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Trial abstract · §3

TESA-PIVOTAL-1 — results

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

Document identifier
CEI-TR-0097/3
Series
Trial abstract
Version
3.4
Published
15 Feb 2023
Last reviewed
15 Sep 2023
Next review
15 Sep 2025
Identifier
10.71829/cei.trial.97
Certainty
Moderate
Cycle
2023 Q1
Phase
Phase 3
Status
Reported

§3Results

§3.1Primary endpoint

Table 3. Primary endpoint as reported.

EndpointResult as reportedCertainty
Percentage change in visceral adipose tissue measured by computed tomography at week 26Mean change −15.2 % versus −5.0 % with placeboModerate
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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