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Pergialiotis V, Bellos I, Hatziagelaki E, Antsaklis A, Loutradis D, Daskalakis G. Progestogens for the prevention of preterm birth and risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019; 221:429-436.e5. [PMID: 31132340 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Revised: 05/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several articles have implied that progestogen supplementation during pregnancy to reduce the risk of preterm birth may increase the risk for developing gestational diabetes mellitus. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present meta-analysis was to accumulate existing evidence concerning this correlation. DATA SOURCES We searched Medline (1966-2019), Scopus (2004-2019), Clinicaltrials.gov (2008-2019), EMBASE (1980-2019), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials CENTRAL (1999-2019), and Google Scholar (2004-2019) databases. STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Randomized trials and observational studies were considered eligible for inclusion in the present meta-analysis. To minimize the possibility of article losses, we avoided language, country, and date restrictions. STUDY APPRAISAL AND SYNTHESIS METHODS The methodological quality of included studies was evaluated with the Cochrane risk of bias and the Risk Of Bias In Non-Randomized Studies of Interventions (ROBINS-I) tool. Meta-analysis was performed with the RevMan 5.3 and secondary analysis with the Open Meta-Analyst software. Trial sequential analysis was conducted with the trial sequential analysis program. RESULTS Overall, 11 studies were included in the present meta-analysis that recruited 8085 women. The meta-analysis revealed that women who received 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate had increased the risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (risk ratio, 1.73, 95% confidence interval, 1.32-2.28), whereas women who received vaginal progesterone had a decreased risk, although the effect did not reach statistical significance because of the unstable estimate of confidence intervals (risk ratio, 0.82, 95% confidence interval, 0.50-1.12). Meta-regression analysis indicated that neither the methodological rationale for investigating the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (incidence investigated as primary or secondary outcome) (coefficient of covariance, -0.36, 95% confidence interval, -0.85 to 0.13, P = .154) nor the type of investigated study (randomized controlled trial/observational) (coefficient of covariance -0.361, 95% confidence interval, -1.049 to 0.327, P = .304) significantly altered the results of the primary analysis. Trial sequential analysis suggested that the meta-analysis concerning the correlation of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate was of adequate power to reach firm conclusions, whereas this was not confirmed in the case of vaginal progesterone. CONCLUSION The results of the present meta-analysis clearly indicate that women who receive supplemental 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate for the prevention of preterm birth have an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus. On the other hand, evidence concerning women treated with vaginal progesterone remains inconclusive.
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Fernandez-Macias R, Martinez-Portilla RJ, Cerrillos L, Figueras F, Palacio M. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate versus placebo for the prevention of recurrent preterm birth. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2019; 147:156-164. [PMID: 31402445 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preterm birth causes an increased risk for perinatal morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE To determine whether mid-trimester 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC) reduces the risk of recurrent preterm birth and adverse perinatal outcomes. SEARCH STRATEGY Systematic search to identify relevant studies published in different languages, registered after 2000, using appropriate MeSH terms. SELECTION CRITERIA Inclusion criteria were women between 16 and 26+6 weeks of pregnancy with history of preterm delivery in any pregnancy randomized to either 17-OHPC or placebo/no treatment. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS The number of preterm births and adverse outcomes in the 17-OHPC and placebo arms over the total number of patients in each randomized group were used to calculate the risk ratio (RR) by random-effects models using the Mantel-Haenszel method. Between-study heterogeneity was assessed using tau2 , χ2 (Cochrane Q), and I2 statistics. MAIN RESULTS Four studies were included. There was a 29% (RR 0.71; 95% CI, 0.53-0.96; P=0.001), 26% (RR 0.74; 95% CI, 0.58-0.96; P=0.021), and 40% (RR 0.60; 95% CI, 0.42-0.85; P=0.004) reduction in recurrent preterm birth at <37, <35, and <32 weeks, respectively, in the 17-OHPC group compared with placebo. The reduction in neonatal death was 68% (RR 0.32; 95% CI, 0.15-0.66; P=0.002). CONCLUSIONS 17-OHPC could reduce the risk of recurrent preterm birth at <37, <35, and <28 weeks and neonatal death. PROSPERO CDR42017082190.
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- Rosa Fernandez-Macias
- Fetal i+D Fetal Medicine Research Center, BCNatal - Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Deu), Institut Clínic de Ginecologia, Obstetricia i Neonatologia, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Department of Genetics, Reproduction and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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- Fetal i+D Fetal Medicine Research Center, BCNatal - Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Deu), Institut Clínic de Ginecologia, Obstetricia i Neonatologia, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Therapy Research Center Mexico; on behalf of the Iberoamerican Research Network in Translational, Molecular and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Genetics, Reproduction and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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- Fetal i+D Fetal Medicine Research Center, BCNatal - Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Deu), Institut Clínic de Ginecologia, Obstetricia i Neonatologia, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Center for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBER-ER), Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal i+D Fetal Medicine Research Center, BCNatal - Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Deu), Institut Clínic de Ginecologia, Obstetricia i Neonatologia, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Bustos ML, Caritis SN, Jablonski KA, Reddy UM, Sorokin Y, Manuck T, Varner MW, Wapner RJ, Iams JD, Carpenter MW, Peaceman AM, Mercer BM, Sciscione A, Rouse DJ, Ramin SM. The association among cytochrome P450 3A, progesterone receptor polymorphisms, plasma 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate concentrations, and spontaneous preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2017; 217:369.e1-369.e9. [PMID: 28522317 PMCID: PMC5896763 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Infants born <37 weeks' gestation are of public health concern since complications associated with preterm birth are the leading cause of mortality in children <5 years of age and a major cause of morbidity and lifelong disability. The administration of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate reduces preterm birth by 33% in women with history of spontaneous preterm birth. We demonstrated previously that plasma concentrations of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate vary widely among pregnant women and that women with 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate plasma concentrations in the lowest quartile had spontaneous preterm birth rates of 40% vs rates of 25% in those women with higher concentrations. Thus, plasma concentrations are an important factor in determining drug efficacy but the reason 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate plasma concentrations vary so much is unclear. Predominantly, 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate is metabolized by CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 enzymes. OBJECTIVE We sought to: (1) determine the relation between 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate plasma concentrations and single nucleotide polymorphisms in CYP3A4 and CYP3A5; (2) test the association between progesterone receptor single nucleotide polymorphisms and spontaneous preterm birth; and (3) test whether the association between plasma concentrations of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate and spontaneous preterm birth varied by progesterone receptor single nucleotide polymorphisms. STUDY DESIGN In this secondary analysis, we evaluated genetic polymorphism in 268 pregnant women treated with 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate, who participated in a placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the benefit of omega-3 supplementation in women with history of spontaneous preterm birth. Trough plasma concentrations of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate were measured between 25-28 weeks of gestation after a minimum of 5 injections of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate. We extracted DNA from maternal blood samples and genotyped the samples using TaqMan (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA) single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping assays for the following single nucleotide polymorphisms: CYP3A4*1B, CYP3A4*1G, CYP3A4*22, and CYP3A5*3; and rs578029, rs471767, rs666553, rs503362, and rs500760 for progesteronereceptor. We adjusted for prepregnancy body mass index, race, and treatment group in a multivariable analysis. Differences in the plasma concentrations of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate by genotype were evaluated for each CYP single nucleotide polymorphism using general linear models. The association between progesterone receptor single nucleotide polymorphisms and frequency of spontaneous preterm birth was tested using logistic regression. A logistic model also tested interaction between 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate concentrations with each progesterone receptor single nucleotide polymorphism for the outcome of spontaneous preterm birth. RESULTS The association between CYP single nucleotide polymorphisms *22, *1G, *1B, and *3 and trough plasma concentrations of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate was not statistically significant (P = .68, .44, .08, and .44, respectively). In an adjusted logistic regression model, progesterone receptor single nucleotide polymorphisms rs578029, rs471767, rs666553, rs503362, and rs500760 were not associated with the frequency of spontaneous preterm birth (P = .29, .10, .76, .09, and .43, respectively). Low trough plasma concentrations of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate were statistically associated with a higher frequency of spontaneous preterm birth (odds ratio, 0.78; 95% confidence ratio, 0.61-0.99; P = .04 for trend across quartiles), however no significant interaction with the progesterone receptor single nucleotide polymorphisms rs578029, rs471767, rs666553, rs503362, and rs500760 was observed (P = .13, .08, .10, .08, and .13, respectively). CONCLUSION The frequency of recurrent spontaneous preterm birth appears to be associated with trough 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate plasma concentrations. However, the wide variation in trough 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate plasma concentrations is not attributable to polymorphisms in CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 genes. Progesterone receptor polymorphisms do not predict efficacy of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate. The limitations of this secondary analysis include that we had a relative small sample size (n = 268) and race was self-reported by the patients.
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- Martha L Bustos
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Case Western Reserve University-MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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Sharma S, Caritis S, Hankins G, Miodovnik M, Hebert MF, Mattison D, Venkataramanan R. Population pharmacokinetics of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate in singleton gestation. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2016; 82:1084-93. [PMID: 27133963 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Revised: 03/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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AIMS 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC) reduces the rate of preterm birth in women with a prior preterm birth. Limited data exist on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of 17-OHPC or the plasma concentrations achieved during therapy. In this study, we evaluated the population PK of 17-OHPC in pregnant subjects with singleton gestation and also evaluated intrinsic and extrinsic factors that may potentially affect 17-OHPC PK in this patient population. METHODS Sixty-one women with singleton pregnancies participated in this trial. Subjects received weekly intramuscular injections of 250 mg 17-OHPC in 1 ml castor oil from the time of enrolment (16 0/7 weeks - 20 6/7 weeks) up to 35 weeks gestation or until delivery. Blood samples were obtained between 24 and 28 weeks, between 32 and 35 weeks and over a 28-day period beyond the last injection. Maternal and/or cord blood were obtained at delivery. Data analysis was performed by nonlinear mixed effects modelling (NONMEM(®) ). RESULTS The 17-OHPC PK were best described by a model with one maternal compartment and one fetal compartment, with first-order absorption and elimination from the maternal compartment. Maternal body weight was a significant covariate for both clearance (CL/F) and volume of distribution (Vmaternal /F). The final population mean estimates were: CL/F 1797 l/d, Vmaternal /F 32 610 l and mother to cord rate constant 0.005 day(-1) . This report describes for the first time the population PK of 17-OHPC in singleton pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS The population PK study reported here represents the initial steps in understanding and optimizing 17-OHPC therapy for preventing preterm birth.
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- Shringi Sharma
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Women's Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Medstar Health Research Institute, Hyatsville, MD, USA.,Georgetown-Howards University Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy and Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment, University of Ottawa, and Risk Sciences International, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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O’Brien JM, Lewis DF. Prevention of preterm birth with vaginal progesterone or 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate: a critical examination of efficacy and safety. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2016; 214:45-56. [PMID: 26558340 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.10.934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Revised: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Progestogens are the first drugs to demonstrate reproducibly a reduction in the rate of early preterm birth. The efficacy and safety of progestogens are related to individual pharmacologic properties of each drug within this class of medication and characteristics of the population that is treated. The synthetic 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate and natural progesterone have been studied with the use of a prophylactic strategy in women with a history of preterm birth and in women with a multiple gestation. Evidence from a single large comparative efficacy trial suggests that vaginal natural progesterone is superior to 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate as a prophylactic treatment in women with a history of mid-trimester preterm birth. Progestogen therapy is indicated for women with this highest risk profile based on evidence from 2 trials. A therapeutic approach based on the identification of a sonographic short cervix has been studied in several phase III trials. Independent phase III trials and an individual patient metaanalysis suggest that vaginal progesterone is efficacious and safe in women with a singleton and a short cervix. Two trials that tested 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate in women with a short cervix showed no benefit. No consistent benefit for the prophylactic or therapeutic use of progestogens has been demonstrated in larger trials of women whose pregnancies were complicated by a multiple gestation (twins or triplets), preterm labor, or preterm rupture of membranes. Unfortunately, several large randomized trials in multiple gestations have identified harm related to 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate exposure, and the synthetic drug is contraindicated in this population. The current body of evidence is evaluated by the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation guidelines to derive the strength of recommendation in each of these populations. A large confirmatory trial that is testing 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate exposure in women with a singleton pregnancy and a history of preterm birth is near completion. Additional study of the efficacy and safety of progestogens is suggested in well-selected populations based on the presence of biomarkers.
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Pregnancy is associated with a variety of physiological changes that can alter the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of several drugs. However, limited data exists on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the majority of the medications used in pregnancy. In this article, we first describe basic concepts (drug absorption, bioavailability, distribution, metabolism, elimination, and transport) in pharmacokinetics. Then, we discuss several physiological changes that occur during pregnancy that theoretically affect absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination. Further, we provide a brief review of the literature on the clinical pharmacokinetic studies performed in pregnant women in recent years. In general, pregnancy increases the clearance of several drugs and correspondingly decreases drug exposure during pregnancy. Based on current drug exposure measurements during pregnancy, alterations in the dose or dosing regimen of certain drugs are essential during pregnancy. More pharmacological studies in pregnant women are needed to optimize drug therapy in pregnancy.
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- Yang Zhao
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, 718 Salk Hall, 3501 Terrace St, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, 718 Salk Hall, 3501 Terrace St, Pittsburgh, PA 15261; Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Thomas Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA; McGovern Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; Magee Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA.
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Feghali M, Venkataramanan R, Caritis S. Prevention of preterm delivery with 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate: pharmacologic considerations. Semin Perinatol 2014; 38:516-22. [PMID: 25256193 PMCID: PMC4253874 DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2014.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Despite advances in neonatal care, the burden of preterm birth remains high. Preterm birth is a multifactorial problem, and strategies to identify and treat medical risk factors in early pregnancy have not been effective in reducing preterm birth rates. In a sentinel clinical trial, prophylactic therapy with 17-hydoxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC) reduced the risk of recurrent, spontaneous preterm birth in 34% of women. As a result, clinical practice changed and extensive research on 17-OHPC followed. The increasing body of evidence demonstrated a variable efficacy of the drug. This review will examine the plausibility, pharmacology, clinical efficacy, and safety of 17-OHPC when used in the setting of preterm birth prevention. We will also discuss pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics data to highlight drug metabolism and mechanism of action, which will help clarify the variability in clinical outcomes and efficacy.
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- Maisa Feghali
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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Caritis SN, Venkataramanan R, Thom E, Harper M, Klebanoff MA, Sorokin Y, Thorp JM, Varner MW, Wapner RJ, Iams JD, Carpenter MW, Grobman WA, Mercer BM, Sciscione A, Rouse DJ, Ramin S. Relationship between 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate concentration and spontaneous preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2014; 210:128.e1-6. [PMID: 24113254 PMCID: PMC3926421 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Revised: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate 250 mg weekly reduces recurrent spontaneous preterm birth in women with a prior spontaneous preterm birth by 33%. The dose is not based on pharmacologic considerations. A therapeutic concentration has not been determined hampering any attempt to optimize treatment. This study evaluated the relationship between 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate plasma concentrations and the rate of spontaneous preterm birth in women with singleton gestation. STUDY DESIGN A single blood sample was obtained between 25 and 28 weeks' gestation from 315 women with a spontaneous preterm birth who participated in a placebo-controlled, prospective, randomized clinical trial evaluating the benefit of omega-3 supplementation in reducing preterm birth. All women in the parent study received 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate and 434 received omega-3 supplementation and 418 received a placebo. Plasma from 315 consenting women was analyzed for 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate concentration. RESULTS There were no differences between placebo and omega-3 supplemented groups in demographic variables, outcomes or in mean 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate concentration. Plasma concentrations of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate ranged from 3.7-56 ng/mL. Women with plasma concentrations of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate in the lowest quartile had a significantly higher risk of spontaneous preterm birth (P = .03) and delivered at significantly earlier gestational ages (P = .002) than did women in the second to fourth quartiles. The lowest preterm birth rates were seen when median 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate concentrations exceeded 6.4 ng/mL. CONCLUSION Low plasma 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate concentration is associated with an increased risk of spontaneous preterm birth. This finding validates efficacy of this treatment but suggests that additional studies are needed to determine the optimal dosage.
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- Steve N Caritis
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA
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- The George Washington University Biostatistics Center, Washington, DC
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Case Western Reserve University-MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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Cohen AW, Parry S. Compounded 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate is an inexpensive and safe alternative to the FDA-approved product. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2014; 210:12-3. [PMID: 24359867 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Arnold W Cohen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Vidaeff AC, Belfort MA. Critical appraisal of the efficacy, safety, and patient acceptability of hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection to reduce the risk of preterm birth. Patient Prefer Adherence 2013; 7:683-91. [PMID: 23874089 PMCID: PMC3714001 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s35612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Prevention of preterm delivery is a major desiderate in contemporary obstetrics and a societal necessity. The means to achieve this goal remain elusive. Progesterone has been used in an attempt to prevent preterm delivery since the 1970s, but the evidence initially accumulated was fraught by mixed results and was based on mostly underpowered studies with variable eligibility criteria, including history of spontaneous abortion as an indication for treatment. More recent randomized controlled clinical trials restimulated the interest in progesterone supplementation, suggesting that progesterone may favorably influence the rate of preterm delivery. Preterm delivery is a complex disorder and consequently it is unlikely that one generalized prevention strategy will be effective in all patients. Further, an additional impediment in accepting progesterone as the "magic bullet" in the prevention of preterm delivery is that its mechanism of action is not fully understood and the optimal formulations, route of administration, and dose have yet to be established. We have concerned ourselves in this review with the most recent status of 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17OH-PC) supplementation for prevention of preterm delivery. Our intention is to emphasize the efficacy, safety, and patient acceptability of this intervention, based on a comprehensive and unbiased review of the available literature. Currently there are insufficient data to suggest that 17OH-PC is superior or inferior to natural progesterone. Based on available evidence, we suggest a differential approach giving preferential consideration to either 17OH-PC or other progestins based on obstetric history and cervical surveillance. Progestin therapy for risk factors other than a history of preterm birth and/or a short cervix in the current pregnancy is not currently supported by the published evidence. The experience to date with 17OH-PC indicates that there are population subgroups that may be harmed by administration of 17OH-PC. Therefore, extending the use of 17OH-PC to unstudied populations or for indications that are not evidence-based is inadvisable outside of a research protocol.
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- Alex C Vidaeff
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
- Correspondence: Alex C Vidaeff Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, 6651 Main Street, Suite F1020, Houston, TX 77030, USA, Tel +1 83 2826 3737, Fax +1 83 2825 9351, Email
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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