Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: We conducted two replicate international, double-blind, 24-week, phase 3 trials involving women with fibroid-associated heavy menstrual bleeding. Participants were randomly assigned in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive once-daily placebo, relugolix combination therapy (40 mg of relugolix, 1 mg of estradiol, and 0.5 mg of norethindrone acetate), or delayed relugolix combination therapy (40 mg of relugolix monotherapy, followed by relugolix combination therapy, each for 12 weeks). The primary efficacy end point in each trial was the percentage of participants with a response (volume of menstrual blood loss <80 ml and a ≥50% reduction in volume from baseline) in the relugolix combination therapy group, as compared with the placebo group. Key secondary end points were amenorrhea, volume of menstrual blood loss, distress from bleeding and pelvic discomfort, anemia, pain, fibroid volume, and uterine volume. Safety and bone mineral density were assessed. RESULTS: A total of 388 women in trial L1 and 382 in trial L2 underwent randomization. A total of 73% of the participants in the relugolix combination therapy group in trial L1 and 71% of those in trial L2 had a response (primary end point), as compared with 19% and 15%, respectively, of those in the placebo groups (P<0.001 for both comparisons). Both relugolix combination therapy groups had significant improvements, as compared with the placebo groups, in six of seven key secondary end points, including measures of menstrual blood loss (including amenorrhea), pain, distress from bleeding and pelvic discomfort, anemia, and uterine volume, but not fibroid volume. The incidence of adverse events was similar with relugolix combination therapy and placebo. Bone mineral density was similar with relugolix combination therapy and placebo but decreased with relugolix monotherapy. CONCLUSIONS: Once-daily relugolix combination therapy resulted in a significant reduction in menstrual bleeding, as compared with placebo, and preserved bone mineral density in women with uterine fibroids. (Funded by Myovant Sciences; LIBERTY 1 [L1] and LIBERTY 2 [L2] ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT03049735 and NCT03103087, respectively.).
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Authors | Ayman Al-Hendy, Andrea S Lukes, Alfred N Poindexter 3rd, Roberta Venturella, Claudio Villarroel, Hilary O D Critchley, Yulan Li, Laura McKain, Juan C Arjona Ferreira, Andria G M Langenberg, Rachel B Wagman, Elizabeth A Stewart |
Journal | The New England journal of medicine
(N Engl J Med)
Vol. 384
Issue 7
Pg. 630-642
(02 18 2021)
ISSN: 1533-4406 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 33596357
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase III, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2021 Massachusetts Medical Society. |
Chemical References |
- Drug Combinations
- Estrogens
- Phenylurea Compounds
- Pyrimidinones
- relugolix
- Estradiol
- Norethindrone Acetate
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Topics |
- Adult
- Double-Blind Method
- Drug Combinations
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Estradiol
(administration & dosage)
- Estrogens
(administration & dosage)
- Female
- Hot Flashes
(chemically induced)
- Humans
- Leiomyoma
(complications, drug therapy)
- Menorrhagia
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Middle Aged
- Norethindrone Acetate
(administration & dosage)
- Phenylurea Compounds
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Pyrimidinones
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Uterine Neoplasms
(complications, drug therapy)
- Young Adult
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