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Early U.S. Real-World Treatment Patterns and Outcomes in Palopegteriparatide Treatment for Patients With
Timothy Graham1, Dolores M Shoback2, Lisa Abbott3
1Diabetes & Endocrine Treatment Specialists, Sandy, Utah.
Objective:
To examine the impact of palopegteriparatide (YORVIPATH; TransCon PTH) on real-world clinical outcomes in adult patients with hypoparathyroidism.
Methods:
Adult patients with hypoparathyroidism who enrolled in the U.S. expanded access program as of October 2024 and provided consent were included in the analysis. Palopegteriparatide was administered at a recommended starting dose of 18 μg/day and titrated alongside conventional therapy (calcitriol and calcium). Conventional therapy requirements, palopegteriparatide dosing, serum calcium levels, and adverse events were assessed up to 12 months of treatment.
Results:
Among 135 patients enrolled in the expanded access program who received at least 1 dose of palopegteriparatide, 123 provided consent for data use and were included in analysis. Nearly all patients (95.1%, 117/123) were previously treated with short-lived parathyroid hormone (PTH) therapy (primarily teriparatide or recombinant human PTH [1-84]), and 50.4% (62/123) switched directly from short-lived PTH or PTH-related protein therapy to palopegteriparatide. There was no clinically meaningful difference (>3 μg) in palopegteriparatide dose between direct switch and nondirect switch patients, with a similar trend over time. With palopegteriparatide treatment, the proportion of patients achieving independence from conventional therapy (defined as taking no calcitriol and ≤600 mg/day of elemental calcium) increased over 12 months. Mean serum calcium levels remained within the reference range (8.3-10.6 mg/dL) with palopegteriparatide, and no new safety signals were identified with up to 12 months of treatment.
Conclusion:
This real-world analysis of palopegteriparatide treatment of hypoparathyroidism outside of a clinical trial setting reaffirms its efficacy and safety profile and provides insights into outcomes associated with different treatment transition practices.
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