Interest of Gentamicin-induced Readthrough in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

February 24, 2015 updated by: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Application of Functional Electrophysiological Tests to Evaluate Pharmacological Treatments in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Suppression of stop mutations in the CFTR gene with parenteral gentamicin can be predicted in vitro and is associated with clinical benefit and significant modification of the CFTR-mediated chloride transport in nasal and sweat gland epithelium.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Background: This study was conducted to determine whether intravenous gentamicin can suppress stop codons in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and, if so, whether it has any clinical benefits.

Methods: We first used a dual gene reporter system to determine the gentamicin-induced readthrough level of the most frequent CFTR stop mutations in the French population. We next investigated readthrough efficiency in response to 10 mg/kg once daily intravenous gentamicin perfusions in patients with stop mutations and in a control group of patients without stop mutations. Respiratory function, sweat chloride concentration, nasal potential difference (NPD) and CFTR expression in nasal epithelial cells were measured at baseline and after 15 days of treatment.

Results: After in vitro gentamicin incubation, the readthrough efficiency for the Y122X mutation was at least five times higher than that for G542X, R1162X, and W1282X. In six of the nine patients with the Y122X mutation, CFTR immunodetection showed protein expression at the membrane of the nasal ciliated cells and the CFTR-dependent chloride secretion in their NPD measurements increased significantly. Respiratory status also improved in these patients, irrespective of the gentamicin sensitivity of the germs present in the sputum. Mean sweat chloride concentration decreased significantly and normalized in two patients. These measurements did not change in the Y122X patients with no protein expression, in patients with the other stop mutations investigated in vitro (n=4) and those without stop mutations (n=5).

Conclusion: Suppression of stop mutations in the CFTR gene with parenteral gentamicin can be predicted in vitro and is associated with clinical benefit and significant modification of the CFTR-mediated chloride transport in nasal and sweat gland epithelium.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

20

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • France
      • Paris, France, 75015
        • Necker-Enfants malades

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • cystic fibrosis with CFTR codon stop mutations

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Rhinitis
  • nasal polyposis
  • passive or active smoking
  • modification of basal treatments within the previous month
  • treatments with aminoglycosides within three previous months

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
CFTR-dependant chlorate secretion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
CFTR expression in nasal cells
Clinical beneficial effects

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Investigators

  • Study Director: Aleksander Edelman, PhD, Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
  • Principal Investigator: Isabelle Sermet, MD; PhD, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2003

Study Completion

June 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

September 14, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 25, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 24, 2015

Last Verified

September 1, 2006

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 02-03-10

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