interval between studies: 58 days (25-334) Median interval between studies: 58 days (25-334) Mourani, Sontag, Ivy, Abman. J Peds 2009;154:

32 Oxyhemoglobin saturation (%) Mean PA pressure (mmhg) Sildenafil in Failing Fontan Physiology p= p= Pre Post 10.0 Pre Post Morchi, Ivy, Duster, et al. Congenit Heart Dis 2009;4:

33 33 Tadalafil in Pediatric PH 1. Protocol H6D-MC-LVHV A Double-Blind Efficacy and Safety Study of the Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitor Tadalafil in Pediatric Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

34 Prostanoids Generic Name Epoprostenol Treprostinil Iloprost Trade Name Flolan Remodulin Ventavis Manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline United Therapeutics Actelion Approval (SQ) 2004 (IV) INH (Oral) 2004 Class III, IV II, III, IV III, IV Indications (Package Insert) PPH, SPH due to scleroderma PAH PAH WHO Group I Route Continuous IV Cont. SQ or IV Inhaled 34

35 Event Free Proportion Idiopathic PAH in Children: Survival and Treatment Success with Chronic IV Epoprostenol Years after Epoprostenol Initiation 35 Yung D, et al. Circulation 2004;110:

36 IV Treprostinil Administration Requires higher dose Longer half life: 3-4 hours Stable at room temp for 48 hrs for IV and 72 hrs for SQ No Ice Packs Every other day mixing

37

38 Oral Treprostinil Laser Drilled Hole Semi-permeable Membrane

39 Clinical Trial: Oral Treprostinil Multi-center, open-label, safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic study of oral treprostinil in pediatric subjects with stable PAH aged 7 to 17 years who are, (1) transitioning from parenteral Remodulin therapy; (2) transitioning from inhaled prostacyclin therapy; or (3) not currently receiving prostacyclin therapy Primary Outcome Measures: Successful transition from parenteral Remodulin to oral treprostinil Cohort 1: A successful transition is defined as a subject who is receiving oral treprostinil and no longer receiving Remodulin at Week 4 and clinically maintained on oral treprostinil treatment through Week 24 Cohort 2 and 3: A successful initiation of oral treprostinil will be defined as a subject who has been clinically maintained on oral treprostinil through Week 24 Frequency of adverse events ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT

40 Oral Selexipag: Non-Prostanoid IP Receptor Agonist

41 Patent Child

42 Riociguat: PATENT Child 42

43 WSPH Consensus Pediatric IPAH/HPAH Treatment Algorithm * Expert Referral General: Consider Diuretics, Oxygen, Anticoagulation, Digoxin Acute Vasoreactivity Testing Oral CCB Positive + > 1 y.o. Lower Risk Negative Higher Risk - Improved - Sustained reactivity Yes Continue CCB No Modified from J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009;53: ERA or PDE-5i (oral) Iloprost (inhaled) Treprostinil (inhaled/oral) Selexipag (oral) Reassess consider early combo-therapy Epoprostenol or Treprostinil (IV/SQ) Consider Early Combination ERA or PDE-5i (oral) Atrial septostomy Lung transplant *Use of all agents is considered off label in children aside from sildenafil / bosentan formulation in EU /bosentan in US

44 Event-Free (%) Ambition: Time to First Clinical Failure Event Primary Analysis Set year 88.9% 2 year 79.7% 3 year 67.6% 50 1 year 75.5% 2 year 63.2% 3 year 56.1% Number at risk: 25 0 Combination therapy Pooled monotherapy Time (weeks) HR: % CI (0.348, 0.724) p= Combination: Pooled monotherapy: N Engl J Med 2015;373:

45 AMBITION: Initial Combination Therapy With Ambrisentan-Tadalafil Adverse Events Common Adverse Events (>=10%) Occurring with Higher Frequency in Combination Group (>=5% difference) by Etiology of PAH: Primary Analysis Set IPAH/HPAH APAH AE Term n, (%) Combination Therapy (n=134) Ambrisentan Monotherapy (n=75) Tadalafil Monotherapy (n=70) Any event 130 (97%) 71 (95%) 65 (93%) Edema peripheral 64 (48%) 23 (31%) 19 (27%) Headache 60 (45%) 24 (32%) 22 (31%) Nasal congestion 28 (21%) 12 (16%) 8 (11%) Dizziness 28 (21%) 10 (13%) 6 (9%) Nausea 23 (17%) 9 (12%) 8 (11%) AE Term n, (%) Combination Therapy (n=119) Ambrisentan Monotherapy (n=51) Tadalafil Monotherapy (n=51) Any event 117 (98%) 49 (96%) 49 (96%) Edema peripheral 51 (43%) 18 (35%) 15 (29%) Nasal congestion 26 (22%) 7 (14%) 7 (14%) Anemia 20 (17%) 2 (4%) 6 (12%) Bronchitis 15 (13%) 1 (2%) 2 (4%) Non-cardiac chest pain 13 (11%) 1 (2%) 3 (6%) Only adverse events with onset between first dose of study drug and last dose±30 days are tabulated 45

46 Drug Interactions 46

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