Effect of Allopurinol and Febuxostat on Urinary 2,8-Dihydroxyadenine Excretion

December 22, 2017 updated by: Landspitali University Hospital

A Novel Assay for the Determination of Urinary 2,8-Dihydroxyadenine and Other Key Urinary Purine Metabolites: Effect of Allopurinol and Febuxostat on Urinary 2,8-Dihydroxyadenine Excretion in APRT Deficient Patients

This exploratory pilot study was an open-label, crossover, single-center and non-randomized clinical trial designed to compare the effect of the standardly employed doses of allopurinol (400 mg/day) and febuxostat (80 mg/day) on the urinary 2,8-dihydroxyadenine (DHA) excretion in patients with adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) deficiency.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This exploratory pilot study was an open-label, crossover, single-center and non-randomized clinical trial designed to compare the effect of the standardly employed doses of allopurinol (400 mg/day) and febuxostat (80 mg/day) on the urinary DHA excretion in patients with APRT deficiency. The study was conducted between May 2013 and May 2015 as participants were enrolled at different times. The only study site was Landspitali - The National University Hospital of Iceland in Reykjavik, Iceland. The Data (Observational) Safety Monitoring Board (D/OSMB) constituted by the National Institutes of Health had oversight responsibility of the Data Safety Monitoring Plan for this clinical trial. The monitoring board reviewed accrual, patterns and frequencies of all adverse events, and protocol compliance every 6-12 months. All study subjects gave a written informed consent for their participation.

Study participants were recruited from a group of patients with confirmed APRT deficiency enrolled in the National Institutes of Health supported APRT Deficiency Registry of the Rare Kidney Stone Consortium (RKSC, http://www.rarekidneystones.org/). Confirmation of APRT deficiency was based upon the determination of known biallelic pathogenic APRT mutations or absent APRT enzyme activity. Participants were eligible for inclusion if they a) were currently receiving allopurinol therapy (the currently recommended treatment for patients with APRT deficiency); b) were willing to interrupt their allopurinol treatment for a total of 3 weeks as outlined below and c) were at least 18 years of age. There were no other exclusion criteria if the above inclusions criteria were met.

Study interventions After a 7-day washout period, all consenting subjects were prescribed 400 mg of allopurinol in a single daily dose for 14 days. After a second 7-day washout period, all subjects were prescribed 80 mg febuxostat in a single daily dose for another 14 days. Twenty-four hour and first morning urine samples were collected at the end of the first washout period, and at the end of allopurinol and febuxostat treatment periods, respectively (days 7, 21 and 42). To minimize the potential adverse effect of dietary purine intake on the results, participants were asked to keep a food record while they collected the first 24 hr urine sample and adhere to the same diet when they collected the other two 24 hr urine samples. No further measures were taken to control dietary purine intake during the study period. At the end of the study, all patients were advised to return to their regular allopurinol dosing regimens.

Measurements Urinary DHA was measured using a rapid and robust ultra high power liquid chromatography - electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS)), recently developed by our group. The 24-hour urinary DHA excretion (mg/24-hours) was measured and the urinary DHA-to-creatinine ratio (mg/mmol) in first morning urine samples was calculated. Urine and serum creatinine concentrations were measured with an isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) standardized laboratory method.

Outcome measures The primary trial endpoint is the 24 hr urinary DHA excretion and in patients taking the two study drugs, allopurinol (daily dose 400 mg) and febuxostat (daily dose 80 mg), evaluated at the conclusion of each 14 day drug treatment period.

Statistical Analysis Data are presented as urinary DHA excretion (mg/day) for timed collections and urinary DHA-to-creatinine ratio in first morning urine samples. Data for the whole group are presented as a median (range). Differences in the median urinary DHA excretion and the urinary DHA-to-creatinine ratio, off pharmacotherapy and on the two study drugs, febuxostat and allopurinol, were compared with a paired t-test.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

9

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Iceland
      • Reykjavik, Iceland, 101
        • Landspitali - The National University Hospital of Iceland

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patients 18 year and older who are enrolled in the APRT Deficiency Registry of The Rare Kidney Stone Consortium.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients do not want to interrupt drug (allopurinol) treatment for a total of two weeks as requested in protocol. No other exclusion criteria if inclusion criteria are met.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Study subjects
Following a 7 day washout period all patients receive allopurinol (400 mg/day) as a single daily dose for 2 weeks. Following another 7 day washout period all participants receive febuxostat, 80 mg/day as a single daily dose, for 2 weeks.
Drug: Allopurinol
This is a clinical trial comparing the effect of 80 mg/day of febuxostat to 400 mg/day of allopurinol on the urinary excretion of 2,8-dihydroxyadenine in patients with APRT deficiency.
Other Names:
  • Apurin
  • ATC Code M04AA01
Drug: Febuxostat
This is a clinical trial comparing the effect of 80 mg/day of febuxostat to 400 mg/day of allopurinol on the urinary excretion of 2,8-dihydroxyadenine in patients with APRT deficiency.
Other Names:
  • Uloric
  • ATC Code M04AA03

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Urinary 2,8-dihydroxyadenine Excretion
Time Frame: 0, 14 and 28 days
0, 14 and 28 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Landspitali University Hospital

Collaborators

Mayo Clinic
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Vidar O Edvardsson, MD, Landspitali - The National University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavik

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 20, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 22, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

April 27, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 27, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 22, 2017

Last Verified

December 1, 2017

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • RDCRN Protocol #6412
  • U54DK083908 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • 2013-000975-33 (EudraCT Number)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Yes

IPD Plan Description

Published in Eur J Intern Med. 2017 Dec 11, 2017. PMID: 29241594 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2017.10.007

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