A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Teduglutide in Subjects With Parenteral Nutrition-Dependent Short Bowel Syndrome Who Completed Protocol CL0600-004 (NCT00081458)
A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Teduglutide in Subjects With Parenteral Nutrition-Dependent Short Bowel Syndrome Who Completed Protocol CL0600-004 (NCT00081458)
The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of daily administration of teduglutide.
Teduglutide is an analog of naturally occurring human glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2), a peptide secreted by L-cells of the distal intestine. GLP-2 is known to increase intestinal and portal blood flow, and inhibit gastric acid secretion. Teduglutide binds to the glucagon-like peptide-2 receptors located in intestinal subpopulations of enteroendocrine cells, subepithelial myofibroblasts and enteric neurons of the submucosal and myenteric plexus. Activation of these receptors results in the local release of multiple mediators including insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1, nitric oxide and keratinocyte growth factor (KGF).
This multicenter, double-blind, international, Phase III trial will have a treatment period of 28 weeks. Subjects in this study are those who received teduglutide or placebo in protocol CL0600-004 (NCT00081458). These subjects will receive daily subcutaneous injections of 0.05 milligrams or 0.10 milligrams of teduglutide per kilogram of body weight. Subjects will have visits every 4 to 6 weeks and will be assessed for parenteral nutrition (PN) reduction with a follow-up period of 4 weeks duration for those subjects who do not complete this protocol, or do not enter into the long-term safety extension protocol CL0600-010.
Inclusion Criteria:
At dosing week 24 of protocol CL0600-004 (NCT00081458), subjects will be reviewed for their participation in this study.
Subjects who meet all of the following criteria can be enrolled in this study:
Exclusion Criteria: