In this double-blinded noncomparative randomized phase II study in patients with refractory gastrointestinal angiodysplasia bleeding, transfusion need during the intervention period was 3 pRBC units (range 0-26) with pasireotide-LAR versus 11.5 (range 0-23) with placebo.
In plain wordsIn patients with gastrointestinal bleeding, transfusion requirements were numerically lower with pasireotide than placebo.
- Peptide
- Pasireotide
- Outcome
- DecreaseTransfusion requirement
- Study
n = 22
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Transfusion Requirements · Gastrointestinal
- Studied dose
- 60 mg every 28 days · 6 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Transfusion need during the intervention period
- 3 pRBC units
- pasireotide-LAR group
- Range of transfusion need during the intervention period
- 0 to 26 pRBC units
- pasireotide-LAR group
- Transfusion need during the intervention period
- 11.5 pRBC units
- placebo group
- Range of transfusion need during the intervention period
- 0 to 23 pRBC units
- placebo group
Source sentences
The need for transfusion during the intervention period was 3 pRBC units in the pasireotide-LAR group (range 0-26) and 11.5 pRBC units in the placebo group (range 0-23).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
A total of 22 patients with transfusion requirements ⩾6 units of packed red blood cells (pRBCs) during the 6 months prior to inclusion were randomized to receive pasireotide-LAR 60 mg (n = 10) or placebo (n = 12) every 28 days for 6 months.
The main objective of the ANGIOPAS phase II double-blinded randomized, noncomparative study was to assess the effectiveness of pasireotide-LAR in reducing transfusion requirements in patients with refractory GIADs bleeding.