Highlights
- •Differences in primary endpoint (NC measures and HRdb) were not significant.
- •Changes in IENF density with tanezumab were not significant versus placebo.
- •Tanezumab significantly improved pain, physical function, and PGA of OA.
- •Differences in the clinical neuropathy assessments were not significant.
- •Safety was similar to previous tanezumab clinical trials.
Abstract
Objective
To evaluate peripheral nerve safety and clinical efficacy of tanezumab in patients
with painful osteoarthritis.
Methods
Patients received intravenous tanezumab 5 mg, tanezumab 10 mg, or placebo every 8 weeks for 24 weeks. Neurological safety was evaluated via a composite score (nerve conduction attributes
and heart rate variability with deep breathing; Σ5NC + HRdb), intraepidermal nerve fiber (IENF) density, and clinical assessments. Efficacy and
general safety were also evaluated.
Results
The study was stopped prematurely by an FDA partial clinical hold (joint safety issues
in other studies). Differences in change from baseline to Week 24 in Σ5NC + HRdb were not significant. Tanezumab 5 mg vs placebo exceeded the prespecified clinically important difference using last
observation carried forward imputation, but not with observed data or when patients
with evidence of neuropathy at baseline were excluded. No significant differences
were found in individual nerve conduction measures. No treatment exceeded the prespecified
clinically important decrease in IENF. Tanezumab resulted in significant improvement
in pain, physical function, and Patient's Global Assessment. Safety was similar to
previous tanezumab clinical trials.
Conclusions
Tanezumab has a modulating effect on pain, does not appear to increase neurological
safety signals, and offers a potentially promising, novel approach in treatment of
pain.
Abbreviations:
5 HT (serotonin), 5NC (5 individual NC tests), ASIC3 (acid-sensing ion channel 3), BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), BR2 (bradykinin receptor), CB1 (cannabinoid receptor 1), CGRP (calcitonin gene-related peptide), CI (confidence interval), CMAP (compound muscle action potential), DRG (dorsal root ganglia), H+ (proton), HRdb (heart rate deep breathing), IENF (intraepidermal nerve fiber), IPAP (Initial Pain Assessment Period), ITT (intent-to-treat), IV (intravenous), LLF (lower limb function), LOCF (last observation carried forward), LSM (least squares mean), MNCV (motor nerve conduction velocity), MNDL (motor nerve distal latency), NaV 1.8 (voltage-gated sodium channel 1.8), NC (nerve conduction), nd (normal deviate), NGF (nerve growth factor), NIS (neuropathy impairment score), NIS-R (NIS muscle stretch reflexes), NIS-S (NIS sensation), NIS-W (NIS weakness), NRS (numeric rating scale), NSC (neuropathy symptoms and change), NV (neurology visit), OA (osteoarthritis), P2X3 (purinergic 2X receptor 3), p75 (low-affinity p75 neurotrophin receptor), PGA (Patient's Global Assessment), PPAS (per-protocol analysis set), RV (recruitment site visit), SD (standard deviation), SE (standard error), SNAP (sensory nerve action potential), SP (substance P), trkA (tropomyosin-related kinase A), TrpA1 (transient receptor potential ankyrin subtype 1), TrpV1 (transient receptor potential vanilloid 1), WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index)Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: July 17, 2014
Accepted:
July 10,
2014
Received:
June 12,
2014
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