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Trial abstract · §3

TESA-NAFLD-PH2 — results

Primary endpoint, absolute and relative effect where derivable, and harms as reported.

Document identifier
CEI-TR-0099/3
Series
Trial abstract
Version
2.4
Published
18 Mar 2023
Last reviewed
18 Mar 2024
Next review
18 Mar 2026
Identifier
10.71829/cei.trial.99
Certainty
Low
Cycle
2023 Q1
Phase
Phase 2
Status
Reported

§3Results

§3.1Primary endpoint

Table 3. Primary endpoint as reported.

EndpointResult as reportedCertainty
Change in hepatic fat fraction measured by magnetic resonance spectroscopyReduction in hepatic fat fraction relative to placebo in people with HIV and hepatic steatosisLow
Reproduced from the published report. Where the report states a confidence interval the Institute reproduces it; where it does not, none is constructed.

§3.2Endpoint hierarchy

§3.3Harms as reported

Table 5. Adverse events for Tesamorelin from the safety tables the Institute holds for this compound. Where a row names a different trial as its source, the figure is from that trial and not from this one.

EventActive, %Comparator, %Source trial
Injection-site erythema25.05.0Pivotal pooled
Arthralgia13.09.0Pivotal pooled
Peripheral oedema6.02.0Pivotal pooled
Myalgia5.02.0Pivotal pooled
Paraesthesia5.01.0Pivotal pooled
Glucose intolerance / raised HbA1cA recognised class effect of growth-hormone-axis stimulation; monitoring advised
IGF-1 above the reference range34.0Pivotal pooled
Hypersensitivity reactionReported at low incidence
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