title: STRIDE 1: effects of the selective ET(A) receptor antagonist, sitaxsentan sodium, in a patient population with pulmonary arterial hypertension that meets traditional inclusion criteria of previous pulmonary arterial hypertension trials.
abstract: Sitaxsentan (SITAX; Thelin, Encysive Corporation, Bellaire, TX, U.S.A.) is a highly selective oral endothelin-A receptor antagonist. STRIDE-1, a 12-week randomized, doubleblind, placebo-controlled trial of sitaxsentan for pulmonary arterial hypertension showed significant benefit in 6-minute walk distance, functional class and hemodynamics. Pulmonary arterial hypertension clinical trials traditionally limit enrolment to class III/IV patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension or pulmonary arterial hypertension related to connective tissue disease, who have a baseline 6-minute walk distance of < 450 m. In contrast, STRIDE-1 included milder cases: class II patients, no baseline 6- minute walk cut-off, and congenital heart disease patients. We now present the STRIDE-1 subset who would have qualified under traditional inclusion criteria. The results were: change for placebo (mean +/- SE) vs change for sitaxsentan (mean +/- SE) vs treatment effect (mean), all statistically significant: 6-minute walk (m): -26 +/- 13, 39 +/- 10, 65; mean right atrial pressure (mmHg): 2.1 +/- 0.8, -1.2 +/- 0.5, -3.3; mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mmHg): 0.4 +/- 1.5, -4.7 +/- 1.5, -5.1; cardiac index (L/min per m): -0.09 +/- 0.09, 0.38 +/- 0.06, 0.47; pulmonary vascular resistance (dyne.s.cm): 85 +/- 60, -274 +/- 47, -359. A 45% improvement in functional class was seen in sitaxsentan-treated patients (P = 0.0005). Thus, in the STRIDE-1 subpopulation that met enrolment criteria of previous pulmonary arterial hypertension trials, improvement in efficacy parameters with sitaxsentan therapy was even greater than seen in the entire STRIDE-1 population.
authors.affiliation: Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada. david.langleben@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Langleben
authors.forename: Tommy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brock
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barst
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002170:Canada; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D065130:Endothelin A Receptor Antagonists; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007555:Isoxazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects; D016138:Walking
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D065130:Endothelin A Receptor Antagonists; D007555:Isoxazoles; D013876:Thiophenes; C106276:sitaxsentan