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Item Burosumab Provides Sustained Improvement in Phosphorus Homeostasis and Heals Rickets in Children Aged 1 to 4 Years With X-Linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH)(Oxford University Press, 2021) Gottesman, Gary; Imel, Erik Allen; Carpenter, Thomas O.; Chen, Angel; Skrinar, Alison; Roberts, Mary Scott; Whyte, Michael P.; Medicine, School of MedicineXLH is the most common heritable rickets. Affected children have high levels of circulating FGF23 that cause hypophosphatemia with consequent rickets and lower limb deformity. Burosumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that binds FGF23, is FDA-approved for the treatment of XLH in children ≥6 months old and adults. Herein, we report final, 3-year safety and efficacy data from an open-label, phase 2 study of burosumab in children 1 to <5 years old at baseline (NCT02750618). Eligibility required hypophosphatemia and radiographic evidence of rickets. The primary efficacy endpoint was change from baseline in fasting serum phosphorus (Pi). Secondary endpoints included Rickets Severity Score (RSS) and Radiographic Global Impression of Change (RGI-C). Patients received burosumab subcutaneous Q2W starting at 0.8 mg/kg for 160 weeks (64-week treatment + 96-week treatment extension periods). All 13 enrolled patients completed the 64-week treatment period; 1 left the study to transition to commercially available burosumab, and 12 completed all 160 weeks. Baseline mean (SD) age was 2.9 (1.1) years; 69% were boys; all had previously received oral phosphate salts and active vitamin D. Burosumab rapidly corrected fasting serum Pi with mean (SD) levels of 2.5 (0.3) mg/dL at Baseline, 3.7 (0.5) mg/dL at Week 1 (W1), 3.4 (0.5) mg/dL at W64, and 3.4 (0.5) mg/dL at W160 (normal range: 3.2–6.1 mg/dL). Lower RSS indicated improved rickets. Total RSS decreased from 2.9 (1.4) at Baseline to 1.2 (0.5) at W40 and to 0.9 (0.5) at W64 and was maintained through W160 [1.0 (0.6)]. Positive RGI-C scores indicate healing rickets relative to Baseline. Global RGI-C scores indicating substantial healing (≥+2) at W40 [+2.2 (0.3)] and W64 [+2.2 (0.4)] were maintained through W160 [+2.2 (0.4)]. Similarly, lower limb deformity RGI-C scores were +1.2 (0.6) at W40 and +1.5 (0.5) at W64, and sustained healing was evident at W160 [+2.0 (0.3)]. Wrist and knee RSSs and RGI-C scores similarly improved. The upper limit of normal for serum ALP ranged from 297 to 345 U/L depending on the child’s age and sex. Mean ALP was 549 (194) U/L at Baseline, normalized by W40 [335 (88) U/L], and was sustained through W160 [302 (71) U/L]. The burosumab safety profile over 160 weeks resembled previous pediatric studies; no new safety concerns emerged. All patients had ≥1 treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE). All TEAEs were mild (Grade 1) or moderate (Grade 2) except for one patient with a grade 3 TEAE (food allergy) and one with a grade 3 TEAE (increased serum amylase, 92% salivary/8% pancreatic). One patient had a serious TEAE (dental abscess leading to hospitalization). These grade 3 and serious TEAEs were considered unrelated to study drug. Burosumab rapidly restored Pi homeostasis, improved rickets, and normalized serum ALP in children with XLH aged 1 to <5 years with no new safety concerns. Improvements were maintained during the 3 years of treatment.Item Burosumab Therapy in Children with X-Linked Hypophosphatemia(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2018-05) Carpenter, Thomas O.; Whyte, Michael P.; Imel, Erik A.; Boot, Annemieke M.; Högler, Wolfgang; Linglart, Agnès; Padidela, Raja; van't Hoff, William; Mao, Meng; Chen, Chao-Yin; Skrinar, Alison; Kakkis, Emil; San Martin, Javier; Portale, Anthony A.; Medicine, School of MedicineBACKGROUND X-linked hypophosphatemia is characterized by increased secretion of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23), which leads to hypophosphatemia and consequently rickets, osteomalacia, and skeletal deformities. We investigated burosumab, a monoclonal antibody that targets FGF-23, in patients with X-linked hypophosphatemia. METHODS In an open-label, phase 2 trial, we randomly assigned 52 children with X-linked hypophosphatemia, in a 1:1 ratio, to receive subcutaneous burosumab either every 2 weeks or every 4 weeks; the dose was adjusted to achieve a serum phosphorus level at the low end of the normal range. The primary end point was the change from baseline to weeks 40 and 64 in the Thacher rickets severity total score (ranging from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater disease severity). In addition, the Radiographic Global Impression of Change was used to evaluate rachitic changes from baseline to week 40 and to week 64. Additional end points were changes in pharmacodynamic markers, linear growth, physical ability, and patient-reported outcomes and the incidence of adverse events. RESULTS The mean Thacher rickets severity total score decreased from 1.9 at baseline to 0.8 at week 40 with every-2-week dosing and from 1.7 at baseline to 1.1 at week 40 with every-4-week dosing (P<0.001 for both comparisons); these improvements persisted at week 64. The mean serum phosphorus level increased after the first dose in both groups, and more than half the patients in both groups had levels within the normal range (3.2 to 6.1 mg per deciliter [1.0 to 2.0 mmol per liter]) by week 6. Stable serum phosphorus levels were maintained through week 64 with every-2-week dosing. Renal tubular phosphate reabsorption increased from baseline in both groups, with an overall mean increase of 0.98 mg per deciliter (0.32 mmol per liter). The mean dose of burosumab at week 40 was 0.98 mg per kilogram of body weight with every-2-week dosing and 1.50 mg per kilogram with every-4-week dosing. Across both groups, the mean serum alkaline phosphatase level decreased from 459 U per liter at baseline to 369 U per liter at week 64. The mean standing-height z score increased in both groups, with greater improvement seen at all time points with every-2-week dosing (an increase from baseline of 0.19 at week 64) than with every-4-week dosing (an increase from baseline of 0.12 at week 64). Physical ability improved and pain decreased. Nearly all the adverse events were mild or moderate in severity. CONCLUSIONS In children with X-linked hypophosphatemia, treatment with burosumab improved renal tubular phosphate reabsorption, serum phosphorus levels, linear growth, and physical function and reduced pain and the severity of rickets.Item Burosumab versus conventional therapy in children with X-linked hypophosphataemia: a randomised, active-controlled, open-label, phase 3 trial(Elsevier, 2019-06-15) Imel, Erik A.; Glorieux, Francis H.; Whyte, Michael P.; Munns, Craig F.; Ward, Leanne M.; Nilsson, Ola; Simmons, Jill H.; Padidela, Raja; Namba, Noriyuki; Cheong, Hae Il; Pitukcheewanont, Pisit; Sochett, Etienne; Högler, Wolfgang; Muroya, Koji; Tanaka, Hiroyuki; Gottesman, Gary S.; Biggin, Andrew; Perwad, Farzana; Mao, Meng; Chen, Chao-Yin; Skrinar, Alison; Martin, Javier San; Portale, Anthony A.; Medicine, School of MedicineBackground X-linked hypophosphatemia in children is characterized by elevated serum FGF23, hypophosphatemia, rickets, lower extremity bowing, and growth impairment. We compared the efficacy and safety of continuing conventional therapy, consisting of oral phosphate and active vitamin D, versus switching to burosumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody against FGF23, in pediatric X-linked hypophosphatemia. Methods In this randomised, active-controlled, open-label, phase 3 trial at 16 clinical sites, we enrolled children with X-linked hypophosphataemia aged 1–12 years. Key eligibility criteria were a total Thacher rickets severity score of at least 2·0, fasting serum phosphorus lower than 0·97 mmol/L (3·0 mg/dL), confirmed PHEX (phosphate-regulating endopeptidase homolog, X-linked) mutation or variant of unknown significance in the patient or a family member with appropriate X-linked dominant inheritance, and receipt of conventional therapy for at least 6 consecutive months for children younger than 3 years or at least 12 consecutive months for children older than 3 years. Eligible patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive either subcutaneous burosumab starting at 0·8 mg/kg every 2 weeks (burosumab group) or conventional therapy prescribed by investigators (conventional therapy group). Both interventions lasted 64 weeks. The primary endpoint was change in rickets severity at week 40, assessed by the Radiographic Global Impression of Change global score. All patients who received at least one dose of treatment were included in the primary and safety analyses. The trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02915705. Findings Recruitment took place between Aug 3, 2016, and May 8, 2017. Of 122 patients assessed, 61 were enrolled. Of these, 32 (18 girls, 14 boys) were randomly assigned to continue receiving conventional therapy and 29 (16 girls, 13 boys) to receive burosumab. For the primary endpoint at week 40, patients in the burosumab group had significantly greater improvement in Radiographic Global Impression of Change global score than did patients in the conventional therapy group (least squares mean +1·9 [SE 0·1] with burosumab vs +0·8 [0·1] with conventional therapy; difference 1·1, 95% CI 0·8–1·5; p<0·0001). Treatment-emergent adverse events considered possibly, probably, or definitely related to treatment by the investigator occurred more frequently with burosumab (17 [59%] of 29 patients in the burosumab group vs seven [22%] of 32 patients in the conventional therapy group). Three serious adverse events occurred in each group, all considered unrelated to treatment and resolved. Interpretation Significantly greater clinical improvements were shown in rickets severity, growth, and biochemistries among children with X-linked hypophosphataemia treated with burosumab compared with those continuing conventional therapy. Funding Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. and Kyowa Kirin InternationalItem Effect of Burosumab Compared With Conventional Therapy on Younger vs Older Children With X-linked Hypophosphatemia(Endocrine Society, 2022) Ward, Leanne M.; Glorieux, Francis H.; Whyte, Michael P.; Munns, Craig F.; Portale, Anthony A.; Högler, Wolfgang; Simmons, Jill H.; Gottesman, Gary S.; Padidela, Raja; Namba, Noriyuki; Cheong, Hae Il; Nilsson, Ola; Mao, Meng; Chen, Angel; Skrinar, Alison; Scott Roberts, Mary; Imel, Erik A.; Medicine, School of MedicineContext: Younger age at treatment onset with conventional therapy (phosphate salts and active vitamin D; Pi/D) is associated with improved growth and skeletal outcomes in children with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH). The effect of age on burosumab efficacy and safety in XLH is unknown. Objective: This work aimed to explore the efficacy and safety of burosumab vs Pi/D in younger (< 5 years) and older (5-12 years) children with XLH. Methods: This post hoc analysis of a 64-week, open-label, randomized controlled study took place at 16 academic centers. Sixty-one children aged 1 to 12 years with XLH (younger, n = 26; older, n = 35) participated. Children received burosumab starting at 0.8 mg/kg every 2 weeks (younger, n = 14; older, n = 15) or continued Pi/D individually titrated per recommended guidelines (younger, n = 12; older, n = 20). The main outcome measure included the least squares means difference (LSMD) in Radiographic Global Impression of Change (RGI-C) rickets total score from baseline to week 64. Results: The LSMD in outcomes through 64 weeks on burosumab vs conventional therapy by age group were as follows: RGI-C rickets total score (younger, +0.90; older, +1.07), total Rickets Severity Score (younger, -0.86; older, -1.44), RGI-C lower limb deformity score (younger, +1.02; older, +0.91), recumbent length or standing height Z-score (younger, +0.20; older, +0.09), and serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) (younger, -31.15% of upper normal limit [ULN]; older, -52.11% of ULN). On burosumab, dental abscesses were not reported in younger children but were in 53% of older children. Conclusion: Burosumab appears to improve outcomes both in younger and older children with XLH, including rickets, lower limb deformities, growth, and ALP, compared with Pi/D.Item OR13-2 Burosumab Resulted in Greater Improvement in Rickets Than Conventional Therapy in Children with X-Linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH)(Oxford University Press, 2019-04-15) Imel, Erik; Whyte, Michael; Munns, Craig; Portale, Anthony; Ward, Leanne; Nilsson, Ola; Simmons, Jill; Padidela, Raja; Namba, Noriyuki; Cheong, Hae Il; Mao, Meng; Chen, Chao-Yin; Skrinar, Alison; San Martin, Javier; Glorieux, Francis; Medicine, School of MedicineXLH is characterized by excess FGF23, hypophosphatemia, skeletal deformities, and growth impairment. For the last 40 years, XLH has been treated with multiple daily doses of oral phosphate and active vitamin D (Pi/D). Burosumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody to FGF23, has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of XLH in patients ≥1 year-old. In this Phase 3 trial (NCT02915705), 61 children with XLH (1-12 years old) were randomized (1:1) to receive subcutaneous burosumab starting at 0.8 mg/kg every 2 weeks or continue Pi/D titrated and individualized for each subject by investigators. Eligibility criteria included a Total Rickets Severity Score (RSS) ≥2.0 despite prior treatment with Pi/D (>7-day washout before baseline). The primary endpoint was healing of rickets at Week 40 assessed by radiologists blinded to treatment using the Radiographic Global Impression of Change (RGI-C). The mean ± SE daily oral phosphate dose from baseline to Week 40 was 37.8 ± 3.2 mg/kg, with >99% compliance reported based on days of dosing. Compared with Pi/D, 40 weeks of burosumab resulted in a greater LS mean ± SE increase in serum phosphorus (0.92 ± 0.08 vs 0.20 ± 0.06 mg/dL), TmP/GFR (1.19 ± 0.11 vs -0.16 ± 0.05 mg/dL), and 1,25(OH)2D (30 ± 4 vs 19 ± 4 pg/mL). At Week 40, rickets improved in both groups; RGI-C global score was significantly higher in burosumab subjects than in Pi/D subjects (LS mean ± SE: +1.9 ± 0.1 vs +0.8 ± 0.1; p<0.0001). More burosumab subjects had substantial healing (RGI-C ≥+2.0), compared with Pi/D subjects (21/29, 72% vs 2/32, 6%; odds ratio of 39.1, p<0.0001). Improvement in the RGI-C lower limb deformity score was greater with burosumab than with Pi/D (+0.62 ± 0.12 vs +0.21 ± 0.12; p=0.02). Alkaline phosphatase decreased more with burosumab compared with Pi/D (-131 ± 13 vs 35 ± 19; p<0.0001). Consistent with decreases in rickets severity, burosumab improved growth and mobility. Standing height Z-score increased by a LS mean change (95% CI) of +0.15 (0.05, 0.25) for burosumab and +0.08 (-0.02, 0.19) for Pi/D. The 6 Minute Walk Test percent predicted distance increased with burosumab (Baseline to Week 40: 62% to 72%) and was unchanged with Pi/D (76% to 75%). Nephrocalcinosis score (range 0-4) shifted 0 in 20 Pi/D and 24 burosumab subjects; +1 in 3 Pi/D and 0 burosumab subjects; and -1 in 3 Pi/D and 2 burosumab subjects. Pre-defined adverse events (AEs) of interest, including hypersensitivity and injection site reactions, were higher in the burosumab group and were mild to moderate in severity overall. There were 4 serious AEs (3 burosumab, 1 Pi/D); none were treatment-related and all resolved. No subject discontinued study drug in either group. Data after 64 weeks of treatment will be available at the time of presentation. In this randomized Phase 3 trial, burosumab resulted in increases in growth and mobility, and significantly greater improvements in rickets than Pi/D in 1-12 year-old children with XLH.Item Patient-Reported Outcomes from a Randomized, Active-Controlled, Open-Label, Phase 3 Trial of Burosumab Versus Conventional Therapy in Children with X-Linked Hypophosphatemia(Springer, 2021-05) Padidela, Raja; Whyte, Michael P.; Glorieux, Francis H.; Munns, Craig F.; Ward, Leanne M.; Nilsson, Ola; Portale, Anthony A.; Simmons, Jill H.; Namba, Noriyuki; Cheong, Hae Il; Pitukcheewanont, Pisit; Sochett, Etienne; Högler, Wolfgang; Muroya, Koji; Tanaka, Hiroyuki; Gottesman, Gary S.; Biggin, Andrew; Perwad, Farzana; Williams, Angela; Nixon, Annabel; Sun, Wei; Chen, Angel; Skrinar, Alison; Imel, Erik A.; Medicine, School of MedicineChanging to burosumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting fibroblast growth factor 23, significantly improved phosphorus homeostasis, rickets, lower-extremity deformities, mobility, and growth versus continuing oral phosphate and active vitamin D (conventional therapy) in a randomized, open-label, phase 3 trial involving children aged 1-12 years with X-linked hypophosphatemia. Patients were randomized (1:1) to subcutaneous burosumab or to continue conventional therapy. We present patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from this trial for children aged ≥ 5 years at screening (n = 35), using a Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) questionnaire and SF-10 Health Survey for Children. PROMIS pain interference, physical function mobility, and fatigue scores improved from baseline with burosumab at weeks 40 and 64, but changed little with continued conventional therapy. Pain interference scores differed significantly between groups at week 40 (- 5.02, 95% CI - 9.29 to - 0.75; p = 0.0212) but not at week 64. Between-group differences were not significant at either week for physical function mobility or fatigue. Reductions in PROMIS pain interference and fatigue scores from baseline were clinically meaningful with burosumab at weeks 40 and 64 but not with conventional therapy. SF-10 physical health scores (PHS-10) improved significantly with burosumab at week 40 (least-squares mean [standard error] + 5.98 [1.79]; p = 0.0008) and week 64 (+ 5.93 [1.88]; p = 0.0016) but not with conventional therapy (between-treatment differences were nonsignificant). In conclusion, changing to burosumab improved PRO measures, with statistically significant differences in PROMIS pain interference at week 40 versus continuing with conventional therapy and in PHS-10 at weeks 40 and 64 versus baseline.Item Sustained Efficacy and Safety of Burosumab, a Monoclonal Antibody to FGF23, in Children With X-Linked Hypophosphatemia(Endocrine Society, 2022) Linglart, Agnès; Imel, Erik A.; Whyte, Michael P.; Portale, Anthony A.; Högler, Wolfgang; Boot, Annemieke M.; Padidela, Raja; van’t Hoff, William; Gottesman, Gary S.; Chen, Angel; Skrinar, Alison; Scott Roberts, Mary; Carpenter, Thomas O.; Medicine, School of MedicinePurpose: In X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), excess fibroblast growth factor-23 causes hypophosphatemia and low calcitriol, leading to musculoskeletal disease with clinical consequences. XLH treatment options include conventional oral phosphate with active vitamin D, or monotherapy with burosumab, a monoclonal antibody approved to treat children and adults with XLH. We have previously reported outcomes up to 64 weeks, and here we report safety and efficacy follow-up results up to 160 weeks from an open-label, multicenter, randomized, dose-finding trial of burosumab for 5- to 12-year-old children with XLH. Methods: After 1 week of conventional therapy washout, patients were randomized 1:1 to burosumab every 2 weeks (Q2W) or every 4 weeks (Q4W) for 64 weeks, with dosing titrated based on fasting serum phosphorus levels between baseline and week 16. From week 66 to week 160, all patients received Q2W burosumab. Results: Twenty-six children were randomized initially into each Q2W and Q4W group and all completed treatment to week 160. In 41 children with open distal femoral and proximal tibial growth plates (from both treatment groups), total Rickets Severity Score significantly decreased by 0.9 ± 0.1 (least squares mean ± SE; P < 0.0001) from baseline to week 160. Fasting serum phosphorus increases were sustained by burosumab therapy throughout the study, with an overall population mean (SD) of 3.35 (0.39) mg/dL, within the pediatric normal range (3.2-6.1 mg/dL) at week 160 (mean change from baseline P < 0.0001). Most adverse events were mild to moderate in severity. Main conclusions: In children with XLH, burosumab administration for 160 weeks improved phosphate homeostasis and rickets and was well-tolerated. Long-term safety was consistent with the reported safety profile of burosumab.