閉経に関連した中等から重度の血管運動症状の治療のためのフェゾリネタント (SKYLIGHT 1):
Samuel Lederman1, Faith D Ottery2, Antonio Cano3
1Altus Research, Lake Worth, FL, USA.
Lancet (London, England)
|March 16, 2023
まとめ
フェゾリネタントは,閉経期の女性における中等から重度の血管運動症状を効果的に軽減しました. この非ホルモンの治療は症状の頻度と重度の有意な改善を示し,更年期管理の新たな選択肢を提供しました.
科学分野:
- 薬理学と治療法
- 女性 の 健康
- 内分泌学
背景:
- 血管運動症状 (VMS) は,更年期女性の生活の質に大きく影響します.
- 限られた非ホルモンの治療法は,ホルモン療法を使用できないまたは使用したくない女性のために存在します.
- ニューロキニン3受容体アンタゴニストは,VMSの新たな治療法です.
研究 の 目的:
- 閉経後の女性における中等から重度のVMSの治療におけるニューロキニン3受容体アンタゴニストであるフェゾリネタントの安全性と有効性を評価する.
- フェゾリネタントの非ホルモン療法としての可能性を評価する.
主な方法:
- SKYLIGHT 1試験は,ランダム化,ダブルブラインド,プラセボ対照,40週間の延長による12週間の第3相試験でした.
- 参加者 (n=525) は,プラセボ,フェゾリネタント30 mg,またはフェゾリネタント45 mgを1日1回投与した.
- コプライマリーエンドポイントは,4週と12週におけるVMSの頻度と重度の変化でした.
主要な成果:
- フェゾリネタント (30 mgおよび45 mg) は,プラセボと比較して,第4週および第12週において,有意にVMSの頻度および重症度を低下させた (p< 0. 001).
- 症状の改善は1週間以内に観察され,52週間で維持された.
- 肝臓酵素の上昇はまれで一時的であった.
結論:
- フェゾリネタントは,閉経に関連した中等から重度のVMSの治療において,有意な有効性と好ましい安全性プロファイルを示しています.
- これらの発見は,非ホルモン療法としてのフェゾリネタントの臨床使用を支持する.
- 生活の質,気分,性的な幸福度に対するフェゾリネタントの影響をさらに研究する必要があります.
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