Anti-eosinophil activity and clinical efficacy of the CRTH2 antagonist OC000459 in eosinophilic esophagitis

Straumann, A.; Hoesli, S.; Bussmann, Ch.; Stuck, M.; Perkins, M.; Collins, L. P.; Payton, M.; Pettipher, R.; Hunter, M.; Steiner, J.; Simon, H.-U. (2013). Anti-eosinophil activity and clinical efficacy of the CRTH2 antagonist OC000459 in eosinophilic esophagitis. Allergy, 68(3), pp. 375-385. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/all.12096

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BACKGROUND:

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, Th2-type inflammatory disease. Chemoattractant receptor-homologous molecule on Th2 cells (CRTH2) is a prostaglandin D(2) (PGD(2)) receptor, expressed by Th2 cells and other inflammatory cells, including eosinophils and basophils, that mediates chemotaxis and activation. OC000459 is a selective CRTH2 antagonist and would be expected to suppress eosinophilic tissue inflammation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an OC000459 monotherapy in adult patients with active, corticosteroid-dependent or corticosteroid-refractory EoE.

METHODS:

In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 26 adult patients (m/f = 22/4; mean age 41 years, range 22-69 years) with active EoE, dependent or resistant to corticosteroids, were treated either with 100 mg OC000459 (n = 14) or placebo (n = 12) twice daily. Pre- and post-treatment disease activity was assessed clinically, endoscopically, histologically, and via biomarkers. The primary end point was the reduction in esophageal eosinophil infiltration.

RESULTS:

After an 8-week OC000459 treatment, the esophageal eosinophil load decreased significantly, from 114.83 to 73.26 eosinophils per high-power field [(eos/hpf), P = 0.0256], whereas no reduction was observed with placebo (102.80-99.47 eos/hpf, P = 0.870). With OC000459, the physician's global assessment of disease activity improved from 7.13 to 5.18 (P = 0.035). OC000459 likewise reduced extracellular deposits of eosinophil peroxidase and tenascin C, the effects not seen with placebo. No serious adverse events were observed.

CONCLUSIONS:

An 8-week treatment with the CRTH2-antagonist, OC000459, exerts modest, but significant, anti-eosinophil and beneficial clinical effects in adult patients with active, corticosteroid-dependent or corticosteroid-refractory EoE and is well tolerated.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Pharmacology

UniBE Contributor:

Radonjic, Susanne Irene, Simon, Hans-Uwe

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0105-4538

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Funders:

[UNSPECIFIED] Swiss National Fonds

Language:

English

Submitter:

Anita Dähler

Date Deposited:

31 Jan 2014 09:47

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:27

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/all.12096

PubMed ID:

23379537

Uncontrolled Keywords:

CRTH2 antagonist, eosinophilic esophagitis, immunopharmacology, remodeling, thymic stromal lymphopoietin

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.39647

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/39647

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