From: The efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatments for lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Author, Publication Year, Country | Journal | Study design | Diagnosis, No. of patients | Study duration | Intervention and sample size | Treatment regimen | Study outcomes |
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Bissler [24] (2008) USA | N Engl J Med | Single-center, nonrandomized open-label phase 1–2 trial | LAM (n = 6), TSC-LAM (n = 12), TSC (n = 7), | 1 year of treatment, 1 year of observation | Sirolimus (n = 25) | 0.25 mg/m2 body-surface area | Renal AMLs, lung function, lung cyst volume, 6MWD, AEs, neurologic assessment. |
Harari [20] (2008) Italy | Chest | Single-center, prospective phase 1 trial | LAM (n = 11) | 3 years of treatment | Triptorelin (n = 11) | 11.25 mg IM | Hormonal assays, pulmonary function tests, 6MWD, bone mineral density. |
Dabora [34] (2011) USA | PLoS ONE | Multicenter open-label, phase 2 trial, single-arm | TSC-LAM (n = 21), TSC (n = 15) | 1 year of treatment | Sirolimus (n = 36) | 2 mg/day | AMLs, kidney cysts, skin lesions, pulmonary function, VEGF-D. |
McCormack [33] (2011) USA | N Engl J Med | Multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled study | LAM (n = 81), TSC-LAM (n = 8) | 1 year of treatment, 1 year of observation | Sirolimus group (n = 46); Placebo group (n = 43) | 2 mg/day | Lung function, 6MWD, VEGF-D, QOL scores, AEs. |
Davies [35] (2011) UK | Clin Cancer Res | Multicenter nonrandomized open label phase 2 trial | LAM (n = 6), TSC-LAM (n = 3), TSC (n = 7), | 2 years of treatment | Sirolimus (n = 16) | 0.5 mg/m2 body-surface area | Renal AMLs, lung function, AEs and neurocognitive function. |
Bissler [25] (2013) USA | Lancet | Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial | LAM (n = 5), TSC-LAM (n = 24), TSC (n = 89) | Median 38 weeks for everolimus; median 34 weeks for placebo. | Everolimus group (n = 79); Placebo group (n = 39) | 10 mg/day | AMLs, skin lesion, pharmacokinetics of everolimus, pulmonary function, AEs, neuropsychological assessments, VEGF-D. |
Piment a[22] (2013) Brazil | J Bras Pneumol | Single-center open-label, single-arm, interventional clinical trial | LAM (n = 31) | 1 year of treatment | Doxycycline (n = 31) | 100 mg/day | Pulmonary function, 6MWD, QOL, MMP-2, MMP-9, VEGF-D |
Chang [23] (2014) UK | Eur Respir J | Single-center randomized placebo-controlled trial | LAM (n = 23) | 2 years of treatment | Doxycycline group (n = 12); Placebo group (n = 11) | 100 mg/day for 3 months followed by 200 mg/day for 21 months | Lung function, exercise capacity, QOL, shuttle walk distance, MMP levels, VEGF-D. |
Goldberg [36] (2015) USA | Eur Respir J | Multicenter, open-label, nonrandomized, phase 2 trial | LAM (n = 19), TSC-LAM (n = 5), | Treatment for 26 weeks | Everolimus (n = 24) | 2.5 mg/day for 4 weeks, 5 mg/day for 4 weeks, 10 mg/day for 18 weeks | Lung function, VEGF-D, 6MWD, everolimus pharmacokinetics, AEs. |
Takada [37] (2016) Japan | Ann Am Thorac Soc | Multicenter, single-arm, open-label trial | LAM and TSC-LAM (n = 63) | 2 years of treatment | Sirolimus (n = 63) | 2 mg/day | Lung function, QOL scores, AEs |
EI-Chemaly [38] (2017) USA | Chest | Two-center phase 1 trial | LAM (n = 13) | 24 weeks of treatment, 24 weeks of observation | Hydroxychloroquine and sirolimus (n = 13) | Hydroxychloroquine (200 mg or 400 mg) Sirolimus (2 mg/day) | Lung function, 6MWD, QOL, AMLs, VEGF-D, AEs. |
Author, Publication Year, Country | Journal | Study design | Diagnosis, No of patients | Study duration | Intervention and sample size | Treatment regimen | Study outcomes |
Bee [9] (2018) UK | Thorax | A prospective national cohort, single-arm study, | LAM (n = 38), TSC-LAM (n = 9) | 35.8 ± 18 months of treatment | Sirolimus (n = 47) | 1–2 mg/day | Lung function, VEGF-D, AEs. |
Cai [39] (2018) China | Orphanet J Rare Dis | Single-center, nonrandomized, open-label phase 2 trial | TSC-LAM (n = 6), TSC (n = 12) | 1 year of treatment 1 year of observation | Everolimus (n = 18) | 10 mg/day | AMLs, skin lesions, lung function, AEs. |
Aghaeimeybodi [40] (2019) Iran | Caspian J Intern Med | A prospective phase 1 trial | LAM (n = 2), TSC-LAM (n = 4) | 1 year of treatment | Sirolimus (n = 6) | 2 mg/day | Lung function, 6MWD, AEs. |